Suburb in South Burnett

Proston, QLD

Proston had a population of 410 at the 2021 Census (+8.2% since 2016). Median age 55.5. Median weekly household income $775. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Proston at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Wide Bay

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Proston's population grew by 8.2% to 410, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 55.5, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 8.8% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 24.4%.

19.3% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 60.8% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 177 households.

The median household earns $775 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $200 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $700 a month.

9.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 3.1% use a language other than English at home. 39.5% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Proston beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureProstonQLDAustralia
Population4105,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+8.2%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age55.538.238.2
Households1771,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting19.3%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright60.8%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$775$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$200$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$700$1,740$1,866
Born overseas9.9%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home3.1%14.1%23.6%
No religion39.5%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+8.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3312011
  2. 3792016
  3. 4102021

Age

Median age 55.5, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Proston Queensland
Share of people by age, Proston and Queensland
0–98.8%
10–197.6%
20–298.3%
30–397.6%
40–498.3%
50–5913.9%
60–6917.8%
70–7918.3%
80+6.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Proston at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian48.2%
  2. English46.2%
  3. German12.1%
  4. Irish11.3%
  5. Scottish9.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Filipino1.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England2.9%
  2. Germany1.1%
  3. the Philippines1.1%
  4. New Zealand0.9%
  5. Scotland0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Proston

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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