This page covers the Mount Isa suburb only. For all of Mount Isa, see the Mount Isa flood map by suburb →
Mount Isa zoning & planning overlays
Mount Isa households earn $4,727 a week, 2nd-highest of any suburb in Queensland.
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A planning-constraint profile of Mount Isa
(Mount Isa City, QLD) - 6962.14 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
6962.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Isa's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Mount Isa properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 174 analysed Mount Isa properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 174 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount Isa.
Mount Isa at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Isa
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.31 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.27 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
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How Mount Isa is zoned
Selling in Mount Isa? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 6962.14 km², Mount Isa is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 494,264 m² across 225 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Isa
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Isa suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1109, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Isa's 172 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Isa Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Isa. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Isa itself.
4,235 in 2001 to 4,325 in 2025, up 2%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Mount Isa data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Mount Isa planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Isa flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Mount Isa, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Mount Isa City is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area. Across the suburb, 0% of the 174 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Mount Isa bushfire-prone?
Around 80% of Mount Isa is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Isa City average of 36%.
What is the zoning in Mount Isa?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Isa is Rural, though the suburb also includes Not applied and Special Purpose.
Does Mount Isa have heritage-listed places?
Mount Isa has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Mount Isa hilly or flat?
Mount Isa is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 10% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 282 m to 465 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Isa?
Across 225 surveyed parcels in Mount Isa, the median lot size is about 494,264 m². There are also 49 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mount Isa?
At the 2021 Census Mount Isa had 172 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Mount Isa Surrounds statistical area, which contains Mount Isa, went from 4,235 people in 2001 to 4,325 in 2025, up 2%.
Is Mount Isa an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Isa scores 1109 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mount Isa?
Median household income in Mount Isa was $4,727 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,250 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalkadoon | 21.4 km | 4% | 23% |
| Lanskey | 23.5 km | 39% | 72% |
| Ryan | 25.0 km | 22% | 31% |
| Soldiers Hill | 25.0 km | 29% | 15% |
| Winston | 25.6 km | 16% | 13% |
| Menzies | 26.5 km | 3% | 0% |
| Miles End | 26.6 km | 44% | 16% |
| Sunset | 26.6 km | 8% | 50% |
| Pioneer | 27.2 km | 4% | 6% |
| Mount Isa City | 27.2 km | 5% | 0% |