Fisher vs Sunset

Sunset is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 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 Sunset, about half of households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Fisher tends to suit people living alone, while Sunset suits renters and young adults.

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

Sunset

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (90% vs 12%)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $349/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)
  • But Sunset has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Sunset

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (51/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1208 min vs 1231 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1825.5 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 10%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 8%)
  • But Sunset is more walkable (51/100 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 -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Fisher and Sunset 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 Sunset
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 Sunset
Walkability 4 / 51
Fisher — Walkability: 4/100 Sunset — Walkability: 51/100
Safety 3 / 9
Fisher — Safety: 3/100 Sunset — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 23 / 100
Fisher — Low fire risk: 23/100 Sunset — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Sunset has more residents (2,137 vs 65); Sunset rents higher ($349/wk vs $163/wk).

Fisher Sunset
Population 65 2,137
+3188% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1525.0% -2.3%
Median age 55 31
Median household income $84,500/yr $120,900/yr
+43% vs other
Median weekly rent $163/wk $349/wk
+114% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Fisher Sunset
0-4 7.7% / 8.6%
Fisher — 0-4: 7.7% Sunset — 0-4: 8.6%
5-14 18.5% / 17.2%
Fisher — 5-14: 18.5% Sunset — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 — / 5.2%
Fisher — 15-19: not among its largest Sunset — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 — / 7.6%
Fisher — 20-24: not among its largest Sunset — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 15.4% / 17.7%
Fisher — 25-34: 15.4% Sunset — 25-34: 17.7%
35-44 6.2% / 13.6%
Fisher — 35-44: 6.2% Sunset — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 13.8% / 12.4%
Fisher — 45-54: 13.8% Sunset — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 33.8% / 9.6%
Fisher — 55-64: 33.8% Sunset — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 13.8% / 4.7%
Fisher — 65-74: 13.8% Sunset — 65-74: 4.7%
75-84 — / 2.8%
Fisher — 75-84: not among its largest Sunset — 75-84: 2.8%
85+ — / 0.5%
Fisher — 85+: not among its largest Sunset — 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 — Couple Families: 0.0% Fisher — One Parent Families: 0.0% Fisher — Group Household: 0.0% Fisher — Other Families: 0.0%
Sunset 30.5% lone person
Sunset — Lone Person: 30.5% Sunset — Couple Families: 44.9% Sunset — One Parent Families: 19.1% Sunset — Group Household: 3.9% Sunset — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent 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%
Sunset 46.1% renting
Sunset — Owned Outright: 18.0% Sunset — Mortgage: 35.9% Sunset — Renting: 46.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Sunset
New Zealand 6.2% / 5.3%
Fisher — New Zealand: 6.2% Sunset — New Zealand: 5.3%
Philippines 6.2% / 2.4%
Fisher — Philippines: 6.2% Sunset — Philippines: 2.4%
South Africa 6.2% / 0.8%
Fisher — South Africa: 6.2% Sunset — South Africa: 0.8%
England — / 1.6%
Fisher — England: not among its largest Sunset — England: 1.6%
India — / 0.3%
Fisher — India: not among its largest Sunset — India: 0.3%

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

Qualifications

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

Fisher Sunset
Certificate III & IV 26.2% / 20.1%
Fisher — Certificate III & IV: 26.2% Sunset — Certificate III & IV: 20.1%
Bachelor Degree — / 6.5%
Fisher — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Sunset — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.5%
Fisher — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Sunset — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Fisher — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Sunset — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.9%
Fisher — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Sunset — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Fisher 11.8% houses
Fisher — Houses: 11.8% Fisher — Flats / Apartments: 88.2% Fisher — Townhouses: 0.0%
Sunset 90.1% houses
Sunset — Houses: 90.1% Sunset — Flats / Apartments: 0.4% Sunset — Townhouses: 9.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Fisher Sunset
Median house price — $296,000
Median unit price — $252,000
Median land price —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Fisher Sunset
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 56% of QLD —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 87% 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 71% of QLD

Liveability

Sunset is more walkable (51 vs 4).

Fisher Sunset
Grade — D
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Fisher carries more bushfire risk (77 vs 0).

Fisher Sunset
Bushfire High
77/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
97/100
 High
91/100
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 1
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Fisher Sunset
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
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 Sunset

  • Sunset State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Mount Isa Flexible School Catholic · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Fisher Sunset
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Fisher sits further from the CBD (1833 km vs 1825.5 km).

Fisher Sunset
Walkability score 4/100 51/100
Distance to Brisbane 1833 km 1825.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1231 min 1208 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 Sunset
Car (driver) 79.4% / 86.2%
Fisher — Car (driver): 79.4% Sunset — Car (driver): 86.2%
Car (passenger) 11.8% / 8.5%
Fisher — Car (passenger): 11.8% Sunset — Car (passenger): 8.5%
Walked Only 8.8% / 2.0%
Fisher — Walked Only: 8.8% Sunset — Walked Only: 2.0%
Worked from Home — / 1.3%
Fisher — Worked from Home: not among its largest Sunset — Worked from Home: 1.3%
Bus — / 1.1%
Fisher — Bus: not among its largest Sunset — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.2%).

Setting

Fisher Sunset
Elevation 385 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 365 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Fisher Sunset
Connectivity score 48/100 57/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
33 premises
 22%
906 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Fisher

Family Rural

Sunset

Affordable Family Large Blocks Parks Young Families

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