In short

Preston is a suburb of Queensland, postcode 4352, home to 644 residents with an established residential profile. Located in the Goondiwindi local government area (Outer Regional Australia).

Snapshot

Median house—

Median rent$420 /wk

Population644

Area— km²

To CBD— km

LGAWhitsunday

Demographics

Population: 644
Median age: 40 years
Median household income: $2,472 /week
Median personal income: $1,087 /week
Median family income: $2,666 /week
Average household size: 3.1
Persons per bedroom: 0.8
Local government area: Whitsunday
Statistical region (SA4): Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
Remoteness classification: Outer Regional Australia
Federal electorate: Wright

Source: ABS QuickStats

Property & cost of living

Median rent: $420 /week
Median monthly mortgage: $2,167
Rent share of household income: 17%

Schools

School data refreshes annually from ACARA and state education departments.

Transport

Transport data refreshes monthly from state GTFS feeds.

Lifestyle & amenities

Amenity data refreshes quarterly from OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Warmest month: Jan (31.2°C avg max)
Coolest month: Jul (21.4°C avg max)
Annual rainfall: 857 mm
Reference station: Amberley AMO, 75.7 km away

NBN & connectivity

NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.

Safety

Recorded offences: 4,804 across the Whitsunday LGA in the year to March 2026 (up 13% on the prior year).
Most common categories: 1,738 theft, 1,258 drug offences, 687 violent offences.

Figures cover the whole Whitsunday — suburb-level data is not published for QLD.

Nearby suburbs

Frequently asked questions

Sources & methodology

Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.

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