Proserpine QLD, 4800
Proserpine Real Estate: Suburb Profile
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Overview Proserpine is a suburb situated in the Whitsunday Region in Queensland. The suburb is bordered by the Bruce Highway and is along the banks of the Proserpine River. As per the 2016 census, Proserpine has a population of 3,562. The suburbs bordering Proserpine are Crystal Brook, Hamilton Plains, Glen Isla, Kelsey Creek, and Breadalbane.
Living in Proserpine Residents of Proserpine describe the suburb to have a “fantastic and welcoming” community. The suburb has everything that a local would need. The facilities found in Proserpine include a hospital, numerous parks, an athletic field, supermarkets, restaurants and cafes, accommodations, pharmacy and various speciality shops. The town also has a golf club and a waterpark.
As for educational facilities, Proserpine has a public kindergarten, a state school, a state high school and a private catholic school.
History of Proserpine The Gia people are recognised as the traditional custodians of the land where Proserpine is located.
European colonists first arrived in the area in the 1860s, where Daniel Emmerson formed a pastoral station. In 1882, the town already had an established sugar industry and had a working sugar mill. Sugar continues to be one of the suburb's main industries.
The Proserpine River, where the suburb takes its name, was named by colonist and explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple from the legend of the Greek goddess Persephone, whose Latin name is Proserpine.
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