Fisher vs Pioneer

Pioneer is the younger of the two, with a median age of 27 against 55 in Fisher. In Fisher, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are flats or apartments, and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Pioneer, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Fisher tends to suit people living alone, while Pioneer suits renters.

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

Pioneer

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (79% vs 12%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

First-home buyers

Fisher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (11% vs 21%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Fisher has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $210/wk)
  • Pioneer has a bigger rental market to choose from (60% vs 30%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Pioneer

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (66/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1207 min vs 1231 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1824.6 km vs 1833 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Fisher

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (88% vs 21%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 6%)
  • But Pioneer is more walkable (66/100 vs 4/100)

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

Investors

Fisher

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1525.0% vs 7.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Fisher Pioneer
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.

Fisher Pioneer
Walkability 4 / 66
Fisher — Walkability: 4/100 Pioneer — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 3 / 3
Fisher — Safety: 3/100 Pioneer — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 23 / 100
Fisher — Low fire risk: 23/100 Pioneer — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Pioneer has more residents (2,346 vs 65); Fisher skews older (55 vs 27).

Fisher Pioneer
Population 65 2,346
+3509% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1525.0% +7.8%
Median age 55 27
Median household income $84,500/yr $86,528/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $163/wk $210/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fisher Pioneer
0-4 7.7% / 10.5%
Fisher — 0-4: 7.7% Pioneer — 0-4: 10.5%
5-14 18.5% / 18.8%
Fisher — 5-14: 18.5% Pioneer — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 — / 9.1%
Fisher — 15-19: not among its largest Pioneer — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 — / 7.2%
Fisher — 20-24: not among its largest Pioneer — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 15.4% / 16.0%
Fisher — 25-34: 15.4% Pioneer — 25-34: 16.0%
35-44 6.2% / 12.6%
Fisher — 35-44: 6.2% Pioneer — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 13.8% / 10.5%
Fisher — 45-54: 13.8% Pioneer — 45-54: 10.5%
55-64 33.8% / 9.2%
Fisher — 55-64: 33.8% Pioneer — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 13.8% / 4.0%
Fisher — 65-74: 13.8% Pioneer — 65-74: 4.0%
75-84 — / 1.7%
Fisher — 75-84: not among its largest Pioneer — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ — / 0.5%
Fisher — 85+: not among its largest Pioneer — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Fisher 100.0% lone person
Fisher — Lone Person: 100.0% Fisher — One Parent Families: 0.0% Fisher — Couple Families: 0.0% Fisher — Group Household: 0.0% Fisher — Other Families: 0.0%
Pioneer 29.1% lone person
Pioneer — Lone Person: 29.1% Pioneer — One Parent Families: 34.3% Pioneer — Couple Families: 32.3% Pioneer — Group Household: 2.4% Pioneer — Other Families: 1.9%
Lone Person One Parent Families Couple Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Fisher 29.6% renting
Fisher — Owned Outright: 70.4% Fisher — Mortgage: 0.0% Fisher — Renting: 29.6%
Pioneer 59.6% renting
Pioneer — Owned Outright: 14.6% Pioneer — Mortgage: 25.8% Pioneer — Renting: 59.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Fisher Pioneer
Certificate III & IV 26.2% / 12.7%
Fisher — Certificate III & IV: 26.2% Pioneer — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree — / 3.4%
Fisher — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Pioneer — Bachelor Degree: 3.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 3.0%
Fisher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Pioneer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Fisher — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Pioneer — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.4%
Fisher — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Pioneer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Fisher Pioneer
New Zealand 6.2% / 3.1%
Fisher — New Zealand: 6.2% Pioneer — New Zealand: 3.1%
Philippines 6.2% / 2.1%
Fisher — Philippines: 6.2% Pioneer — Philippines: 2.1%
South Africa 6.2% / —
Fisher — South Africa: 6.2% Pioneer — South Africa: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 0.8%
Fisher — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Pioneer — Zimbabwe: 0.8%
India — / 0.5%
Fisher — India: not among its largest Pioneer — India: 0.5%
Sri Lanka — / 0.5%
Fisher — Sri Lanka: not among its largest Pioneer — Sri Lanka: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fisher 88.2% flats / apartments
Fisher — Flats / Apartments: 88.2% Fisher — Houses: 11.8% Fisher — Townhouses: 0.0%
Pioneer 5.3% flats / apartments
Pioneer — Flats / Apartments: 5.3% Pioneer — Houses: 78.6% Pioneer — Townhouses: 16.1%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Fisher Pioneer
Median house price — $229,000
Median unit price — $180,000
Median land price —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Fisher Pioneer
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 60% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 33% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 1% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD

Liveability

Pioneer is more walkable (66 vs 4).

Fisher Pioneer
Grade — D
Score — 21/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Fisher carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0).

Fisher Pioneer
Bushfire High
77/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
97/100
same for both
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 1
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Fisher Pioneer
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Fisher

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Pioneer

  • St Kieran's Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Mount Isa School of the Air Government · Combined below peers
  • Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Senior Campus Government · Secondary
  • Mount Isa Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Fisher Pioneer
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Fisher sits further from the CBD (1833 km vs 1824.6 km).

Fisher Pioneer
Walkability score 4/100 66/100
Distance to Brisbane 1833 km 1824.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1231 min 1207 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.

Fisher Pioneer
Car (driver) 79.4% / 80.5%
Fisher — Car (driver): 79.4% Pioneer — Car (driver): 80.5%
Car (passenger) 11.8% / 12.4%
Fisher — Car (passenger): 11.8% Pioneer — Car (passenger): 12.4%
Walked Only 8.8% / 4.4%
Fisher — Walked Only: 8.8% Pioneer — Walked Only: 4.4%
Worked from Home — / 1.9%
Fisher — Worked from Home: not among its largest Pioneer — Worked from Home: 1.9%
Bicycle — / 0.9%
Fisher — Bicycle: not among its largest Pioneer — Bicycle: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).

Setting

Fisher Pioneer
Elevation 385 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 358 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fisher Pioneer
Connectivity score 48/100 61/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
33 premises
 28%
950 premises

Climate

Fisher Pioneer
Annual rainfall 502 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Fisher Pioneer
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Fisher Pioneer
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Fisher Pioneer
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Fisher

Family Rural

Pioneer

Affordable Family Parks Young Families

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