Kingston was named after Right Honourable Charles Cameron Kingston (1850-1908) who was the Premier of South Australia from 1893-99 and represented South Australia at the Federal Council Meeting in 1889 and at the 1891 and 1897-98 Federal Conventions. He was the Minister for Trade and Customs in the first Commonwealth Government.
The suburb name "Kingston" was gazetted on 20 September 192
Street names in Kingston are named after Explorers.
Distance to City GPO: 0.4 km
Closest Major Shopping Centre:
CANBERRA CENTRE - 4.1 km
Closest Hospital:
THE CANBERRA HOSPITAL - 5.4 km
Primary School:
TELOPEA PRIMARY SCHOOL, BARTON - 1.2 km
High School:
TELOPEA HIGH SCHOOL, BARTON - 1.2 km
College:
ST CLAIRES COLLEGE - 0.8 km
University:
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - 4.7 km
| Average age: | 30 years |
| Houses: | 7.1% |
| Townhouses: | 6.8% |
| Flats & units: | 86.1% |
| Other: | 0.0% |
| Population: | 2,451 |