Kensington is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in
the state of New South Wales,
Australia. Kensington is located 6 kilometres
south-east of the Sydney central business
district, in the local government area (LGA) of
the City of Randwick, in the Eastern Suburbs
region.

Kensington lies to the immediate south of Moore
Park and west of Randwick Racecourse. The
principal landmarks of Kensington are
the main campus of the University of New South
Wales, National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA),
and the exclusive Australian Golf Club. Kensington
is also a residential suburb close to the Sydney
CBD. There is a mixture of high and medium-
density housing, and free-standing homes for its
11,000 residents.