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Proston QLD 4613

450 addresses · 27 streets

Flynn Electorate › South Burnett LGA › Proston · 203 km from Brisbane

Living Here

Proston is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 410 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $764 a week, with median rent near $180 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

410Population
54Median age
$764Median household income / wk
$180Median rent / wk
2.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Kingaroy Region - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Proston itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Wondai Aerodrome, 29.4 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 22% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Proston

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Proston QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202022.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202140.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 12.1% · Labour-force participation 33%

Population by age in Proston
Population by age, Proston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-419
5-1438
15-1917
20-2418
25-3438
35-4432
45-5447
55-6465
65-7487
75-8440
85+6
Dwelling types in Proston
Dwelling types, Proston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House163
Townhouse3
Apartment0
Other3
Households by weekly income in Proston
Households by weekly income, Proston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65060
$650-1,49979
$1,500-2,99922
$3,000+9
Top ancestries in Proston
Top ancestries, Proston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Australian171
English164
Ancestry NS55
German43
Irish40
Scottish32
Housing tenure in Proston
Housing tenure, Proston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned104
Mortgage32
Rented33
Other6
Cars per household in Proston
Cars per household, Proston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
014
169
270
321
4+3
Commute to work in Proston
Commute to work, Proston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car64
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home6
Top countries of birth in Proston
Top countries of birth, Proston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England10
Germany4
Philippines4
New Zealand3
Scotland3
United States3
Languages used at home in Proston
Languages used at home, Proston QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino6

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

319 bird observations recorded near Proston — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Proston

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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