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Proserpine QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Proserpine, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Proserpine QLD is 3,614 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Proserpine is $668 per week ($34,736 per year). Median rent in Proserpine is $260 per week ($1,127 per month). Proserpine has a median age of 42 years, older than the national median of 38. Proserpine has a population density of 154.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Proserpine is England. The most common religion is No Religion (41% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Proserpine is $1,300.

There were 1,629 recorded offences in Proserpine in 2025-26, a rate of 451 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was drug offences (678 offences).

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Proserpine Population

residents (Census 2021)

Proserpine Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$668/wk

$34,736 per year

#6027 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$260/wk

$1,127 per month

#5884 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

42years

4 years older than national median

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Mortgage

$1,300/mo

Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.8 per bedroom

Proserpine Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.7% (1,761) Female 51.3% (1,854)

Population Density

154.6

people per km²

3,614 people · 23.4 km²

Households

2.4

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,612

Family income/wk

Proserpine Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Proserpine Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

52.4% 440 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

47.6% 399 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Proserpine Country of Birth

Australia

97.1%

England

2.4%

Germany

0.3%

India

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Proserpine Religion

No Religion

40.7%

Catholic

21.7%

Anglican

16.8%

Uniting Church

8.4%

Not stated

7.2%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.7%

Christian (other)

1.6%

Baptist

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Proserpine Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

45.2%

Year 10 or equivalent

35.7%

Year 11 or equivalent

10.2%

Year 9 or equivalent

8.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Proserpine Languages Spoken at Home

Other

30.9%

SAL Tot

12.7%

Malayalam

10.9%

SAL Filipin

9.1%

SAL Tagalog

9.1%

Mandarin

9.1%

Italian

7.3%

German

5.5%

French

5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Proserpine Employment

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Employed full-time

35.9% 929 people

⏰

Employed part-time

19.1% 493 people

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Unemployed

3.2% 82 people

🏠

Not in labour force

41.9% 1,083 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Proserpine Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

60.2%

Bachelor Degree

16.6%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

15.1%

Certificate I/II

4.5%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

2.4%

Postgraduate Degree

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Proserpine Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers

23.4%

Professionals

18.6%

Community & Personal Service

14.6%

Labourers

9.9%

Managers

9.8%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

9.5%

Clerical & Administrative

8.0%

Sales Workers

6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Proserpine Field of Study

Engineering

24.3%

Education

13.6%

Management & Commerce

13.4%

Society & Culture

12.2%

Health

10.6%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

9.9%

Architecture & Building

9.5%

Agriculture & Environment

2.5%

Natural & Physical Sciences

1.8%

Information Technology

1.1%

Creative Arts

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Proserpine Dwelling Types

Separate house

92.7%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

5.8%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Proserpine Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.9%

$1-$149/wk

0.2%

$150-$299/wk

1.9%

$300-$399/wk

2.6%

$400-$499/wk

9.3%

$500-$649/wk

6.8%

$650-$799/wk

11.8%

$800-$999/wk

9.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.1%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.1%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.6%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.9%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

10.5%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

6.7%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

4.4%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

2.4%

$4,000+/wk

4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Proserpine Marital Status

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Married

38.7% 1,125

↔️

Separated

5.0% 145

📋

Divorced

11.2% 326

🕊️

Widowed

9.1% 265

👤

Never married

36.0% 1,049

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Proserpine Ancestry

English

33.3%

Australian

30.0%

Irish

8.2%

Scottish

7.9%

Other

4.7%

Aboriginal Australianralian

4.5%

German

4.3%

Italian

3.4%

Dutch

1.1%

New Zealander

1.0%

Filipino

0.9%

Maori

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Proserpine School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

37.3%

Secondary — Government

31.0%

Primary — Catholic

8.1%

Pre-school

7.8%

Secondary — Catholic

7.8%

Vocational Education

7.0%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

0.6%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Proserpine Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

10.3% 703

✅

No need for assistance

89.7% 6,093

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Proserpine Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

18.1% 489

—

Not a volunteer

81.9% 2,210

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Proserpine Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

5.3%

$300-$449/mo

2.8%

$450-$599/mo

2.8%

$600-$799/mo

3.9%

$800-$999/mo

10.6%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

30.6%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

21.4%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

14.2%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

4.7%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Proserpine How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

69.8%

Did not go to work

12.0%

Walked only

8.2%

Car (passenger)

5.8%

Bicycle

2.2%

Bus

1.2%

Truck

0.4%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.2%

Other

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Proserpine Car Ownership

0 vehicles

7.6%

1 vehicle

42.6%

2 vehicles

34.4%

3 vehicles

10.6%

4+ vehicles

4.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Proserpine Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

5.4%

2 bedrooms

18.6%

3 bedrooms

51.0%

4 bedrooms

21.1%

5 bedrooms

3.0%

6+ bedrooms

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Proserpine Population Mobility

18.3%

moved in the last year

44.9%

moved in the last 5 years

5.1%

unemployment rate (Census)

55.9%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Proserpine Indigenous Population

7.6%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

516

Indigenous residents

6,279

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Proserpine Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

411

Asthma

135

Arthritis

131

Diabetes

128

Heart disease

107

Lung condition

Cancer

Stroke

Kidney disease

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Proserpine Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

11.0%

$1-$149/wk

3.8%

$150-$299/wk

6.3%

$300-$399/wk

5.5%

$400-$499/wk

5.3%

$500-$649/wk

4.8%

$650-$799/wk

12.5%

$800-$999/wk

12.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.6%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.8%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

3.8%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

6.1%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.9%

$3,500+/wk

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Proserpine Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

39.2%

Couple — no children

27.9%

One parent — children under 15

14.4%

Couple — no children under 15

11.6%

One parent — no children under 15

6.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Proserpine Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.2% 5

🏅

Previously served

3.6% 99

👤

Never served

96.2% 2,613

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Proserpine Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

12.5% 337

—

Did not provide

87.5% 2,349

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Proserpine Children Ever Born

No children

22.6%

1 child

11.1%

2 children

33.4%

3 children

20.5%

4 children

8.8%

5+ children

3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Proserpine When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Proserpine Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

19.9%

5–14 hours

26.7%

15–29 hours

12.0%

30+ hours

9.7%

Did not do domestic work

31.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Proserpine Household Size

1 person

32.1%

2 persons

34.2%

3 persons

13.1%

4 persons

11.6%

5 persons

6.3%

6+ persons

2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Proserpine Where Residents Moved From

Same address

2,720

Moved from QLD

289

Moved — same area (SA2)

268

Moved from overseas

Moved from VIC

Moved from SA

Moved from NSW

Moved from WA

Moved from NT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Proserpine Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

75.3%

Step family — no other children

15.9%

Blended family — no other children

7.0%

Intact family — other children present

0.9%

Other couple — children only

0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Proserpine Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 1,629 total

Drug Offences

678

Theft

350

Fraud

176

Assault

150

Domestic Violence

Traffic

Break & Enter

Property Damage

Weapons

Sexual Offences

Robbery

Offence trend by year:

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: QLD Police Service — data.qld.gov.au

Proserpine Schools

schools nearby

government

986

avg ICSEA score

2,418

total students

St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays Catholic

Combined · Prep-12 · 725 students

1017

ICSEA

Proserpine State High School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,116 students

974

ICSEA

Proserpine State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 577 students

968

ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Proserpine Rent Prices & Affordability

22%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,175/wk

Median Rent $260/wk

Rent-to-Income 22.1%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Proserpine

Your weekly income

≈ $5,092/month

Median rent $260/wk

Left after rent $915/wk

Rent share 22.1%

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Proserpine vs State & National Average

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Pop: 1,813 Income: $707/wk Rent: $290/wk

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Pop: 1,824 Income: $1,421/wk Rent: $380/wk

Gailes

Pop: 1,831 Income: $571/wk Rent: $290/wk

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Pop: 1,836 Income: $860/wk Rent: $560/wk

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Pop: 1,842 Income: $615/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Pop: 1,843 Income: $577/wk Rent: $340/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Proserpine

What is the population of Proserpine QLD?

The population of Proserpine QLD is 3,614 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 154.6 people per km².Proserpine is ranked #2,091 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Proserpine?

The median personal income in Proserpine QLD is $668 per week, or $34,736 per year.The median household income is $1,175 per week.Family income is $1,612 per week.Proserpine is ranked #6,027 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Proserpine?

Median rent in Proserpine QLD is $260 per week ($1,127 per month).Rent represents 22.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.Proserpine ranks #5,884 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Proserpine?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Proserpine QLD is $1,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Proserpine?

The median age in Proserpine QLD is 42 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Proserpine a good suburb to live in?

Proserpine is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 3,614.The median income is $668/wk, which is below the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.1% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 32368. All dollar figures in AUD.