Breakaway vs Fisher
Breakaway is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 55 in Fisher. In both, most households own their home. In Breakaway, the large majority of homes are detached houses and the large majority of households are couple families. In Fisher, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Fisher tends to suit people living alone and families with children.
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
Breakaway
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 12%)
- carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 97/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Fisher
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $650/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Breakaway
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (1206 min vs 1231 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (1823.6 km vs 1833 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Breakaway carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 97/100)
- Fisher has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Fisher
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1525.0% vs -6.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Breakaway and Fisher 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
Breakaway rents higher ($650/wk vs $163/wk); Breakaway has more residents (187 vs 65).
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 187 +65% vs other | 65 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.0% | +1525.0% |
| Median age | 32 | 55 |
| Median household income | $197,548/yr +57% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $650/wk +75% vs other | $163/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).
Ranking within QLD
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 99% of QLD | Higher than 56% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 67% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 88% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
Liveability
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Fisher carries more crime risk (97 vs 60); Breakaway carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 77).
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 95/100 | High 77/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 60/100 | High 97/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Fisher sits further from the CBD (1833 km vs 1823.6 km).
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1823.6 km | 1833 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1206 min | 1231 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 4825 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 4825 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 (83.5%).
Setting
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 372 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 385 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 77/100 | 48/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 58% 59 premises | 6% 33 premises |
Climate
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 502 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $893/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Isa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Breakaway | Fisher | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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