Suburb profile
Proserpine QLD 4800
Proserpine is located in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region of Queensland, postcode 4800. It has 2,415 properties across 82 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Proserpine, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Proserpine
Proserpine, QLD 4800, sits in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region and neighbours Breadalbane, Glen Isla, Kelsey Creek and Crystal Brook. Its 82 streets hold 2,415 properties, 1,885 of them houses and 530 units.
At the 2021 Census Proserpine had 8,858 residents, a median age of 45 and an average household of 2.5 people. Median household income was $1,431 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month and the median rent $276 a week. Of 3,163 dwellings, 2,807 were separate houses, 92 semi-detached, 190 flats and 62 other; 1,208 were owned outright, 1,147 owned with a mortgage and 687 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Proserpine
- 8,858Peoplelive in the area
- 45Median ageyears
- $1,431Median household incomea week
- $276Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses2,807
- Townhouses and semis92
- Flats and apartments190
- Other62
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,560a month
- Household size2.5people on average
How homes are held
Schools in Proserpine
Proserpine State School
GovernmentPrimary
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays
CatholicPrimary and secondary
Proserpine State High School
GovernmentSecondary
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays
CatholicPrimary and secondary
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.