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Preston VIC 3072

23,967 addresses · 348 streets

Cooper Electorate › Darebin LGA › Preston · 9 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A diversifying inner-northern Melbourne suburb, Preston mixes established homes with new apartments along its tram routes. The median age is 37 and households average 2.4 people. Median household income is $1,844 a week and rent around $392.

Preston is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 33,790 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,844 a week, with median rent near $392 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,185,000.

33,790Population
37Median age
$1,844Median household income / wk
$392Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Preston statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Preston itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Preston, 550 m north-west · Tram stop: Stop 47: David Street, 250 m south-east · Bus interchange: Northland Shopping Centre, 2 km east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 9.5 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

14 facilities recorded in Preston, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs9/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,185,000House · 2024
$610,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 3.8% 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 VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20203.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 67.4%

Population by age in Preston
Population by age, Preston VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,789
5-143,276
15-191,415
20-242,026
25-346,682
35-445,931
45-544,742
55-643,410
65-742,294
75-841,484
85+740
Dwelling types in Preston
Dwelling types, Preston VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House7,600
Townhouse3,397
Apartment2,498
Other138
Households by weekly income in Preston
Households by weekly income, Preston VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6502,217
$650-1,4993,067
$1,500-2,9994,285
$3,000+3,327
Top ancestries in Preston
Top ancestries, Preston VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English8,093
Australian7,262
Other5,051
Italian4,294
Irish3,717
Greek3,023
Housing tenure in Preston
Housing tenure, Preston VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,711
Mortgage4,110
Rented5,472
Other178
Cars per household in Preston
Cars per household, Preston VIC (ABS Census 2021)
01,744
16,449
23,887
3951
4+435
Commute to work in Preston
Commute to work, Preston VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car6,943
Train465
Bus165
Tram/ferry369
Walked374
Bicycle404
Home6,480
Top countries of birth in Preston
Top countries of birth, Preston VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China1,020
Italy1,014
Greece963
India828
Vietnam747
England720
Languages used at home in Preston
Languages used at home, Preston VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek1,919
Italian1,553
Mandarin1,175
Vietnamese901
Arabic771
Macedonian625

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

215,854 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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