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Preston (Northern Metropolitan) vs Yan Yean (Northern Victoria)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 26 km apart · Preston (Northern Metropolitan) profile · Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) profile
Preston (Northern Metropolitan) Yan Yean (Northern Victoria)
Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) and Preston (Northern Metropolitan) offer very different lifestyles despite being nearby. Yan Yean is a family-heavy area where 24.1% of people are children under 15 and 93.3% of homes are separate houses. In contrast, Preston is far more urban and diverse, with 34.9% of residents born overseas and a much higher share of renters at 39.1%. Preston is a walker's paradise with a walkability score of 8.3, whereas Yan Yean is somewhat walkable at 4.5, with far fewer people living within walking distance of groceries and health services.
Both areas sit close to the national figure for people providing unpaid care. They also share a similar typical monthly mortgage payment of around $2,000. While they have stayed distinct in their housing and transport patterns, some gaps are closing. The difference in the share of people born overseas and those using another language at home has both narrowed since 2016.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 68,149
- First area, 2021: 69,342
- Second area, 2016: 79,880
- Second area, 2021: 102,403
- 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 Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 0.3% males, 0.5% females
- 80–84 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 0.5% males, 0.5% females
- 75–79 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.2% males, 1.6% females; 75–79 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 1.0% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.5% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 1.4% males, 1.6% females
- 65–69 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 60–64 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 60–64 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 55–59 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.2% females; 50–54 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 45–49 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 3.3% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 40–44 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 3.7% males, 3.8% females
- 35–39 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 4.5% males, 4.5% females; 35–39 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 4.4% males, 4.6% females
- 30–34 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 5.1% males, 5.2% females; 30–34 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 3.9% males, 4.4% females
- 25–29 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 4.7% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 20–24 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.0% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 10–14 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 10–14 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 3.9% males, 3.6% females
- 5–9 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 5–9 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 4.3% males, 4.2% females
- 0–4 in Preston (Northern Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Yan Yean (Northern Victoria): 4.2% males, 3.9% 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: $753
- Second area, 2021: $893
- First area, 2016: $1,239
- First area, 2021: $1,623
- Second area, 2016: $1,765
- Second area, 2021: $2,116
- First area, 2016: $1,487
- First area, 2021: $2,088
- Second area, 2016: $1,918
- Second area, 2021: $2,277
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: 3.0
- Second area, 2021: 3.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $320
- First area, 2021: $366
- Second area, 2016: $341
- Second area, 2021: $381
- First area, 2016: $1,750
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2016: $1,900
- Second area, 2021: $1,993
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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 Yan Yean (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED26903/preston/vs/SED28704/yan-yean