Prestons vs Edmondson Park

Edmondson Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 34 in Prestons. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Edmondson Park: a median of $1.32 million, against $1.2 million in Prestons, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Edmondson Park tends to suit families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Prestons

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Prestons has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,320,000)
  • Edmondson Park has cheaper units ($720,000 vs $950,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Edmondson Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 19%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Prestons sits closer to the CBD (42.7 km vs 44.8 km)
  • Edmondson Park is more walkable (74/100 vs 54/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Prestons

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (10% vs 4%)
  • But Edmondson Park is more walkable (74/100 vs 54/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Edmondson Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (431.9% vs 2.5%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Prestons and Edmondson Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Prestons Edmondson Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Prestons Edmondson Park
Walkability 54 / 74
Prestons — Walkability: 54/100 Edmondson Park — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 48 / 40
Prestons — Safety: 48/100 Edmondson Park — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 69 / 85
Prestons — Low fire risk: 69/100 Edmondson Park — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Prestons has more residents (15,694 vs 12,080); Edmondson Park has higher household incomes ($133,224 vs $120,120).

Prestons Edmondson Park
Population 15,694
+23% vs other
 12,080
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% +431.9%
Median age 34 31
Median household income $120,120/yr $133,224/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk $550/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Prestons Edmondson Park
0-4 5.9% / 10.2%
Prestons — 0-4: 5.9% Edmondson Park — 0-4: 10.2%
5-14 16.6% / 16.8%
Prestons — 5-14: 16.6% Edmondson Park — 5-14: 16.8%
15-19 8.9% / 6.2%
Prestons — 15-19: 8.9% Edmondson Park — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 7.7% / 6.9%
Prestons — 20-24: 7.7% Edmondson Park — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 11.1% / 18.3%
Prestons — 25-34: 11.1% Edmondson Park — 25-34: 18.3%
35-44 13.8% / 20.1%
Prestons — 35-44: 13.8% Edmondson Park — 35-44: 20.1%
45-54 14.9% / 11.1%
Prestons — 45-54: 14.9% Edmondson Park — 45-54: 11.1%
55-64 11.2% / 6.0%
Prestons — 55-64: 11.2% Edmondson Park — 55-64: 6.0%
65-74 5.5% / 3.2%
Prestons — 65-74: 5.5% Edmondson Park — 65-74: 3.2%
75-84 2.8% / 0.9%
Prestons — 75-84: 2.8% Edmondson Park — 75-84: 0.9%
85+ 1.4% / 0.3%
Prestons — 85+: 1.4% Edmondson Park — 85+: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Prestons 70.6% couple families
Prestons — Couple Families: 70.6% Prestons — One Parent Families: 17.1% Prestons — Lone Person: 10.1% Prestons — Group Household: 1.4% Prestons — Other Families: 0.8%
Edmondson Park 72.9% couple families
Edmondson Park — Couple Families: 72.9% Edmondson Park — One Parent Families: 11.0% Edmondson Park — Lone Person: 12.8% Edmondson Park — Group Household: 1.9% Edmondson Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Prestons 18.7% renting
Prestons — Owned Outright: 24.2% Prestons — Mortgage: 57.0% Prestons — Renting: 18.7%
Edmondson Park 32.5% renting
Edmondson Park — Owned Outright: 8.4% Edmondson Park — Mortgage: 59.1% Edmondson Park — Renting: 32.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Prestons Edmondson Park
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 18.3%
Prestons — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Edmondson Park — Bachelor Degree: 18.3%
Certificate III & IV 10.2% / 7.1%
Prestons — Certificate III & IV: 10.2% Edmondson Park — Certificate III & IV: 7.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 7.2%
Prestons — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Edmondson Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.6% / 7.6%
Prestons — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6% Edmondson Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.5%
Prestons — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Edmondson Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Prestons Edmondson Park
India 3.2% / 8.2%
Prestons — India: 3.2% Edmondson Park — India: 8.2%
Fiji 6.1% / 4.1%
Prestons — Fiji: 6.1% Edmondson Park — Fiji: 4.1%
Iraq 3.4% / 2.9%
Prestons — Iraq: 3.4% Edmondson Park — Iraq: 2.9%
Philippines 3.0% / 2.4%
Prestons — Philippines: 3.0% Edmondson Park — Philippines: 2.4%
Nepal — / 4.7%
Prestons — Nepal: not among its largest Edmondson Park — Nepal: 4.7%
New Zealand 1.5% / 2.5%
Prestons — New Zealand: 1.5% Edmondson Park — New Zealand: 2.5%
Lebanon 2.0% / —
Prestons — Lebanon: 2.0% Edmondson Park — Lebanon: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Prestons 92.5% houses
Prestons — Houses: 92.5% Prestons — Townhouses: 6.9% Prestons — Flats / Apartments: 0.7%
Edmondson Park 83.4% houses
Edmondson Park — Houses: 83.4% Edmondson Park — Townhouses: 6.1% Edmondson Park — Flats / Apartments: 10.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Prestons Edmondson Park
Median house price $1,200,000 $1,320,000
Median unit price $950,000 $720,000
Median land price $916,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 96 sales
 28 days
from 98 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Prestons Edmondson Park
3 bed $1.03M / $1.04M
Prestons — 3 bed: $1.03M (45 sales) Edmondson Park — 3 bed: $1.04M (21 sales)

45 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.24M / $1.3M
Prestons — 4 bed: $1.24M (92 sales) Edmondson Park — 4 bed: $1.3M (88 sales)

92 vs 88 sales

5 bed $1.41M / $1.55M
Prestons — 5 bed: $1.41M (26 sales) Edmondson Park — 5 bed: $1.55M (23 sales)

26 vs 23 sales

Zoning mix

Prestons has more industrially zoned land (39% vs 1%); Edmondson Park has more land zoned for conservation (17% vs 4%).

Prestons Edmondson Park
Residential 37% 49%
Industrial 39% 1%
Environmental 4% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 9%
Parks and recreation 8% 10%
Rural and farming 0% 8%
Commercial 0% 6%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Prestons Edmondson Park
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Prestons Edmondson Park
Houses 3.8%
$850/wk on $1.15M
 3.4%
$865/wk on $1.32M
Units — 4.8%
$690/wk on $745K

Ranking within NSW

Prestons Edmondson Park
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools Higher than 42% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Edmondson Park is more walkable (74 vs 54); Edmondson Park scores higher overall (70 vs 53).

Prestons Edmondson Park
Grade B A
Score 53/100 70/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Prestons carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 15).

Prestons Edmondson Park
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
15/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 6
within 5 km

Schools

Prestons Edmondson Park
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 4.5 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 6.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.1% 3.0%

Schools in Prestons

  • William Carey Christian School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Dalmeny Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Prestons Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Amity College, Prestons Independent · Combined

Schools in Edmondson Park

  • St Francis Catholic College Catholic · Combined above peers
  • Edmondson Park Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Prestons Edmondson Park
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 8 3
Parks & reserves 16 3
Childcare 14 12
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 2 0
Fuel stations 3
same for both
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 7 11

Mobility

Edmondson Park sits further from the CBD (44.8 km vs 42.7 km).

Prestons Edmondson Park
Walkability score 54/100 74/100
Distance to Sydney 42.7 km 44.8 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 41 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 465.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 133.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2170
 2.5%
postcode 2174
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 32
postcode 2170
 63
postcode 2174

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Prestons Edmondson Park
Car (driver) 55.6% / 46.5%
Prestons — Car (driver): 55.6% Edmondson Park — Car (driver): 46.5%
Worked from Home 35.8% / 43.1%
Prestons — Worked from Home: 35.8% Edmondson Park — Worked from Home: 43.1%
Train 2.5% / 5.9%
Prestons — Train: 2.5% Edmondson Park — Train: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 3.5%
Prestons — Car (passenger): 4.8% Edmondson Park — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.7%
Prestons — Walked Only: 0.5% Edmondson Park — Walked Only: 0.7%
Bus 0.6% / 0.3%
Prestons — Bus: 0.6% Edmondson Park — Bus: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.6%).

Setting

Prestons Edmondson Park
Elevation 30 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 59 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Prestons Edmondson Park
Connectivity score 75/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
5,662 premises
 99%
4,413 premises

Climate

Prestons Edmondson Park
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Prestons Edmondson Park
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Prestons Edmondson Park
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool
same for both

Federal electorate

Prestons Edmondson Park
Division Werriwa
same for both
Member Anne Maree Stanley
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Prestons Edmondson Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Prestons

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer

Edmondson Park

Easy Commute Family Multicultural Outer Trains Transport Hub Young Families

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