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Preston (Northern Metropolitan) vs Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 8.0 km apart · Preston (Northern Metropolitan) profile · Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) profile
Preston (Northern Metropolitan) Richmond (Northern Metropolitan)
Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) and Preston (Northern Metropolitan) are neighbouring areas with very different housing and income profiles. Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) is a high-earning hub where 55.6% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher and the typical weekly personal income is $1,348. It is dominated by apartments and renters, with a high proportion of people working from home (47.1%). Preston (Northern Metropolitan) has a more family-oriented feel, with 59.7% of homes being separate houses and a much higher share of people using a language other than English at home (38.4%).
Everyday life in both places is highly accessible, as every home in both areas is within a 15-minute walk of a park, school, and groceries. While they share this convenience, they have tracked differently over time. The gap in typical personal income has widened since 2016, but the difference in the share of people born overseas has narrowed. Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) also has a far higher proportion of people with no religion (59.3%) compared to Preston (Northern Metropolitan) (38.1%), a gap that has remained steady.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 68,149
- First area, 2021: 69,342
- Second area, 2016: 72,548
- Second area, 2021: 75,675
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 33 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 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 Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.5% males, 0.8% females
- 75–79 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 65–69 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.8% females
- 60–64 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 60–64 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 55–59 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.2% females
- 50–54 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.8% males, 3.4% females
- 35–39 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 4.5% males, 4.5% females; 35–39 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 5.3% males, 4.8% females
- 30–34 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 5.1% males, 5.2% females; 30–34 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 7.7% males, 7.5% females
- 25–29 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 4.7% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 7.5% males, 8.4% females
- 20–24 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.9% females
- 15–19 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.5% females
- 10–14 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 10–14 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 5–9 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 0–4 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Richmond (Northern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% 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: $566
- First area, 2021: $776
- Second area, 2016: $1,056
- Second area, 2021: $1,348
- First area, 2016: $1,239
- First area, 2021: $1,623
- Second area, 2016: $1,963
- Second area, 2021: $2,267
- First area, 2016: $1,487
- First area, 2021: $2,088
- Second area, 2016: $2,492
- Second area, 2021: $3,135
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: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $320
- First area, 2021: $366
- Second area, 2016: $420
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2016: $1,750
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $2,200
- Second area, 2021: $2,300
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
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). Preston (Northern Metropolitan) vs Richmond (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED26903/preston/vs/SED27003/richmond