Mount Isa City flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Isa City
(Mount Isa City, QLD) - 0.49 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.49 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Isa City's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Mount Isa City properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 274 Mount Isa City properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 274 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Mount Isa City.
Mount Isa City at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Isa City
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 0.03 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Mount Isa City is zoned
Selling in Mount Isa City? 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 0.49 km², Mount Isa City is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Principal Centre. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 224 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Isa City
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Isa City 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 1021, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Isa City's 170 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Isa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Isa City. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Isa City itself.
20,262 in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
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 City data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Mount Isa City address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Mount Isa City lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mount Isa City planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Isa City flood-prone?
About 5% of Mount Isa City falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 274 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Mount Isa City bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Mount Isa City and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Mount Isa City average is 36%).
What is the zoning in Mount Isa City?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Isa City is Principal Centre, though the suburb also includes Mixed Use and Community Facilities.
Does Mount Isa City have heritage-listed places?
Mount Isa City has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Mount Isa City hilly or flat?
Mount Isa City is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%. Ground level runs from roughly 345 m to 355 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Isa City?
Across 224 surveyed parcels in Mount Isa City, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 34 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mount Isa City?
At the 2021 Census Mount Isa City had 170 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Mount Isa statistical area, which contains Mount Isa City, went from 20,262 people in 2001 to 18,162 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Mount Isa City an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Isa City scores 1021 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mount Isa City?
Median household income in Mount Isa City was $2,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,177 for the typical suburb in Mount Isa City. Median rent was $110 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,421 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gap | 0.6 km | <1% | 0% |
| Miles End | 0.8 km | 44% | 16% |
| Mornington | 1.0 km | 6% | 0% |
| Menzies | 1.0 km | 3% | 0% |
| Parkside | 1.3 km | 31% | 2% |
| Townview | 1.5 km | 0% | 13% |
| Pioneer | 1.7 km | 4% | 6% |
| Winston | 1.9 km | 16% | 13% |
| Soldiers Hill | 2.3 km | 29% | 15% |
| Sunset | 2.3 km | 8% | 50% |