Kelsey Creek vs Proserpine

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kelsey Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kelsey Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Proserpine suits people living alone.

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

  • Kelsey Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 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

Kelsey Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Kelsey Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($215/wk vs $260/wk)
  • But Proserpine has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 6%)

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)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1089.8 km vs 1101.7 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (747 min vs 753 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Proserpine

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Kelsey Creek carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Kelsey Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.6% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Kelsey Creek 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.

Kelsey Creek 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.

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
Walkability 0 / 8
Kelsey Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Proserpine — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 82 / 26
Kelsey Creek — Safety: 82/100 Proserpine — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 61 / 100
Kelsey Creek — Low fire risk: 61/100 Proserpine — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Proserpine has more residents (3,614 vs 157); Kelsey Creek has higher household incomes ($100,724 vs $61,100).

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
Population 157 3,614
+2202% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.6% +1.5%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $100,724/yr
+39% vs other
 $61,100/yr
Median weekly rent $215/wk $260/wk
+21% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
0-4 5.7% / 5.8%
Kelsey Creek — 0-4: 5.7% Proserpine — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 19.1% / 13.7%
Kelsey Creek — 5-14: 19.1% Proserpine — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 4.5% / 6.4%
Kelsey Creek — 15-19: 4.5% Proserpine — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / 4.9%
Kelsey Creek — 20-24: not among its largest Proserpine — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 7.6% / 10.3%
Kelsey Creek — 25-34: 7.6% Proserpine — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 17.8% / 11.1%
Kelsey Creek — 35-44: 17.8% Proserpine — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 10.2% / 12.7%
Kelsey Creek — 45-54: 10.2% Proserpine — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.4% / 12.3%
Kelsey Creek — 55-64: 13.4% Proserpine — 55-64: 12.3%
65-74 18.5% / 10.9%
Kelsey Creek — 65-74: 18.5% Proserpine — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 2.5% / 8.2%
Kelsey Creek — 75-84: 2.5% Proserpine — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ — / 3.5%
Kelsey Creek — 85+: not among its largest Proserpine — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kelsey Creek 58.8% couple families
Kelsey Creek — Couple Families: 58.8% Kelsey Creek — Lone Person: 32.4% Kelsey Creek — One Parent Families: 8.8% Kelsey Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Kelsey Creek — 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.

Kelsey Creek 6.4% renting
Kelsey Creek — Owned Outright: 44.7% Kelsey Creek — Mortgage: 48.9% Kelsey Creek — Renting: 6.4%
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.

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
England 5.7% / 2.4%
Kelsey Creek — England: 5.7% Proserpine — England: 2.4%
New Zealand — / 2.4%
Kelsey Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Proserpine — New Zealand: 2.4%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Kelsey Creek — Philippines: not among its largest Proserpine — Philippines: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.4%
Kelsey Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Proserpine — Netherlands: 0.4%
South Africa — / 0.4%
Kelsey Creek — South Africa: not among its largest Proserpine — South Africa: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

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

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
Certificate III & IV 16.6% / 19.6%
Kelsey Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.6% Proserpine — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 5.4%
Kelsey Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Proserpine — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 4.9%
Kelsey Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Proserpine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.8%
Kelsey Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Proserpine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.5%
Kelsey Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Proserpine — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kelsey Creek 100.0% houses
Kelsey Creek — Houses: 100.0% Kelsey Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Kelsey Creek — 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

Kelsey Creek 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

Kelsey Creek 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.

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

Ranking within QLD

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 26% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 18% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 49% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 31% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 69% of QLD

Liveability

Proserpine is more walkable (8 vs 0).

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

Risk profile

Kelsey Creek carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Proserpine carries more crime risk (74 vs 18).

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
Bushfire Low
39/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
18/100
 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

Kelsey Creek 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 Kelsey Creek

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

Kelsey Creek 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

Kelsey Creek sits further from the CBD (1101.7 km vs 1089.8 km).

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Brisbane 1101.7 km
+1% vs other
 1089.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 753 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.

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
Car (driver) 68.8% / 75.1%
Kelsey Creek — Car (driver): 68.8% Proserpine — Car (driver): 75.1%
Walked Only 11.7% / 8.8%
Kelsey Creek — Walked Only: 11.7% Proserpine — Walked Only: 8.8%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 5.4%
Kelsey Creek — Worked from Home: 14.3% Proserpine — Worked from Home: 5.4%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 6.2%
Kelsey Creek — Car (passenger): 5.2% Proserpine — Car (passenger): 6.2%
Bicycle — / 2.4%
Kelsey Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Proserpine — Bicycle: 2.4%

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

Setting

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
Elevation 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.0 km 12.3 km

NBN connectivity

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
Connectivity score 28/100 65/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
58 premises
 38%
1,989 premises

Climate

Kelsey Creek 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

Kelsey Creek Proserpine
Average residential rate $1,412/yr
same for both
Council Whitsunday
same for both

Federal electorate

Kelsey Creek 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

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

Tags

Kelsey Creek

Family Rural

Proserpine

Affordable

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