Duchess vs Mount Isa

Mount Isa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Duchess. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Duchess tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Mount Isa suits families with children and couples.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Duchess carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 98/100)
  • 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 18%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Duchess

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $175/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Mount Isa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (1227 min vs 1264 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1850 km vs 1852.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Duchess

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 98/100)

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

Investors

Duchess

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (130.4% vs 45.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Duchess 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.

Duchess 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.

Duchess Mount Isa
Walkability 0 / 0
Duchess — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Isa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 2
Duchess — Safety: 83/100 Mount Isa — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 57 / 54
Duchess — Low fire risk: 57/100 Mount Isa — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Mount Isa rents higher ($175/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Isa has more residents (172 vs 53).

Duchess Mount Isa
Population 53 172
+225% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +130.4% +45.8%
Median age 45 35
Median household income $101,816/yr $245,804/yr
+141% vs other
Median weekly rent — $175/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duchess Mount Isa
0-4 — / 14.5%
Duchess — 0-4: not among its largest Mount Isa — 0-4: 14.5%
5-14 15.1% / 17.4%
Duchess — 5-14: 15.1% Mount Isa — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 — / 7.0%
Duchess — 15-19: not among its largest Mount Isa — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 7.5% / 1.7%
Duchess — 20-24: 7.5% Mount Isa — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 11.3% / 12.2%
Duchess — 25-34: 11.3% Mount Isa — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 — / 21.5%
Duchess — 35-44: not among its largest Mount Isa — 35-44: 21.5%
45-54 24.5% / 14.0%
Duchess — 45-54: 24.5% Mount Isa — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 7.5% / 8.7%
Duchess — 55-64: 7.5% Mount Isa — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 9.4% / 1.7%
Duchess — 65-74: 9.4% Mount Isa — 65-74: 1.7%
75-84 15.1% / 1.7%
Duchess — 75-84: 15.1% Mount Isa — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ — / —
Duchess — 85+: not among its largest Mount Isa — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Duchess 58.3% couple families
Duchess — Couple Families: 58.3% Duchess — Lone Person: 41.7% Duchess — One Parent Families: 0.0%
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.

Duchess 0.0% renting
Duchess — Owned Outright: 64.3% Duchess — Mortgage: 35.7% Duchess — 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.

Duchess 105.9% houses
Duchess — Houses: 105.9% Duchess — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Duchess — 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.

Duchess Mount Isa
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 12.8%
Duchess — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% Mount Isa — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 18.6%
Duchess — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Mount Isa — Bachelor Degree: 18.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 3.5%
Duchess — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Mount Isa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 8.7%
Duchess — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Isa — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Ranking within QLD

Duchess Mount Isa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 75% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 28% 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 10% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Duchess Mount Isa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Mount Isa carries more crime risk (98 vs 17).

Duchess Mount Isa
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Low
17/100
 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 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Duchess 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

Duchess Mount Isa
Parks & reserves 0 5
Waterways 393 685

Mobility

Duchess sits further from the CBD (1852.6 km vs 1850 km).

Duchess Mount Isa
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1852.6 km 1850 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1264 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.

Duchess Mount Isa
Car (driver) 47.4% / 73.6%
Duchess — Car (driver): 47.4% Mount Isa — Car (driver): 73.6%
Worked from Home 31.6% / 6.6%
Duchess — Worked from Home: 31.6% Mount Isa — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Walked Only 21.1% / 11.0%
Duchess — Walked Only: 21.1% Mount Isa — Walked Only: 11.0%
Car (passenger) — / 8.8%
Duchess — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mount Isa — Car (passenger): 8.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Duchess Mount Isa
Elevation 403 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 418 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Duchess Mount Isa
Connectivity score 15/100 33/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
10 premises
 8%
71 premises

Council rates

Duchess Mount Isa
Average residential rate $782/yr $893/yr
Council Cloncurry Mount Isa

Federal electorate

Duchess 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

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

Tags

Duchess

Rural

Mount Isa

Family Rural Young Families

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