Preston (Tas.)

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL60521
People 149
Male 55.6%
Female 44.4%
Median age 48
Families 44
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2.2
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 66
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $941
Median monthly mortgage repayments $686
Median weekly rent (b) $220
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 80 55.6 273,765 49.1 12,545,154 49.3
Female 64 44.4 283,804 50.9 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 9 6.0 30,186 5.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 122 81.9 501,521 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 9 6.0 25,851 4.6 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median age 48 N/A 42 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 6 4.1 28,277 5.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 3 2.0 31,150 5.6 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 15 10.2 33,212 6.0 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 10 6.8 30,065 5.4 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 5 3.4 31,024 5.6 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 0 0.0 38,756 7.0 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 4 2.7 37,908 6.8 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 11 7.5 34,708 6.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 10 6.8 31,246 5.6 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 9 6.1 33,228 6.0 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 13 8.8 35,976 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 9 6.1 36,993 6.6 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 22 15.0 38,395 6.9 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 16 10.9 35,137 6.3 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 7 4.8 31,856 5.7 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 4 2.7 22,029 4.0 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 3 2.0 14,617 2.6 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 0 0.0 12,995 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Married 57 46.3 206,403 44.4 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 7 5.7 15,471 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 19 15.4 47,755 10.3 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 3 2.4 27,690 6.0 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 33 26.8 167,621 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 58 51.3 184,392 44.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 14 12.4 56,124 13.5 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 41 36.3 175,696 42.2 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Preschool 0 0.0 6,495 4.2 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 10 23.8 32,003 20.8 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 0 0.0 8,393 5.4 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 0 0.0 4,774 3.1 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 12 28.6 45,209 29.3 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 7 16.7 19,566 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 7,112 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 8 19.0 5,449 3.5 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 16 38.1 32,170 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 4 9.5 14,763 9.6 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 0 0.0 19,814 12.8 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 3 7.1 34,622 22.5 1,789,994 23.3
Other 0 0.0 4,810 3.1 242,821 3.2
Not stated 8 19.0 30,895 20.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 9 7.3 101,841 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 11 8.9 36,691 7.9 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 4 3.3 16,316 3.5 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 21 17.1 69,830 15.0 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 8 6.5 55,704 12.0 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 4 3.3 19,888 4.3 958,803 4.6
Year 10 24 19.5 74,077 15.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 388 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 45 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 20 16.3 39,838 8.6 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 4 3.3 10,491 2.3 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 0 0.0 1,864 0.4 175,844 0.8
Not stated 11 8.9 37,912 8.2 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australian 67 45.0 225,198 40.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 67 45.0 243,587 43.7 8,385,928 33.0
Dutch 13 8.7 11,838 2.1 381,948 1.5
Scottish 12 8.1 52,604 9.4 2,176,777 8.6
German 11 7.4 19,878 3.6 1,026,138 4.0

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 112 75.2 440,809 79.1 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 6 4.0 19,283 3.5 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 5 3.4 5,483 1.0 530,492 2.1

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 25 17.1 101,972 18.3 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 5 3.4 30,769 5.5 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 12 8.2 21,714 3.9 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 95 65.1 371,533 66.6 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 9 6.2 31,575 5.7 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 106 71.1 394,752 70.8 12,959,282 51.0
England 15 10.1 33,809 6.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 4 2.7 7,678 1.4 673,661 2.6
Scotland 3 2.0 5,272 0.9 272,233 1.1
Netherlands 3 2.0 5,870 1.1 177,340 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Australia 100 67.1 404,076 72.5 13,383,605 52.6
England 13 8.7 30,581 5.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 11 7.4 7,231 1.3 650,743 2.6
Germany 4 2.7 3,608 0.6 173,712 0.7
Netherlands 4 2.7 5,259 0.9 152,483 0.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 67 45.0 276,330 49.6 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 24 16.1 80,380 14.4 2,496,273 9.8
Christian, nfd 21 14.1 13,986 2.5 688,440 2.7
Not stated 10 6.7 37,450 6.7 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 5 3.4 14,447 2.6 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Preston (Tas.), Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
English only used at home 131 87.9 479,875 86.1 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 0 0.0 20,434 9.4 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
In the labour force 64 52.0 270,780 58.2 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 55 44.7 169,864 36.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 8 6.5 24,299 5.2 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 29 45.3 139,850 51.6 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 25 39.1 98,591 36.4 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 4 6.2 16,275 6.0 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 4 6.2 16,058 5.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 4 6.9 12,007 4.7 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 5 8.6 39,709 15.6 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 8 13.8 35,160 13.8 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 12 20.7 23,730 9.3 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 9 15.5 54,639 21.5 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 10 17.2 44,860 17.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 14 24.1 40,354 15.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Managers 14 24.1 32,403 12.7 1,645,769 13.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers 11 19.0 16,230 6.4 755,863 6.3
Technicians and Trades Workers 7 12.1 35,480 13.9 1,554,313 12.9
Labourers 7 12.1 28,679 11.3 1,086,120 9.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 3 5.2 34,676 13.6 1,382,205 11.5

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 11 19.0 1,345 0.5 44,450 0.4
Cafes and Restaurants 6 10.3 6,548 2.6 268,005 2.2
Takeaway Food Services 3 5.2 4,683 1.8 232,691 1.9

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $487 N/A $701 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $989 N/A $1,720 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $941 N/A $1,358 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 27 46.6 163,186 64.1 6,347,498 52.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 6 10.3 29,181 11.5 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 17 29.3 20,330 8.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 0 0.0 8,054 3.2 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 29 50.0 179,530 70.5 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 78 66.7 323,348 69.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 29 24.4 119,193 25.6 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 20 16.4 59,864 12.9 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 13 10.3 83,646 18.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 20 15.6 90,453 19.5 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 35 27.3 130,852 28.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 20 15.6 60,147 12.9 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 14 10.9 41,900 9.0 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Arthritis 24 16.1 68,070 12.2 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 18 12.1 52,171 9.4 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 4 2.7 19,104 3.4 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 0 0.0 4,395 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 8 5.4 28,394 5.1 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 4 2.7 25,185 4.5 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 0 0.0 6,326 1.1 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 3 2.0 14,027 2.5 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 19 12.8 63,861 11.5 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 3 2.0 6,836 1.2 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 8 5.4 49,458 8.9 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 69 46.3 305,093 54.7 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 16 10.7 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 72 48.3 326,646 58.6 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 34 22.8 121,261 21.7 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 12 8.1 42,817 7.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 10 6.7 23,200 4.2 772,142 3.0
Not stated 16 10.7 43,649 7.8 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 958 0.2 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 9 7.3 17,515 3.8 496,276 2.4
Has never served 101 82.1 421,126 90.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 6 4.9 25,336 5.4 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 21 47.7 67,011 44.5 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 14 31.8 55,446 36.8 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 11 25.0 25,988 17.3 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 0 0.0 2,122 1.4 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male N/A 0.0 N/A 21.3 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 36.4 N/A 78.8 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3 8.6 21,871 17.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 0 0.0 7,473 6.1 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 9 25.7 27,941 22.8 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 0 0.0 12,738 10.4 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 3 8.6 8,972 7.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 7 20.0 30,093 24.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 0 0.0 7,624 6.2 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 0 0.0 5,755 4.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 59 85.5 218,412 88.2 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 9 13.0 29,185 11.8 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Separate house 56 94.9 191,561 87.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 13,402 6.1 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 11,575 5.3 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 1,389 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,010 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 5 8.5 10,361 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 11 18.6 44,713 20.5 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 28 47.5 108,405 49.6 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 15 25.4 50,573 23.2 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 0 0.0 3,355 1.5 130,989 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 13,015 6.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 9 17.3 75,697 34.7 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 15 28.8 77,289 35.4 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 28 53.8 49,047 22.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 0 0.0 3,365 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Family households 44 71.0 147,619 67.6 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 18 29.0 63,360 29.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 0 0.0 7,429 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Owned outright 28 47.5 81,042 37.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 14 23.7 72,157 33.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 11 18.6 57,762 26.4 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 0 0.0 4,045 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 4 6.8 3,403 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 29.3 N/A 21.1 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 0.0 N/A 15.0 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 220 N/A 290 N/A 375 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 6 54.5 32,577 56.4 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 3 27.3 19,730 34.2 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 0 0.0 5,459 9.5 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 686 N/A 1,313 N/A 1,863 N/A
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 13 92.9 56,682 78.6 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 3 21.4 7,311 10.1 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 0 0.0 8,167 11.3 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Male 4 36.4 14,761 48.9 403,709 49.7
Female 7 63.6 15,425 51.1 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 39 N/A 25 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 N/A 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.8 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,125 N/A 1,370 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Preston (Tas.) % Preston (Tas.) Tasmania % Tasmania Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 180 N/A 265 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,621 N/A 1,300 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

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