Median priceⓘLast 12 months
649kk
↑ +33.7% YoY
House sales lead the way in Preston Beach, with 29 sales at around $648.5K (up sharply), taking about 13 days to sell (down a lot from 27 days last year), one of the country's strongest house price gains, with 3-bedroom the most common at around 60%.
House rentals follow, with 13 leases at $590 a week, renting out in about 31 days. Followed by 12 unit sales at around $221K and 1 unit rentals at $375 a week.
Who lives hereA low-income, mostly owner-occupied, retirement-age suburb — multicultural, with a strong trades and blue-collar workforce.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
12% report Scottish ancestry, but only 3.1% were born in Scotland — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Scottish community, invisible in birthplace alone.
A mix of established and newer migrant families.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household earns about 1.7× the typical individual here.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Preston Beach — choose a property type and size below.
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Preston Beach in blue, peers in colour.
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
Every market within reach of Preston Beach, ranked by distance — each compared against this suburb's Houses · Total segment so divergence reads at a glance.
WA markets whose Houses · Total segment behaves most like Preston Beach's on the buy side — ranked by a like-for-like blend of price, yield, days on market, ownership cost and cycle phase.
Comparable sales markets to Preston Beach include Gledhow (WA 6330), Carey Park (WA 6230), Glen Iris (WA 6230), York (WA 6302), Harvey (WA 6220), Medina (WA 6167), Camillo (WA 6111) and Usher (WA 6230). Each link opens that suburb's full market report.
21 data-driven answers about Preston Beach's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
The median house price in Preston Beach, WA 6215 is $649k as of June 2026, based on 29 sales recorded over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +33.7% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
The median unit price in Preston Beach, WA 6215 is $221k as of June 2026, based on 12 sales over the past 12 months. Units have moved −22.5% year-on-year and currently trade at roughly 34% of the median house price.
The median weekly house rent in Preston Beach is $590 as of June 2026, drawn from 13 leases over the past 12 months. Units rent for around $375 per week. House rents have moved +6.3% year-on-year. Current vacancy pressure is shown in the supply section above.
Gross rental yield in Preston Beach is 5.30% for houses and 9.10% for units as of June 2026, compared with the WA unit median of 5.36%. Gross yield is annual rent divided by purchase price — it doesn't account for ownership costs like council rates, strata, maintenance or vacancy.
As of June 2026, Preston Beach medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | $551k | $664k | $650k | $649k |
| Units | — | $319k | — | — | $221k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
Preston Beach's property market trends to June 2026: house prices rose +33.7% year-on-year and units −22.5%; weekly house rents moved +6.3%; homes now sell in a median 13 days — faster than a year ago by 14; sales supply sits at 1.2 months (severe). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Preston Beach market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
As of June 2026 in Preston Beach, house prices rose +33.7% over the year, gross rental yield is 5.30% against a WA median of 4.19%, houses take a median 13 days to sell, sales supply is 1.2 months (severe). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
Houses in Preston Beach sell in a median 13 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly slower at 72 days. Days on market have tightened by 14 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Preston Beach's sales market sits at 1.2 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage) against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose. The rental side is tighter still at 0.9 months of supply.
House prices in Preston Beach moved +33.7% over the 12 months to June 2026, while units moved −22.5%. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
Preston Beach's house rental market sits at 0.9 months of supply as of June 2026 — classified as Severe (extreme shortage), with 13 houses leased over the past 12 months. Units sit at 0.0 months. Tighter supply typically corresponds to faster letting and upward pressure on rents.
Preston Beach's house market is currently in the 'in_demand_growing' phase as of June 2026 — combining high sales velocity (top quartile nationally) with year-on-year tightening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
Preston Beach's median house price ($649k) is 28% below the WA median ($900k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 13 days vs 14 days state median. On gross yield, Preston Beach sits at 5.30% vs 4.19% state median.
Preston Beach's most-similar nearby market is Gledhow (310.6 km away) with a median house price of $681k — about 5% pricier. The Nearby and Similar markets sections above rank every peer within radius and by composite similarity across price, days on market, yield, ownership cost and cycle phase.
The most-transacted segment in Preston Beach over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 17 sales. 2 bed units come second at 9 sales. The 'Most popular' panel above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
Preston Beach recorded 29 house sales and 12 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 41 transactions. On the rental side, 13 houses and 1 units were leased. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
Preston Beach, WA 6215 is home to 268 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 62, and the average household holds 1.8 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
The median household in Preston Beach earns $850 per week — roughly $44k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $510/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
Preston Beach is mostly owner-occupied: about 80% of households are owner-occupiers and 20% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 54% own outright and 26% are paying off a mortgage.
Preston Beach, WA 6215 has a population of 268, a median age of 62, a median household income around $850/week, 20% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
This Preston Beach market data was last updated June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.
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