Lake Proserpine Postcode

Queensland

Outer Regional Bottom 20% SEIFA
4800
Postcode for Lake Proserpine, QLD
Phone area code: 07 · 918 km from Brisbane · Pop. 6
6
Population
64
Median Age
$1,199
Household Income/wk
$80
Median Rent/wk
2/10
SEIFA Advantage
268.3
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Lake Proserpine ranks: SEIFA decile 2 places it in the bottom 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Lake Proserpine Compares

Lake Proserpine vs the QLD average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricLake ProserpineQLD avgAU avg
Household income/wk $1,199 -QLD $1,770 $1,836
Rent/wk $80 -QLD $380 $390
Median age 64 44.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 2/10 -QLD 4.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -QLD 6.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the QLD average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Lake Proserpine is a locality 918 km from Brisbane in Queensland, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 4800. It falls within the Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday region. The local government area is Whitsunday.

According to the 2021 Census, Lake Proserpine has a population of 6 with a median age of 64. The median weekly household income is $1,199, below the QLD average.

Housing in Lake Proserpine includes a median weekly rent of $80, 6 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the QLD average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Lake Proserpine scores in decile 2 out of 10, which is well below the national average.

Lake Proserpine is part of the Whitsunday statistical area in Queensland.

Lake Proserpine Details

Postcode4800
StateQueensland (QLD)
Phone Area Code07
Population (2021)6
Median Age64 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$1,199/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$612/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$80
Average Household Size1.3 persons
Area268.3 km²
Population Density0/km²
Total Dwellings6
Australian Citizens100.0%
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile2/10 (well below average)
Latitude-20.3929589
Longitude148.3601034
Distance from Brisbane918 km
Region (SA4)Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
Area (SA3)Whitsunday
Local GovernmentWhitsunday
Federal ElectorateDawson

Age Profile

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (0.0%) 65+ (0.0%)
Show counts
0–14 years0 (0.0%)
15–24 years0 (0.0%)
25–44 years0 (0.0%)
45–64 years0 (0.0%)
65+ years0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 2 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Lake Proserpine

Dittmer 7.7 km Crystal Brook 8.3 km Pauls Pocket 13.0 km Kelsey Creek 13.2 km Silver Creek 15.1 km Mount Pluto 15.6 km Goorganga Creek 17.9 km Foxdale 18.4 km Myrtlevale 21.7 km Andromache 22.9 km Proserpine 23.0 km Hamilton Plains 23.2 km

Same Postcode (4800)

Andromache Brandy Creek Breadalbane Cannon Valley Cape Conway Cape Gloucester Conway Conway Beach Crystal Brook Dingo Beach Dittmer Erlando Beach Foxdale Glen Isla Goorganga Creek Goorganga Plains Gunyarra Hamilton Plains Hideaway Bay Kelsey Creek Laguna Quays Lethebrook Mount Julian Mount Marlow Mount Pluto Myrtlevale Palm Grove Pauls Pocket Proserpine Riordanvale Silver Creek Strathdickie Thoopara Wilson Beach

More Lake Proserpine Data

Whitsunday LGA 61 suburbs, 6 postcodes, 36,805 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Airlie Beach (39.9 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Whitsunday LGA

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.