Gunpowder vs Mount Isa

In both, most households own their home. In Gunpowder, most homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Mount Isa, the large majority of homes are detached houses and the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Gunpowder tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Mount Isa suits 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

Mount Isa

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 38%)
  • But Gunpowder carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 98/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Isa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (6% vs 29%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gunpowder

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 1360 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1850 km vs 1949.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gunpowder

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (62% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (71/100 vs 98/100)

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

Investors

Gunpowder

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (141.9% vs 45.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gunpowder 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.

Gunpowder 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.

Gunpowder Mount Isa
Walkability 0 / 0
Gunpowder — Walkability: 0/100 Mount Isa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 29 / 2
Gunpowder — Safety: 29/100 Mount Isa — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 54
Gunpowder — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Isa — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Mount Isa rents higher ($175/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Isa has higher household incomes ($245,804 vs $21,684).

Gunpowder Mount Isa
Population 104 172
+65% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +141.9% +45.8%
Median age 34 35
Median household income $21,684/yr $245,804/yr
+1034% vs other
Median weekly rent — $175/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gunpowder Mount Isa
0-4 — / 14.5%
Gunpowder — 0-4: not among its largest Mount Isa — 0-4: 14.5%
5-14 3.8% / 17.4%
Gunpowder — 5-14: 3.8% Mount Isa — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 11.5% / 7.0%
Gunpowder — 15-19: 11.5% Mount Isa — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 20.2% / 1.7%
Gunpowder — 20-24: 20.2% Mount Isa — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 20.2% / 12.2%
Gunpowder — 25-34: 20.2% Mount Isa — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 9.6% / 21.5%
Gunpowder — 35-44: 9.6% Mount Isa — 35-44: 21.5%
45-54 14.4% / 14.0%
Gunpowder — 45-54: 14.4% Mount Isa — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 18.3% / 8.7%
Gunpowder — 55-64: 18.3% Mount Isa — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 4.8% / 1.7%
Gunpowder — 65-74: 4.8% Mount Isa — 65-74: 1.7%
75-84 — / 1.7%
Gunpowder — 75-84: not among its largest Mount Isa — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ — / —
Gunpowder — 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.

Gunpowder 100.0% lone person
Gunpowder — Lone Person: 100.0% Gunpowder — Couple Families: 0.0% Gunpowder — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mount Isa 11.9% lone person
Mount Isa — Lone Person: 11.9% Mount Isa — Couple Families: 81.0% Mount Isa — One Parent Families: 7.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Gunpowder 0.0% renting
Gunpowder — Owned Outright: 0.0% Gunpowder — Mortgage: 100.0% Gunpowder — 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

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.

Gunpowder Mount Isa
New Zealand 3.8% / 1.7%
Gunpowder — New Zealand: 3.8% Mount Isa — New Zealand: 1.7%
South Africa — / 2.3%
Gunpowder — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Isa — South Africa: 2.3%
Zimbabwe — / 1.7%
Gunpowder — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Mount Isa — Zimbabwe: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Gunpowder Mount Isa
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 12.8%
Gunpowder — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Mount Isa — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 18.6%
Gunpowder — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Mount Isa — Bachelor Degree: 18.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 8.7%
Gunpowder — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mount Isa — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 3.5%
Gunpowder — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Mount Isa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Gunpowder 37.5% houses
Gunpowder — Houses: 37.5% Gunpowder — Flats / Apartments: 62.5% Gunpowder — 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

Ranking within QLD

Gunpowder Mount Isa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% 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 6% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Gunpowder Mount Isa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Mount Isa carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0); Mount Isa carries more crime risk (98 vs 71).

Gunpowder Mount Isa
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime High
71/100
 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

Gunpowder 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

Gunpowder Mount Isa
Parks & reserves 1 5
Waterways 195 685

Mobility

Gunpowder sits further from the CBD (1949.3 km vs 1850 km).

Gunpowder Mount Isa
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 1949.3 km
+5% vs other
 1850 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1360 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.

Gunpowder Mount Isa
Car (driver) 25.8% / 73.6%
Gunpowder — Car (driver): 25.8% Mount Isa — Car (driver): 73.6%
Walked Only 25.8% / 11.0%
Gunpowder — Walked Only: 25.8% Mount Isa — Walked Only: 11.0%
Worked from Home 29.0% / 6.6%
Gunpowder — Worked from Home: 29.0% Mount Isa — Worked from Home: 6.6%
Car (passenger) 19.4% / 8.8%
Gunpowder — Car (passenger): 19.4% Mount Isa — Car (passenger): 8.8%

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

Setting

Gunpowder Mount Isa
Elevation 247 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 418 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Gunpowder 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

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

Tags

Gunpowder

Multicultural Rural Students

Mount Isa

Family Rural Young Families

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