Okeden vs Proston
Okeden is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 54 in Proston. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Okeden, about half of households are people living alone. In Proston, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Okeden tends to suit families with children and couples, while Proston 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
- Okeden is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 27%)
- Proston has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Proston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 52%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Okeden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 20%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Proston
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (230 min vs 248 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (304 km vs 313.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Proston
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (19/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Okeden
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (103.8% vs 8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Okeden and Proston drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Proston has more residents (410 vs 53); Okeden has higher household incomes ($45,500 vs $39,728).
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 53 | 410 +674% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +103.8% | +8.2% |
| Median age | 50 | 54 |
| Median household income | $45,500/yr +13% vs other | $39,728/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $170/wk | $180/wk +6% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $405,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $170,000 |
Development activity
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 198 across South Burnett same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -18% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of QLD | Higher than 4% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of QLD | Higher than 78% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 31% of QLD | Higher than 49% of QLD |
Liveability
Proston is more walkable (19 vs 0).
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 80/100 | High 73/100 |
| 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 same for both | |
Schools
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Okeden
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Proston
- Proston State School Government · Combined below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 8 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 12 | 9 |
Mobility
Okeden sits further from the CBD (313.8 km vs 304 km).
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 19/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 313.8 km +3% vs other | 304 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 248 min | 230 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 4613 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 48 postcode 4613 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.3%).
Setting
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 355 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 416 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 11 premises | 0% 238 premises |
Council rates
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,401/yr same for both | |
| Council | South Burnett same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Flynn same for both | |
| Member | Colin Boyce same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Okeden | Proston | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.