| Type: | suburb |
| Kennington | |
| City: | Bendigo |
| State: | vic |
| Use Lga Map: | yes |
| Coordinates: | -36.7833°N 162°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Lga: | City of Greater Bendigo |
| Postcode: | 3550 |
| Pop: | 5,649 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Stategov: | Bendigo East |
| Fedgov: | Bendigo |
| Dist1: | 3 |
| Location1: | Bendigo |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
Kennington is a suburb of Bendigo, a city in Victoria, Australia. The suburb is located 3km (02miles) south-east of the Bendigo city centre and at the 2016 census had a population of 5,649.[1] The suburb is home to the Kennington Reservoir.[2]
Kennington is known for the orphanage called the Convent Of The Good Shepard, Bendigo opened in 1905 next door to a Primary School first principal in 1901. The Post Office opened on 1 May 1913 and closed in 1972.[3]