Victoria · Postcode 3072

Preston West postcode and suburb data

Victoria · Phone area code 03 · 9 km from Melbourne

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Preston West at a glance

Key postcode, Census, SEIFA, school and LGA signals for Preston West.

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3072 Postcode See every suburb sharing this postcode

0 People Resident population, Census 2021

Darebin Council area 23 suburbs, 9 postcodes 1 Schools ACARA 2025 profiles in this suburb

Search postcode 3072 Compare with another suburb Darebin LGA map Nearest weather: Melbourne NDIS providers in Darebin

Postcode 3072 covers Preston West, an inland suburb of Melbourne about 9 km from the city centre. It forms part of the Melbourne - North East region of Victoria. Local government services are provided by Darebin.

Preston West is served by St Raphael's School.

Preston West is part of the Darebin - North statistical area in Victoria.

Preston West details

Location, Census, housing, SEIFA and geography fields used across this profile.

Postcode	3072
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Latitude	-37.7376921
Longitude	144.9955479
Distance from Melbourne	9 km
Region (SA4)	Melbourne - North East
Area (SA3)	Darebin - North
Local Government	Darebin
Federal Electorate	Cooper
State Electorate	Preston (Northern Metropolitan)
Time Zone	AEST (UTC+10), Australia/Melbourne (standard time)

Schools in Preston West

ACARA 2025 school profiles for schools located in Preston West. ICSEA is shown where ACARA publishes it.

St Raphael's School

Primary · Cat · ICSEA 1096 · 287 students

Suburbs Near Preston West

Gilberton 0.5 km Regent West 0.9 km Preston 1.4 km Preston Lower 1.6 km Preston South 1.6 km Reservoir South 1.9 km Sylvester 1.9 km Moreland 2.6 km Coburg 2.6 km Thornbury 2.7 km Batman 2.9 km Northland Centre 3.0 km

Same Postcode (3072)

Gilberton Northland Centre Preston Preston Lower Preston South Regent West Sylvester

More Preston West Data

Darebin LGA 23 suburbs, 9 postcodes, 144,864 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Melbourne (8.3 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Darebin LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.