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QLD · Mount Isa Council
Mount Isa, 4825
Est. population · Jun 2025
177
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+9.9%
Median age
35
Median income
$4,727/wk
Employment rate
76%
Languages at home
7.3%non-English
Most common: Afrikaans
2021 Census · usual residence
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- Heritage area
Suburb profile
Mount Isa is a hillside smaller community in Mount Isa Council, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. Genuine distance from the metro area around Brisbane is part of the character: quiet streets, big skies and a town that looks after itself. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix.
With limited local amenities, residents regularly travel to a neighbouring town for shops, appointments and a wider choice. Green space punches above what many comparable suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. A car helps for most daily errands, with fewer amenities clustered within an easy walk.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers.
At a glance
Mount Isa snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
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No data available
Population (ERP)
177
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
21.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Safety
97th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
30th
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
10/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
21st
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Population
Estimated resident population
177(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +9.9% over 5 years · 30th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +9.9%
- Change in 1 year
- +1
- Change in 5 years
- +16
- Growth rank in QLD
- 30th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~200), extrapolated at +0.7% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 172
- Median age
- 35
- Median household income / week
- $4,727
- Dwelling vacancy
- 21.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 15 of 69
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,250
- Employment rate
- 76%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 45 / 4 / 0 (+ 5 other)
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
- Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 36
- Against the person
- 15
- Against property
- 9
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 203.4
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 11 residents
- State safety percentile
- 97th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +8.1%
Most common offence types
- Assault938
- Drug Offences681
- Good Order Offences541
- Other Property Damage365
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)364
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 4
- Median school ICSEA (4 schools)
- 918
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 21th
School list
- Good Shepherd Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 978 · 37th percentile · LBOTE 17% · 434 students · Top SEA quarter 13%View on My School →
- Mount Isa Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 791 · 3th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 211 students · Top SEA quarter 2%View on My School →
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1010 · 52th percentile · LBOTE 27% · 313 students · Top SEA quarter 20%View on My School →
- St Kieran's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 858 · 5th percentile · LBOTE 21% · 140 students · Top SEA quarter 3%View on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Amenities
1 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Limited walkable amenities nearby
- Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb
- Walkability proxy
- 0/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 29.07
Other(1)
- Parking
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Blackrock ParkPark
- Tony White OvalPark
- Warrina ParkPark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 5
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Nearest hospital
- Mount Isa Base Hospital (22.0 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 2
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 11.3
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
Weather
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
- Usual max / min
- 37° / 24°
- Rainfall
- 374 mm · ~47 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
- Usual max / min
- 32° / 19°
- Rainfall
- 99 mm · ~12 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
- Usual max / min
- 27° / 12°
- Rainfall
- 17 mm · ~2 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
- Usual max / min
- 35° / 20°
- Rainfall
- 75 mm · ~9 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Roadworks & transport
2 active roadworks / incidents
- Multiple locations between Gunpowder Road and Mount IsaBarkly Highway15 Oct 2026 – 21 Oct 2026
- Multiple locations between Mount Isa and CloncurryBarkly Highway21 Oct 2026 – 24 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
- Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Heritage
3 heritage places
- Bower Bird BatteryState heritage place
- Casa GrandeState heritage place
- Mount Isa Mine Early InfrastructureState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
- Federal electorate
- Kennedy
- Member of Parliament
- Bob KATTER (Katter's Australian Party (KAP))
- Results from
- 2025 federal election
- Electorate enrolment (2025)
- 123,696
- Turnout (2025)
- 83.8%
- Swing since 2022 (2025)
- +0.8 pp toward Labor
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 118.7 km away).
Coalition 48.1%Labor 51.9%
11.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +5.8 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Soldiers HillLabor 46.9% · Coalition 53.1% TPP (2025)25.2 km away
- SunsetLabor 52.2% · Coalition 47.8% TPP (2025)26.2 km away
- Mount IsaLabor 52.1% · Coalition 47.9% TPP (2025)26.8 km away
- KalkadoonLabor 60.1% · Coalition 39.9% TPP (2025)27.5 km away
- HealyLabor 51.0% · Coalition 49.0% TPP (2025)29.1 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
Compare with
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