Rural residential dominant. 0% of decided DAs approved.
Preston 4352 spans 3 councils: Whitsunday Regional (524 lots), Lockyer Valley Regional (280 lots), Toowoomba Regional (198 lots). The dominant council (Whitsunday Regional) sets the canonical URL for this page.
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Zoning
Preston is dominated by RR — Rural residential. Land use, building height, and permitted development are set per zone in the council planning scheme, made under the Queensland Planning Act 2016.
Limit varies by lot — check your address for the exact figure.
Modelled dwelling capacity if every lot built to its zone controls.
Location
Preston 4352 covers 48.7 km² within Whitsunday Regional.
Drill into any lot in Preston
Open the interactive map — click any address to see its zone, height, FSR, overlays, and approval likelihood.
Development potential
We score every lot for development signal — under-built relative to the controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or sized for subdivision.
under the relevant council planning scheme
lots that may support subdivision
show at least one development signal
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Constraints & risks
73% of lots are bushfire-prone — a bushfire assessment is likely required; also: 25.0% of lots: koala priority habitat; 15.0% of lots: strategic cropping land; 57.5% of lots: state environmental significance.
Suburb-wide percentages — your specific lot may have all, some, or none of these.
Flood hazard overlay mapping
Bushfire hazard overlay mapping
Core koala habitat (State Planning Regulatory Provisions)
State-significant agricultural land — development constraints apply
Matters of State Environmental Significance (MSES) overlay
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Market
Rent and market context from state rental bond and demographic data.
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Queensland Government Statistician's Office projection.
DA activity
1 development applications for Preston addresses were decided by Whitsunday Regional over the past 24 months. 0 approved — a 0% approval rate.
Demographics & lifestyle
ABS Census 2021 population data combined with lot-level amenity, healthcare, lifestyle, and crime indices.
Walkable amenity within 1 km
Cafés, parks, schools, transport
ZoneDSS Marketplace
1 business serving Preston and nearby.
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Preston is dominated by the RR (Rural residential) zone, which covers 77 of 1,002 lots (54%). The full mix is: RR Rural residential (54%), LD Limited development (constrained land) (46%).
Most lots in Preston aren't eligible for a secondary dwelling under the relevant council planning scheme — typically because the dominant zoning (RR) doesn't permit it, or lot sizes fall below the minimum. Always verify on the specific address.
Median weekly rent for a house in Preston is $675.
Whitsunday Regional decided 1 development applications for Preston addresses over the past 24 months, with 0 approved (0% approval rate). Processing time depends heavily on application complexity, council backlog, and whether the application requires referral to other agencies.
Across Preston, 73.3% bushfire-prone, 25.0% koala priority habitat, 15.0% strategic cropping land, 57.5% state environmental significance. These are suburb-wide percentages — every lot has its own combination. A planning report on a specific address shows exactly which controls apply.
0 of 1,002 lots in Preston show identifiable development potential — under-developed for the planning controls, eligible for a secondary dwelling, or capable of subdivision.
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Compare zoning, development potential, and DA activity across other suburbs in Whitsunday Regional and nearby postcodes.
Suburb-wide stats are useful for context. For a buy-or-walk decision on a specific lot, you need every control, every constraint, and every clause cited to source.
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Verify with official sources
Don't take our word for it. Every figure on this page is computed from authoritative Queensland Government data — and you can verify any of it directly with the source.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Official Queensland source — verify zoning, overlays, planning controls and the figures shown on this page.
Zoning, height, overlays and development potential computed from the Whitsunday Regionalcouncil planning scheme and lot-level cadastre (1,002 lots). Hazard overlays, demographics and rent drawn from Queensland council planning schemes, Development.i / council DA registers, Queensland Globe, and ABS Census 2021. Aggregated by ZoneDSS · last updated 2026-06-08.
Suburb-wide statistics — your specific lot may vary. Always run a planning report on the actual address before making a decision. How ZoneDSS works →