3,440 ▲ +121.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1,554
- 2016: 1,214
- 2021: 3,440
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Proserpine · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Proserpine
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 38% of people in Proserpine are married, making it a community with a strong presence of established couples. The population has more than doubled since 2011 to 3,440 people, and the rest of the residents are noticeably older than the national figure.
3,440
▲ +121.4%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Proserpine — higher than 80% of areas.
| Proserpine | 3,440 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | 10,081 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 121% since 2011, adding 1,886 people to the area. The typical resident is now 43, which is 5 years older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.3% of the population, a figure well above the national average that has risen by 9.1 percentage points since 2011. Children under 15 account for 19.1%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
23.3% ▲ +63.6%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Proserpine splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This has risen 5.8 percentage points since 2011, while people in de facto relationships also sit a little above the national average at 14%.
7.3% ▲ +372.8%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.0% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Proserpine splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 11%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315081/proserpine/topic/demographics-identity