QLD · South Burnett Council
Proston, QLD, 4613
Current weather
14.3°CClear sky
91% humidity · 9.3 km/h wind · 20.1° / 11.9° today · 0.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#165 among Country & regional suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Proston is a small locality in the South Burnett area, home to around 410 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 23 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-40%), roughly 56.1 offences per 1,000 residents, and 1 school and preschool site in the area. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 410
- Median age
- 54
- Median household income / week
- $764
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 27 of 205
- Median monthly mortgage
- $624
- Employment rate
- 29.1%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 14 / 3 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 23
- Against the person
- 9
- Against property
- 10
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 56.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 46 residents
- State safety percentile
- 8.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -39.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault6
- Good Order Offences3
- Other Property Damage5
- Traffic And Related Offences3
- Unlawful Use Of Motor Vehicle2
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 908
- Proston State SchoolCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
7 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Apex ParkPark
- Centenary YardsPark
- Fisherman's ParkPark
- Lions ParkPark
- Proston LookoutPark
- Railway ParkPark
- Reinke Scrub Conservation ParkNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 1
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Proston Outpatients Community Health CentreWondai Proston Roadclinic
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Shepherd Memorial Church of St PeterState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 11
- Parks (OSM)
- 7
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 60.6/100
- Cohort rank
- #165 among Country & regional suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Shepherd Memorial Church of St PeterheritageState heritage place
- Proston Outpatients Community Health CentrehealthWondai Proston Roadclinic
- Apex Parkgovernmentpark
- Centenary Yardsgovernmentpark
- Fisherman's Parkgovernmentpark
- Lions Parkgovernmentpark
- Proston Lookoutgovernmentpark
- Railway Parkgovernmentpark
- Reinke Scrub Conservation Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
- Proston State SchoolschoolsCombined
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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