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Kingsbury vs Preston - East

Name: Kingsbury vs Preston - East — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Kingsbury profile · Preston - East profile

Kingsbury Preston - East

Preston - East and Kingsbury are neighbouring areas with distinct housing and social profiles. Preston - East is more urban, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and health services. It has a higher share of renters (43.4%) and a much higher proportion of people with no religion (47.2%). In contrast, Kingsbury has more family-sized homes, with 70.1% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, and it has seen faster recent growth, increasing by 22.6% since 2021.

The gap in recent overseas arrivals has narrowed since 2016, though Kingsbury still has a higher share at 25.3%. Both areas are very similar in other ways, with typical weekly incomes sitting around $1,700 and nearly identical monthly mortgage payments of $2,000. They also share similar proportions of residents aged 65 and over, both around 13%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 10,303 larger in Preston - East 3+ bedrooms: 20.2 pts higher in Kingsbury De facto: 8.5 pts higher in Preston - East No religion: 12.9 pts higher in Preston - East Recent arrivals: 10.1 pts higher in Kingsbury

Demographics & Identity

Population in Kingsbury in Preston - East +10,303 larger in Preston - East gap widening

10,408 55th pct 20,711 90th pct

Median age in Kingsbury in Preston - East +2 yrs older in Preston - East gap narrowing

34 yrs 14th pct 36 yrs 29th pct

Age structure

29.2% Young adults (25–44) +10.4 pts ▸ 39.6%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.1 pts 23.4%

20.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +9.7 pts 10.4%

12.6% Children (0–14) +1.2 pts ▸ 13.8%

13.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.8 pts 12.8%

Marital status

44.7% Never married +6.2 pts ▸ 51.0%

43.2% Married ◂ +9.2 pts 34.1%

5.2% Divorced +2.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.2% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.6% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.9%

Age & sex structure

Kingsbury Preston - East

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

53.7% Australia +8.4 pts ▸ 62.0%

7.8% China ◂ +4.5 pts 3.2%

5.3% India ◂ +3.0 pts 2.4%

3.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

2.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.3% England +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.9% New Zealand +1.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% Philippines even 1.0%

0.4% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% South Africa ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

18.8% English +4.9 pts ▸ 23.7%

17.9% Australian +2.8 pts ▸ 20.7%

14.0% Chinese ◂ +6.3 pts 7.7%

11.3% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 10.7%

7.0% Irish +3.6 pts ▸ 10.6%

5.3% Greek +4.3 pts ▸ 9.6%

5.3% Scottish +2.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.6% Indian ◂ +2.8 pts 2.8%

3.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%

2.3% German +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.3% Filipino +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Language used at home

52.5% English only +8.1 pts ▸ 60.6%

9.8% Mandarin ◂ +6.1 pts 3.7%

3.0% Greek +3.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.4% Italian +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.7% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 3.4%

2.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Cantonese ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.7% Hindi ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%

0.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.4% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Religion

Religious affiliation

34.3% No religion +12.9 pts ▸ 47.2%

42.4% Christianity ◂ +6.6 pts 35.8%

7.0% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 5.5%

5.5% Hinduism ◂ +2.9 pts 2.6%

5.0% Islam ◂ +0.8 pts 4.2%

4.8% Buddhism ◂ +1.0 pts 3.8%

1.1% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.0% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Kingsbury in Preston - East +4 more in Preston - East

4 57th pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Kingsbury in Preston - East +0.25 more in Kingsbury

3.06 70th pct 2.81 65th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Kingsbury in Preston - East +12 more in Preston - East

51 88th pct 63 92nd pct

Students in Kingsbury in Preston - East +2,328 more in Preston - East

1,107 40th pct 3,435 84th pct

Avg size in Kingsbury in Preston - East +214 larger in Preston - East

277 29th pct 491 59th pct

ICSEA in Kingsbury in Preston - East +89 higher in Preston - East

973 29th pct 1,062 70th pct

Highest year of school

72.7% Year 12 ◂ +1.6 pts 71.1%

8.0% Year 9 or below +3.5 pts ▸ 11.4%

6.7% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 6.2%

6.4% Year 10 even 6.4%

Highest qualification level

33.6% Bachelor degree +3.2 pts ▸ 36.8%

18.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.0 pts 15.1%

14.0% Certificate III / IV +0.9 pts ▸ 14.9%

14.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.2 pts 14.6%

4.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 5.8%

1.3% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Field of qualification

22.7% Management & commerce ◂ +5.9 pts 16.8%

10.6% Society & culture +4.9 pts ▸ 15.4%

11.6% Engineering & related ◂ +2.4 pts 9.2%

4.0% Creative arts +7.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.8% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 9.4%

7.3% Information technology ◂ +2.5 pts 4.9%

6.8% Education +0.4 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.5 pts 4.3%

3.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.5% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Kingsbury in Preston - East +$172 higher in Preston - East gap narrowing

$691 27th pct $863 61st pct

Household income in Kingsbury in Preston - East +$60 higher in Preston - East gap widening

$1,727 49th pct $1,787 52nd pct

Family income in Kingsbury in Preston - East +$196 higher in Preston - East gap widening

$2,091 50th pct $2,287 63rd pct

Household income distribution

28.6% $1,500–$2,999 +3.7 pts ▸ 32.3%

26.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.9 pts 23.1%

15.5% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 16.7%

14.0% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 11.1%

10.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

Personal income distribution

44.7% Under $650 ◂ +6.5 pts 38.2%

28.5% $650–$1,499 +2.1 pts ▸ 30.6%

15.6% $1,500–$2,999 +5.6 pts ▸ 21.2%

4.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 4.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Mental health +4.4 pts ▸ 12.2%

7.5% Other condition +1.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.2% Asthma +1.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.0% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.3% Diabetes +0.2 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

2.2% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

0.9% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

0.8% Stroke even 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.7% None ◂ +3.6 pts 65.1%

17.7% One condition +2.5 pts ▸ 20.2%

4.6% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.2% Three or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Kingsbury in Preston - East +151 larger in Preston - East

80 26th pct 231 58th pct

Median age in Kingsbury in Preston - East +4 yrs older in Preston - East

26 yrs 64th pct 30 yrs 86th pct

Median income in Kingsbury in Preston - East +$28 higher in Preston - East

$687 60th pct $715 64th pct

Household income in Kingsbury in Preston - East +$239 higher in Kingsbury

$1,843 58th pct $1,604 44th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Kingsbury in Preston - East +0.3 larger in Kingsbury gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

61.1% Couples with children ◂ +8.5 pts 52.5%

25.8% Couples without children +4.6 pts ▸ 30.4%

11.3% One-parent families +3.0 pts ▸ 14.2%

1.8% Other families +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

Household size

32.2% 2 people +2.5 pts ▸ 34.6%

24.3% 1 person +7.1 pts ▸ 31.4%

17.7% 4 people ◂ +5.2 pts 12.5%

17.3% 3 people ◂ +1.5 pts 15.8%

5.5% 5 people ◂ +1.7 pts 3.8%

3.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Kingsbury in Preston - East +$22 higher in Preston - East gap widening

$369 50th pct $391 58th pct

Mortgage in Kingsbury in Preston - East even gap narrowing

$2,000 61st pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Kingsbury in Preston - East even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.1% Rented +8.4 pts ▸ 43.4%

31.1% Owned outright ◂ +6.7 pts 24.4%

30.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.5 pts 29.8%

1.7% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.1%

1.6% Other tenure ◂ +0.4 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

59.9% Separate house ◂ +6.1 pts 53.8%

20.2% Flat or apartment +3.3 pts ▸ 23.4%

19.8% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.5 pts ▸ 21.4%

0.1% Other dwelling +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Bedrooms per home

21.3% 2 bedrooms +16.1 pts ▸ 37.4%

36.6% 3 bedrooms even 36.6%

27.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.4 pts 10.8%

6.4% 1 bedroom +4.3 pts ▸ 10.8%

6.3% 5 or more ◂ +3.8 pts 2.5%

0.7% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Weekly rent distribution

51.2% $350–$549 +3.0 pts ▸ 54.2%

30.3% $200–$349 ◂ +9.7 pts 20.6%

6.5% Under $200 +4.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

5.8% $550–$749 +2.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.3% $750 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.4% $1,800–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 33.9%

24.4% $1,000–$1,799 +4.1 pts ▸ 28.5%

23.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 20.3%

17.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.9 pts 12.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Kingsbury in Preston - East +81 more in Preston - East

69 73rd pct 150 90th pct

Stops/1k in Kingsbury in Preston - East +0.61 more in Preston - East

6.63 79th pct 7.24 85th pct

Departures/1k in Kingsbury in Preston - East +311.6 more in Preston - East

3,090.1 87th pct 3,401.7 87th pct

PT routes in Kingsbury in Preston - East +8 more in Preston - East

12 71st pct 20 86th pct

Stop walk in Kingsbury in Preston - East even

5 50th pct 5 50th pct

Drive to city in Kingsbury in Preston - East +4 longer in Kingsbury

18 34th pct 14 23rd pct

Reach 30 min in Kingsbury in Preston - East +37,851 more in Preston - East

23,207 69th pct 61,058 87th pct

Reach 45 min in Kingsbury in Preston - East +67,449 more in Preston - East

151,635 80th pct 219,084 86th pct

Transit to city in Kingsbury in Preston - East +15 longer in Kingsbury

73 76th pct 58 49th pct

How people get to work

47.7% Car (driver) ◂ +11.4 pts 36.3%

25.4% Worked at home +8.8 pts ▸ 34.1%

3.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

1.8% Train +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.5% Walked +0.9 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.5% Bicycle +1.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.1% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.7% 1 vehicle +12.3 pts ▸ 49.0%

36.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.8 pts 27.2%

9.5% No vehicle +4.7 pts ▸ 14.2%

11.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +4.6 pts 6.7%

6.6% 4 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 3.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.5% Health care & social assistance +0.1 pts ▸ 14.6%

9.2% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.6% Professional & technical +1.8 pts ▸ 10.5%

10.3% Retail trade ◂ +1.1 pts 9.2%

8.0% Construction ◂ +1.2 pts 6.8%

7.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 7.3%

5.6% Public administration & safety +2.1 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.8 pts 5.3%

5.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 3.5%

4.0% Finance & insurance +0.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%

3.2% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.1%

Occupations people work in

25.9% Professionals +6.7 pts ▸ 32.7%

12.7% Managers +0.9 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.1 pts 12.0%

11.5% Community & personal service ◂ +0.7 pts 10.8%

10.7% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

9.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.9 pts 7.5%

9.0% Labourers ◂ +2.1 pts 6.9%

5.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.2 pts 3.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Kingsbury in Preston - East even

7 64th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Kingsbury in Preston - East even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Kingsbury in Preston - East +1 higher in Kingsbury

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Kingsbury in Preston - East even

8 71st pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Kingsbury in Preston - East even

1,033 65th pct 1,031 64th pct

ERP in Kingsbury in Preston - East +10,471 higher in Preston - East

12,932 62nd pct 23,403 89th pct

Growth in Kingsbury in Preston - East +11.1 pts higher in Kingsbury

22.6% 91st pct 11.5% 85th pct

Businesses in Kingsbury in Preston - East +2,135 higher in Preston - East

842 46th pct 2,977 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Kingsbury in Preston - East +33 higher in Kingsbury

696 32nd pct 663 28th pct

Max temp in Kingsbury in Preston - East even

20.4 20th pct 20.4 21st pct

Min temp in Kingsbury in Preston - East +0.4 higher in Preston - East

10.5 28th pct 10.9 37th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Kingsbury in Preston - East +1.4 higher in Preston - East

7.5 80th pct 8.9 95th pct

Types ≤15 min in Kingsbury in Preston - East +0.8 more in Preston - East

7.2 79th pct 7.9 98th pct

15-min city in Kingsbury in Preston - East +11.3 pts higher in Preston - East

88.7% 69th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Kingsbury in Preston - East +16.9 pts higher in Preston - East

83.1% 68th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Kingsbury in Preston - East +2.5 pts higher in Preston - East

97.5% 65th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Kingsbury in Preston - East +0.3 pts higher in Preston - East

99.7% 93rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Kingsbury in Preston - East even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Kingsbury in Preston - East +15.9 pts higher in Preston - East

84.0% 79th pct 99.9% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Kingsbury in Preston - East +0.7 more in Preston - East

19.2 72nd pct 19.9 73rd pct

Intersections/km² in Kingsbury in Preston - East +181 higher in Preston - East

343 87th pct 524 94th pct

Mean slope in Kingsbury in Preston - East +1.1 pts higher in Kingsbury

4.7% 39th pct 3.6% 20th pct

Compare Kingsbury with nearby areas

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Compare Preston - East with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Kingsbury vs Preston - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/209021205/kingsbury/vs/209021428/preston-east