Kensington is an inner southern suburb of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. While mostly within the City of South Perth local government area, a small section is within the Town of Victoria Park.

Kensington was named after the former Kensington Park Racecourse, which was most likely named after the London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

 suburb

Kensington

Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...

. The suburb is bounded by Canning Highway

Canning Highway

Canning Highway is a mostly 4 lane single carriageway major arterial road in Perth, Western Australia. The speed limit is 60 km/h. It is located south of the Swan River and links Perth with Fremantle, running between The Causeway in Victoria Park and Queen Victoria Street in...

 to the west, Berwick Street to the north, Kent Street

Kent Street, Perth

Kent Street in Perth, Australia is a major access road to many facilities and places like Curtin University and the Perth Hockey Stadium.Kent Street is approximately 7.5 kilometres in length, running south-west from Albany Highway through to Manning Road...

 to the east and Hayman Road and South Terrace to the south.

Senior and Tertiary Education

Kensington contains one High School, Kent Street Senior High School

Kent Street Senior High School

Kent Street Senior High School is a government high school located in the suburb of Kensington, Western Australia. Over 50 percent of students attending Kent Street live in neighbouring or other school districts...

. It borders Perth's "Technology Park" and is in close proximity to Curtin University, named after a former Australian Prime Minister, John Curtin

John Curtin

John Joseph Curtin , Australian politician, served as the 14th Prime Minister of Australia. Labor under Curtin formed a minority government in 1941 after the crossbench consisting of two independent MPs crossed the floor in the House of Representatives, bringing down the Coalition minority...

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