Preston - East

VIC

Preston - East is a growing region in VIC with 23,403 residents.

SA2 code: 209021428
State: VIC

Population

23,403

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+7.6%

3yr: +11.2% · 10yr: +13.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$391/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,787/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Preston - East (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +11.2%5yr: +7.6%10yr: +13.6%Total: +40.1%

Population grew from 16,709 to 23,403 over 24 years, averaging 1.4% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 5.6%

Predominantly detached houses (54.6%), mixed tenure (54.2% own or mortgage).

Dwelling mix

Houses 54.6%

Townhouses 21.7%

Apartments 23.8%

4,624 houses1,836 townhouses2,015 apartments

Tenure

Owned 24.4%

Mortgage 29.8%

Renting 43.4%

Owned 24.4%Mortgage 29.8%Renting 43.4%Other / NS 2.4%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

925 (11.0%)

2 bed

3,214 (38.1%)

3 bed

3,149 (37.4%)

4 bed

928 (11.0%)

5 bed

175 (2.1%)

6+ bed

39 (0.5%)