Rural residential dominant. 753 lots resolved to zone, overlays and development potential.
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Zoning
Kensington is dominated by RR — Rural residential. Land use, building height, and permitted development are set per zone in the council planning scheme, made under the Queensland Planning Act 2016.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Modelled dwelling capacity if every lot built to its zone controls.
Location
Kensington 4670 covers 17.5 km² within Bundaberg Regional.
Drill into any lot in Kensington
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or sized for subdivision.
under the relevant council planning scheme
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
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Constraints & risks
16% of lots are in mapped flood zones — material for any development; also: 7.8% of lots: strategic cropping land; 5.2% of lots: state environmental significance.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Flood hazard overlay mapping
Bushfire hazard overlay mapping
State-significant agricultural land — development constraints apply
Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) overlay
Heating equipment supplier · serves Kensington, QLD
16 Lillian Cres, Kensington QLD 4670
Market
Rent and market context from state rental bond and demographic data.
Sale-price history isn't yet loaded for Queensland suburbs — rent, demographics and planning data are shown where available.
Queensland Government Statistician's Office projection.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
4 businesses serving Kensington and nearby.
Heating equipment supplier
16 Lillian Cres, Kensington QLD 4670
Roofing contractor
17 Phoebe Cres, Kensington QLD 4670
Civil engineering company
16 Lillian Cres, Kensington QLD 4670
Mechanic
8 Lillian Crescent OFF, Johanna Blvd, Kensington QLD 4670
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Kensington is dominated by the RR (Rural residential) zone, which covers 238 of 753 lots (39%). The full mix is: RR Rural residential (39%), IND Industry (30%), RU Rural (14%), SC Specialised centre (6%), MC Major centre (5%), CF Community facilities (4%), SR Sport and recreation (2%), EC Emerging community (1%), LD Limited development (constrained land) (0%).
Most lots in Kensington aren't eligible for a secondary dwelling under the relevant council planning scheme — typically because the dominant zoning (RR) doesn't permit it, or lot sizes fall below the minimum. Always verify on the specific address.
Median weekly rent for a house in Kensington is $609.
Across Kensington, 15.9% flood-affected, 7.8% strategic cropping land, 5.2% state environmental significance. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
0 of 753 lots in Kensington show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or capable of subdivision.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Bundaberg Regional and nearby postcodes.
Roofing contractor · serves Kensington, QLD
17 Phoebe Cres, Kensington QLD 4670
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
Run a report — from A$31.9014-section report · planning scheme controls cross-referenced · cited to source
Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative Queensland Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Zoning, height, overlays and development potential computed from the Bundaberg Regionalcouncil planning scheme and lot-level cadastre (753 lots). Hazard overlays, demographics and rent drawn from Queensland council planning schemes, Development.i / council DA registers, Queensland Globe, and ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-06-08.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →