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Preston QLD 4800

179 addresses · 15 streets

Dawson Electorate › Whitsunday LGA › Preston · 904 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Preston is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 346 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,803 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

346Population
47Median age
$1,803Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2011 → 2021

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Proserpine, 8.1 km west · Airport: Whitsunday Coast Airport, 15.7 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 50.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Preston

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Preston QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202050.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202153.0%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.2% · Labour-force participation 64%

Population by age in Preston
Population by age, Preston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-410
5-1441
15-1918
20-2413
25-3433
35-4440
45-5456
55-6456
65-7455
75-8420
85+0
Dwelling types in Preston
Dwelling types, Preston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House117
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Preston
Households by weekly income, Preston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65020
$650-1,49928
$1,500-2,99929
$3,000+27
Top ancestries in Preston
Top ancestries, Preston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian167
English139
Irish42
Ancestry NS38
Scottish25
German16
Housing tenure in Preston
Housing tenure, Preston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned52
Mortgage54
Rented12
Other0
Cars per household in Preston
Cars per household, Preston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
00
123
250
325
4+16
Commute to work in Preston
Commute to work, Preston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car126
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home18
Top countries of birth in Preston
Top countries of birth, Preston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England14
New Zealand10
South Africa9
Scotland4
Languages used at home in Preston
Languages used at home, Preston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans5
German4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

705 bird observations recorded near Preston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Preston

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.