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Victorian state district · Northern Metropolitan

Preston

Results and projection for this Legislative Assembly district.

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Next Election (Projected)

Current result

Labor wins in 79% of simulations
Labor 55.2%
One Nation 44.8%

The win-probability figure above comes from a separate 10,000-run Monte Carlo simulation (see the Victoria Election Map page for methodology) built on this same TCP margin — it's how often that margin survives statewide polling uncertainty plus seat-level noise, not a different projection.

ALP
29.1%
LaborProjected winner
ONP
22.8%
One Nation
GRN
18.4%
Greens
LIB
18.3%
Coalition (Liberal)
OTH
11.4%
Other
Get to know the district

Preston

5.9%
Unemployment rate
0.9pt above Victoria's 5% average
Population
74,143
Median age
37
Median household income
$1611/wk
Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander
2%
Classification
Inner Melbourne

Ancestry

European
53%
Australian
20%

People could report up to two ancestries. Grouped by region from the ABS's own top-5 responses for this seat — smaller regions outside that list aren't counted.

Language spoken at home

English only
56%
Other languages
25%
Italian
6%
Greek
5%
Mandarin
4%
Arabic
3%

Language spoken most often at home. "Other languages" is everyone outside the top responses shown.

Religion

No Religion
38%
Christian
33%
Islam
6%

All people. Christian combines denominations in the ABS's own top-5 responses for this seat — smaller denominations outside that list aren't counted. Other faiths shown individually.

Education (highest level attained)

High School
35%
University Educated
32%
TAFE Educated
21%

People aged 15+. University Educated: Bachelor degree or higher. TAFE Educated: Certificate or Diploma. High School: no further qualification.

Housing

Renting
38%
Owned (No Mortgage)
30%
Owned (Active Mortgage)
29%

Most homes here are a separate house. Typical rent is $369/week; typical mortgage payment is $462/week.

Occupation

White collar
61%
Blue collar
37%

Employed people (15+). White collar: Managers, Professionals, Clerical & Administrative, Sales. Blue collar: Trades, Community & Personal Service, Machinery Operators, Labourers.

Past Results | Preston

2022Projection
ALP37.6%29.1%
LIB17.3%18.3%
GRN15.1%18.4%
ONP—22.8%
Other15.6%11.4%
Independent14.4%—

Latest update: 2 October 2026