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In the same year, the Catholic St Therese\u2019s church was opened, the main unit of the Parish of Kennington, Axedale and Axe Creek created the year before.<\/p>\n
Kennington was in the area administered by Strathfieldsaye Shire which transferred its offices to Condon Street near the reservoir in 1972.<\/p>\n
Later the Shire council began development of the Strath shopping centre, which opened in 1988.<\/p>\n
A Kennington Reservoir campaign group was recognised as an advisory committee in 1979, and later boosted by the addition of the Friends of Kennington Reservoir in 1992.<\/p>\n
CoreLogic data indicates that the predominant age group in Kennington is 20-29 years with households being primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1000 – $1399 per month on mortgages. In general, people in Kennington work in a professional occupation.<\/p>\n
In 2011, 60.8 per cent of the homes in Kennington were owner-occupied compared with 59.2 per cent in 2016.<\/p>\n
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Kennington was in the area administered by Strathfieldsaye Shire which transferred its offices to Condon Street near the reservoir in 1972.<\/p>\n
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Population: 5649<\/p>\n
Male: 45.9%<\/p>\n
Female: 54.1%<\/p>\n
Median age: 42<\/p>\n
5-year population change: -3.1%<\/p>\n
House median value: $638,000<\/p>\n
Change in Median Price: (5yrs) is 52.4%<\/p>\n
Median asking rent per week: $400<\/p>\n
Average length of ownership: 11 years<\/p>\n
Owner occupiers: 61%<\/p>\n
Renters: 39%<\/p>\n
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House median sale price:<\/p>\n
January 2022: $541,000<\/p>\n
January 2021: $427,000<\/p>\n
January 2020: $374,500<\/p>\n
January 2019: $371,000<\/p>\n
January 2018: $365,000<\/p>\n
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House sales per annum:<\/p>\n
Period ending January 2022: 106<\/p>\n
Period ending January 2021: 96<\/p>\n
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Land median sale price:<\/p>\n
January 2022: N\/A<\/p>\n
January 2021: N\/A<\/p>\n
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Land sales per annum:<\/p>\n
Period ending January 2022: 3<\/p>\n
Period ending January 2021: 7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kennington is approximately four square kilometres and has three parks covering nearly 8.1 per cent of total area. The population of Kennington in 2011 was 5830 people and by the 2016 Census it had dropped to 5649, showing a population decline of 3.1 per cent in the area during that time. In 1909 the area […]<\/p>\n