Kingsford, New South Wales

Kingsford is a mainly residential area, situated directly south of the University of New South Wales, which is in Kensington. Many of the residents are students living in medium and high density housing. A large Australian Army depot lies in the east of Kingsford. Kingsford surrounded by Daceyville to the south, Eastlakes to the west, Randwick to the north, and Maroubra to the south,

At the centre of Kingsford, on Anzac Parade and Gardeners Road, there was a large roundabout connecting a public transport system to nine possible destinations via a large number of bus services. For this reason, this part of Kingsford is sometimes referred to as "nine-ways". Due to construction on light rail, the roundabout has since been converted into an intersection with traffic lights. Kingsford is less than 5 km from Coogee Beach.

The area was once known as South Kensington. It was named Kingsford to honour Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935), as was the nearby Sydney Airport. Kingsford was undeveloped until a land boom in the 1920s. In the 1940s, many Greeks settled in the area, particularly migrants from the island of Castellorizo (or Kastellorizo). Many opened businesses in the area; and, in 1973, they built the Castellorizian Club on Anzac Parade. Kingsford was originally intended to be the terminus of the Eastern Suburbs railway line; but, as a cost-cutting measure, the line was terminated at Bondi Junction in 1979.[2] A new light rail project linking Kingsford to the CBD via Anzac Parade opened in April 2020.[3]

In the 2016 Census, there were 15,482 people in Kingsford. 36.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 20.0%, Indonesia 8.0%, Malaysia 2.9%, Greece 2.2% and England 2.1%. The most common ancestries in Kingsford (NSW) (State Suburbs) were Chinese 29.6%, English 11.3%, Australian 10.2%, Greek 6.8% and Irish 5.9%. 38.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 20.4%, Greek 5.9%, Cantonese 4.9%, Indonesian 7.0% and Spanish 1.3%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 39.0% and Catholic 19.2%.[1]

At the federal government level of politics, Kingsford is part of the Division of Kingsford Smith in the Australian House of Representatives. Kingsford Smith has always been a Labor (ALP) stronghold.

• St Spyridon Church is a Greek Orthodox church on Gardeners Road.[4] St Spyridon College is an independent school, with one campus located adjacent to the church.
• The Indonesian Presbyterian Church and Kingsway Church are located at 94 Houston Road.[5]
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church is located at the corner of Anzac Pde & Sturt Street, Kingsford.[6]
• Gereja Focus Indonesia is an Indonesian students' church located on UNSW campus[7]
• Kingsford Church of Christ is located on Anzac Parade[8]