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Preston Settlement WA 6225

68 addresses · 9 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Collie LGA › Preston Settlement · 165 km from Perth

Living Here

Preston Settlement is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 125 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,406 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 93% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

125Population
51Median age
$1,406Median household income / wk
$150Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Collie Airport, 6.9 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 76.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Preston Settlement

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

Tree cover measures, Preston Settlement WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202076.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202193.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.8% · Labour-force participation 47.7%

Population by age in Preston Settlement
Population by age, Preston Settlement WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-44
5-1416
15-198
20-247
25-348
35-4420
45-5414
55-6428
65-7422
75-849
85+0
Dwelling types in Preston Settlement
Dwelling types, Preston Settlement WA (ABS Census 2021)
House54
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Preston Settlement
Households by weekly income, Preston Settlement WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6504
$650-1,49916
$1,500-2,9994
$3,000+13
Top ancestries in Preston Settlement
Top ancestries, Preston Settlement WA (ABS Census 2021)
English69
Australian55
Scottish17
Ancestry NS11
German5
Irish5
Housing tenure in Preston Settlement
Housing tenure, Preston Settlement WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned24
Mortgage29
Rented4
Other0
Cars per household in Preston Settlement
Cars per household, Preston Settlement WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
19
221
311
4+10
Commute to work in Preston Settlement
Commute to work, Preston Settlement WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car33
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked0
Bicycle0
Home3
Top countries of birth in Preston Settlement
Top countries of birth, Preston Settlement WA (ABS Census 2021)
England6
New Zealand5

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

324 bird observations recorded near Preston Settlement — most often seen:

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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.