Preston (Vic.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 29,925 people in Preston (Vic.) of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Preston (Vic.) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.0% of the population.

Of people in Preston (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 41.9% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Preston (Vic.) was 46 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Preston (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 41.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Preston (Vic.) was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Preston (Vic.) 32.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.5% were in primary school, 14.1% in secondary school and 28.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Preston (Vic.) were Australian 16.0%, English 15.3%, Italian 10.6%, Greek 7.7% and Irish 7.2%.

In Preston (Vic.), 58.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 4.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.9%, Greece 3.6%, India 3.1% and Vietnam 2.2%.

In Preston (Vic.), 34.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 53.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Preston (Vic.) were Catholic 26.9%, No Religion 24.6%, Eastern Orthodox 12.9%, Islam 5.3% and Anglican 4.8%.

In Preston (Vic.) 52.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 7.8%, Italian 7.1%, Mandarin 3.8%, Arabic 3.2% and Vietnamese 2.8%.

Employment

There were 14,568 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Preston (Vic.). Of these 57.9% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 6.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Preston (Vic.), 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Preston (Vic.) was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The most common occupations in Preston (Vic.) included Professionals 26.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Managers 10.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Labourers 8.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Preston (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.5%, Hospitals 4.2%, School Education 4.0%, Tertiary Education 3.5% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Preston (Vic.) was $518.

In Preston (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.4%, Train 7.7%, Tram 6.7%, Car, as passenger 4.1% and Bicycle 3.4%. On the day, 21.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Preston (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.1% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Preston (Vic.), 24.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Preston (Vic.), 44.5% were couple families with children, 34.9% were couple families without children and 17.3% were one parent families.

In Preston (Vic.) 17.2% of single parents were male and 82.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Preston (Vic.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,209 and those without children was $2,167.

Employment status of couple families

In Preston (Vic.), of couple families with children, 19.2% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 19.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Preston (Vic.), 93.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Preston (Vic.), 68.6% were separate houses, 12.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 17.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In Preston (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 32.3% had 2 bedrooms and 45.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Preston (Vic.), 32.0% were owned outright, 28.2% were owned with a mortgage and 35.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Preston (Vic.), of all households, 66.5% were family households, 25.8% were single person households and 7.7% were group households.

In Preston (Vic.), 26.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Preston (Vic.), 41.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Preston (Vic.), there were 273 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 136 (or 49.8%) were male and 137 (or 50.2%) were female. The median age was 24 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Preston (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,237.

In Preston (Vic.), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,959.