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Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) vs Preston (Northern Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 4.6 km apart · Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) profile · Preston (Northern Metropolitan) profile
Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) Preston (Northern Metropolitan)
Preston (Northern Metropolitan) and Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) are neighbouring areas in Melbourne's north with similar total populations. A major difference is that Preston (Northern Metropolitan) is much more multicultural, with 38.4% of people using a language other than English at home and 34.9% born overseas. In contrast, Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) has a much higher share of university-educated adults at 50.2% and a higher typical weekly household income of $2,120, compared to $1,623 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan).
Both areas are effectively alike in several ways, including a typical resident age of 37 and very similar rates of home ownership and renting. While they share these basics, some gaps are shifting; for example, the difference in the number of people working from home has widened since 2016, with 43.7% of Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) residents now working from home compared to 30.1% in Preston (Northern Metropolitan).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 64,788
- First area, 2021: 67,269
- Second area, 2016: 68,149
- Second area, 2021: 69,342
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 37 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 0.8% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 0.8% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.1% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 75–79 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 70–74 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.8% females
- 65–69 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 1.7% males, 2.0% females; 65–69 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.9% males, 2.1% females
- 60–64 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 60–64 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 55–59 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 35–39 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 4.4% males, 4.8% females; 35–39 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 4.5% males, 4.5% females
- 30–34 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 4.9% males, 5.6% females; 30–34 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 5.1% males, 5.2% females
- 25–29 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 4.2% males, 5.0% females; 25–29 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 4.7% males, 4.5% females
- 20–24 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 15–19 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 10–14 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.2% females
- 5–9 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 5–9 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in Northcote (Northern Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2016: $824
- First area, 2021: $1,101
- Second area, 2016: $566
- Second area, 2021: $776
- First area, 2016: $1,721
- First area, 2021: $2,120
- Second area, 2016: $1,239
- Second area, 2021: $1,623
- First area, 2016: $2,257
- First area, 2021: $2,930
- Second area, 2016: $1,487
- Second area, 2021: $2,088
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $361
- First area, 2021: $411
- Second area, 2016: $320
- Second area, 2021: $366
- First area, 2016: $2,000
- First area, 2021: $2,200
- Second area, 2016: $1,750
- Second area, 2021: $2,000
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Northcote (Northern Metropolitan) vs Preston (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED26303/northcote/vs/SED26903/preston