This Liveability Score is a rating "out of 10" and a guide to how well connected properties within a local area are to facilities such as public transport, healthcare services, shopping outlets, schools and parkland. The scores apply to the local area (or "mesh block") in which a property is located. The scores are largely comprised of 2 main elements:
The overall Liveability Score is made up of smaller sub-scores, as described below.
The size of Preston is approximately 11.5 square kilometres. It has 30 parks covering nearly 4.7% of total area. The population of Preston in 2016 was 32851 people. By 2021 the population was 33790 showing a population growth of 2.9% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Preston is 30-39 years. Households in Preston are primarily couples with children and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Preston work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 57.30% of the homes in Preston were owner-occupied compared with 56.70% in 2016..
Preston has 21,138 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Preston have seen a 9.77% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 11.65% increase. As at 30 June 2025:
10 Empire St, Preston is in the school catchment zone for Northern College of the Arts and Technology and Preston Primary School.
$1.13M
-3.22%
View Trend$600/W
3.00%
$598k
-4.16%
View Trend$550/W
4.71%
Population 33,790
0-9
10%
10-19
9%
20-29
15%
30-39
20%
40-49
15%
50-59
12%
60-69
8%
70-79
5%
80-89
4%
90-99
1%
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