Preston - West

VIC

Preston - West is a stable region in VIC with 13,610 residents.

SA2 code: 209021429
State: VIC

Population

13,610

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+2.5%

3yr: +6.9% · 10yr: +7.9%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$400/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$1,970/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Preston - West (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +6.9%5yr: +2.5%10yr: +7.9%Total: +22.1%

Population grew from 11,144 to 13,610 over 24 years, averaging 0.8% 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 2.3%

Predominantly detached houses (60.4%), mixed tenure (63.5% own or mortgage), built for families (44% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 60.4%

Townhouses 29.9%

2,938 houses1,453 townhouses473 apartments

Tenure

Owned 32.6%

Mortgage 30.9%

Renting 33.7%

Owned 32.6%Mortgage 30.9%Renting 33.7%Other / NS 2.8%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

250 (5.2%)

2 bed

1,577 (32.7%)

3 bed

2,104 (43.6%)

4 bed

731 (15.1%)

5 bed

135 (2.8%)

6+ bed

31 (0.6%)