Crystal Brook vs Proserpine

Crystal Brook is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Proserpine. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Crystal Brook, most households are couple families. On these figures, Crystal Brook tends to suit couples, while Proserpine suits people living alone and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Crystal Brook carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 74/100)
  • Proserpine has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Proserpine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $283/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Proserpine

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (747 min vs 759 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1089.8 km vs 1105.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Proserpine

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 10%)
  • But Crystal Brook carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Crystal Brook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (29.5% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Crystal Brook and Proserpine drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Walkability 0 / 8
Crystal Brook — Walkability: 0/100 Proserpine — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 55 / 26
Crystal Brook — Safety: 55/100 Proserpine — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Crystal Brook — Low fire risk: 100/100 Proserpine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Proserpine has more residents (3,614 vs 237); Crystal Brook has higher household incomes ($74,048 vs $61,100).

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Population 237 3,614
+1425% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +29.5% +1.5%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $74,048/yr
+17% vs other
 $61,100/yr
Median weekly rent $283/wk
+8% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Crystal Brook Proserpine
0-4 8.0% / 5.8%
Crystal Brook — 0-4: 8.0% Proserpine — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 15.2% / 13.7%
Crystal Brook — 5-14: 15.2% Proserpine — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 8.4% / 6.4%
Crystal Brook — 15-19: 8.4% Proserpine — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 2.5% / 4.9%
Crystal Brook — 20-24: 2.5% Proserpine — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 12.2% / 10.3%
Crystal Brook — 25-34: 12.2% Proserpine — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 11.0% / 11.1%
Crystal Brook — 35-44: 11.0% Proserpine — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 13.9% / 12.7%
Crystal Brook — 45-54: 13.9% Proserpine — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 16.0% / 12.3%
Crystal Brook — 55-64: 16.0% Proserpine — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 9.7% / 10.9%
Crystal Brook — 65-74: 9.7% Proserpine — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 3.0% / 8.2%
Crystal Brook — 75-84: 3.0% Proserpine — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 1.3% / 3.5%
Crystal Brook — 85+: 1.3% Proserpine — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Crystal Brook 60.4% couple families
Crystal Brook — Couple Families: 60.4% Crystal Brook — Lone Person: 31.2% Crystal Brook — One Parent Families: 8.3% Crystal Brook — Group Household: 0.0% Crystal Brook — Other Families: 0.0%
Proserpine 31.9% couple families
Proserpine — Couple Families: 31.9% Proserpine — Lone Person: 42.8% Proserpine — One Parent Families: 20.6% Proserpine — Group Household: 3.0% Proserpine — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Crystal Brook 9.7% renting
Crystal Brook — Owned Outright: 51.6% Crystal Brook — Mortgage: 38.7% Crystal Brook — Renting: 9.7%
Proserpine 37.2% renting
Proserpine — Owned Outright: 32.9% Proserpine — Mortgage: 29.8% Proserpine — Renting: 37.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Crystal Brook Proserpine
England 1.3% / 2.4%
Crystal Brook — England: 1.3% Proserpine — England: 2.4%
South Africa 2.1% / 0.4%
Crystal Brook — South Africa: 2.1% Proserpine — South Africa: 0.4%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Crystal Brook — New Zealand: not among its largest Proserpine — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Crystal Brook — Philippines: not among its largest Proserpine — Philippines: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Crystal Brook — Netherlands: not among its largest Proserpine — Netherlands: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Certificate III & IV 16.0% / 19.6%
Crystal Brook — Certificate III & IV: 16.0% Proserpine — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 4.9%
Crystal Brook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Proserpine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 5.4%
Crystal Brook — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Proserpine — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 0.5%
Crystal Brook — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Proserpine — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Crystal Brook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Proserpine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Crystal Brook 90.0% houses
Crystal Brook — Houses: 90.0% Crystal Brook — Flats / Apartments: 10.0% Crystal Brook — Townhouses: 0.0%
Proserpine 78.9% houses
Proserpine — Houses: 78.9% Proserpine — Flats / Apartments: 14.8% Proserpine — Townhouses: 6.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Median house price — $595,000
Median unit price — $375,000
Median land price — $600,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 23 sales

Development activity

Crystal Brook Proserpine
New dwellings approved 190
across Whitsunday
same for both
Approvals change year on year +70%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Houses — 4.3%
$570/wk on $685K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Crystal Brook Proserpine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 18% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 5% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 30% of QLD Higher than 31% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of QLD

Liveability

Proserpine is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Grade — D
Score — 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Proserpine carries more crime risk (74 vs 45).

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
45/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Crystal Brook

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Proserpine

  • Proserpine State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Proserpine State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 6
Childcare 0 6
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 4
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 3
Fuel stations 0 4
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Crystal Brook sits further from the CBD (1105.3 km vs 1089.8 km).

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Brisbane 1105.3 km
+1% vs other
 1089.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 759 min 747 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 4800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 85
postcode 4800
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Car (driver) 71.6% / 75.1%
Crystal Brook — Car (driver): 71.6% Proserpine — Car (driver): 75.1%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 5.4%
Crystal Brook — Worked from Home: 17.3% Proserpine — Worked from Home: 5.4%
Walked Only 7.4% / 8.8%
Crystal Brook — Walked Only: 7.4% Proserpine — Walked Only: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 6.2%
Crystal Brook — Car (passenger): 3.7% Proserpine — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bicycle — / 2.4%
Crystal Brook — Bicycle: not among its largest Proserpine — Bicycle: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.1%).

Setting

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.6 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Connectivity score 27/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
63 premises
 38%
1,989 premises

Climate

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Annual rainfall 1,502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 11.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Average residential rate $1,412/yr
same for both
Council Whitsunday
same for both

Federal electorate

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Division Dawson
same for both
Member Andrew Willcox
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Crystal Brook Proserpine
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Crystal Brook

Family Rural

Proserpine

Affordable

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