Breakaway vs Mount Isa

Breakaway is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in Mount Isa. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Isa tends to suit 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 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 98/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 80%)
  • But Mount Isa has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mount Isa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 16%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Isa

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $650/wk)

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 1227 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1823.6 km vs 1850 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Breakaway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 98/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mount Isa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.8% vs -6.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Breakaway and Mount Isa drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Breakaway Mount Isa
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Breakaway Mount Isa
Walkability 4 / 0
Breakaway — Walkability: 4/100 Mount Isa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 40 / 2
Breakaway — Safety: 40/100 Mount Isa — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 5 / 54
Breakaway — Low fire risk: 5/100 Mount Isa — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Breakaway rents higher ($650/wk vs $175/wk); Mount Isa has higher household incomes ($245,804 vs $197,548).

Breakaway Mount Isa
Population 187
+8% vs other
 172
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.0% +45.8%
Median age 32 35
Median household income $197,548/yr $245,804/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+73% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Breakaway Mount Isa
0-4 7.0% / 14.5%
Breakaway — 0-4: 7.0% Mount Isa — 0-4: 14.5%
5-14 12.8% / 17.4%
Breakaway — 5-14: 12.8% Mount Isa — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 7.5% / 7.0%
Breakaway — 15-19: 7.5% Mount Isa — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 10.2% / 1.7%
Breakaway — 20-24: 10.2% Mount Isa — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 12.3% / 12.2%
Breakaway — 25-34: 12.3% Mount Isa — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 15.5% / 21.5%
Breakaway — 35-44: 15.5% Mount Isa — 35-44: 21.5%
45-54 19.8% / 14.0%
Breakaway — 45-54: 19.8% Mount Isa — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 8.6% / 8.7%
Breakaway — 55-64: 8.6% Mount Isa — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 4.8% / 1.7%
Breakaway — 65-74: 4.8% Mount Isa — 65-74: 1.7%
75-84 1.6% / 1.7%
Breakaway — 75-84: 1.6% Mount Isa — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ — / —
Breakaway — 85+: not among its largest Mount Isa — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Breakaway 79.4% couple families
Breakaway — Couple Families: 79.4% Breakaway — Lone Person: 8.8% Breakaway — One Parent Families: 11.8%
Mount Isa 81.0% couple families
Mount Isa — Couple Families: 81.0% Mount Isa — Lone Person: 11.9% Mount Isa — One Parent Families: 7.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Breakaway 0.0% renting
Breakaway — Owned Outright: 33.3% Breakaway — Mortgage: 66.7% Breakaway — Renting: 0.0%
Mount Isa 42.3% renting
Mount Isa — Owned Outright: 26.9% Mount Isa — Mortgage: 30.8% Mount Isa — Renting: 42.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Breakaway 101.9% houses
Breakaway — Houses: 101.9% Breakaway — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Breakaway — Townhouses: 0.0%
Mount Isa 80.4% houses
Mount Isa — Houses: 80.4% Mount Isa — Flats / Apartments: 12.5% Mount Isa — Townhouses: 7.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Breakaway Mount Isa
Certificate III & IV 28.3% / 12.8%
Breakaway — Certificate III & IV: 28.3% Mount Isa — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 1.6% / 18.6%
Breakaway — Bachelor Degree: 1.6% Mount Isa — Bachelor Degree: 18.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 8.7%
Breakaway — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Isa — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 3.5%
Breakaway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Mount Isa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / —
Breakaway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Mount Isa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Ranking within QLD

Breakaway Mount Isa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of QLD Higher than 56% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Breakaway Mount Isa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Breakaway carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 46); Mount Isa carries more crime risk (98 vs 60).

Breakaway Mount Isa
Bushfire High
95/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
98/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Breakaway Mount Isa
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 Mount Isa
Parks & reserves 0 5
Waterways 0 685

Mobility

Mount Isa sits further from the CBD (1850 km vs 1823.6 km).

Breakaway Mount Isa
Walkability score 4/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1823.6 km 1850 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1206 min 1227 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.

Breakaway Mount Isa
Car (driver) 83.5% / 73.6%
Breakaway — Car (driver): 83.5% Mount Isa — Car (driver): 73.6%
Car (passenger) 9.9% / 8.8%
Breakaway — Car (passenger): 9.9% Mount Isa — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Worked from Home 6.6% / 6.6%
Breakaway — Worked from Home: 6.6% Mount Isa — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Walked Only — / 11.0%
Breakaway — Walked Only: not among its largest Mount Isa — Walked Only: 11.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (83.5%).

Setting

Breakaway Mount Isa
Elevation 372 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 418 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Breakaway Mount Isa
Connectivity score 77/100 33/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
59 premises
 8%
71 premises

Climate

Breakaway Mount Isa
Annual rainfall 502 mm 510 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 37.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 9.3°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Breakaway Mount Isa
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Breakaway Mount Isa
Average residential rate $893/yr
same for both
Council Mount Isa
same for both

Federal electorate

Breakaway Mount Isa
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 Mount Isa
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Breakaway

River

Mount Isa

Family Rural Young Families

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