Proserpine · Urban Centre

Migration & Movement in Proserpine

How people move — recent moves within Australia and arrivals from overseas.

Far more people move into Proserpine than in most similar areas. While 41.4% of residents arrived within the last five years, this figure has fallen since 2011.

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📍 Proserpine, Urban Centre

Where Proserpine sits — People who moved in the last 5 years

41.4% ▼ -9.1%
  • 10.0%–11.8%: 18 areas
  • 11.8%–13.6%: 15 areas
  • 13.6%–15.4%: 11 areas
  • 15.4%–17.1%: 16 areas
  • 17.1%–18.9%: 12 areas
  • 18.9%–20.7%: 19 areas
  • 20.7%–22.5%: 33 areas
  • 22.5%–24.3%: 54 areas
  • 24.3%–26.1%: 76 areas
  • 26.1%–27.9%: 88 areas
  • 27.9%–29.6%: 120 areas
  • 29.6%–31.4%: 151 areas
  • 31.4%–33.2%: 157 areas
  • 33.2%–35.0%: 147 areas
  • 35.0%–36.8%: 169 areas
  • 36.8%–38.6%: 143 areas
  • 38.6%–40.4%: 146 areas
  • 40.4%–42.1%: 121 areas
  • 42.1%–43.9%: 98 areas
  • 43.9%–45.7%: 69 areas
  • 45.7%–47.5%: 41 areas
  • 47.5%–49.3%: 33 areas
  • 49.3%–51.1%: 19 areas
  • 51.1%–52.9%: 15 areas
  • 52.9%–54.6%: 15 areas
  • 54.6%–56.4%: 11 areas
  • 56.4%–58.2%: 5 areas
  • 58.2%–60.0%: 28 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Proserpine — higher than 78% of areas.

People who moved in the last 5 years compared with the state and national average
Proserpine41.4%
4800, QLD 36.0%
Queensland 44.8%
Australia 40.7%

Moving home

People who moved in the last five years.

About 41.4% of people moved here in the last five years, which is much higher than in most similar areas. This is about the same as the national figure, though well below the Queensland rate of 44.8%.

41.4% ▼ -9.1%

Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 45.6%
  • 2016: 40.6%
  • 2021: 41.4%

Share of people living at a different address than five years earlier.

Arrivals from overseas

Overseas-born residents who arrived recently.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 8.2% of the population, a figure that is higher than most similar areas. This is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia, and has fallen since 2011.

8.2% ▼ -21.1%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 10.3%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 8.2%

Share of overseas-born residents who arrived in Australia in the five years before the census.

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). Migration & Movement in Proserpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315081/proserpine/topic/mobility-location