Preston (East)

Statistical Area in Melbourne

Contents: Population

The population development of Preston (East) as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

Name	Status	Population Estimate 1991-06-30	Population Estimate 1996-06-30	Population Estimate 2001-06-30	Population Estimate 2006-06-30	Population Estimate 2011-06-30	Population Estimate 2016-06-30	Population Estimate 2021-06-30	Population Estimate 2024-06-30
Preston (East)	Statistical Area	17,757	17,556	16,709	17,145	19,297	21,192	20,997	22,596
Melbourne	Significant Urban Area	3,133,337	3,239,061	3,428,284	3,684,467	4,087,822	4,622,029	4,874,520	5,245,182

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Explanation: All areas according to the definition of 2021. The population structure presents census results; unlike the estimates, they are not adjusted for underenumeration.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2021)
Males	10,052
Females	10,663

Age Groups (C 2021)
0-17 years	3,322
18-64 years	14,726
65+ years	2,654

Age Distribution (C 2021)
90+ years	147
80-89 years	673
70-79 years	1,101
60-69 years	1,675
50-59 years	2,510
40-49 years	3,024
30-39 years	4,479
20-29 years	3,418
10-19 years	1,673
0-9 years	2,002

Country of Birth (C 2021)
Australia	12,849
New Zealand	416
British Isles	578
Chinese Asia	736
South Asia	848
South-East Asia	1,178
Other country	3,241

Language (C 2021)
English	12,554
Other language	7,294

Ethnic Group (C 2021)
Indigenous	231
Non-Indigenous	19,723

Religion (C 2021)
Christians	7,416
Muslims	861
Buddhists	781
Hindus	538
Jews	39
Other religion / belief	163
Secular / no religion	9,783

Located in:

Melbourne significant urban area

Related to:

Darebin city