Miles End vs Mount Isa City
In Miles End, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Isa City, the large majority of households rent. On these figures, Miles End tends to suit families with children, while Mount Isa City suits renters, young adults, and share households.
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
Miles End
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 44%)
- is already more of a family suburb (62% vs 29%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
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
Mount Isa City
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($110/wk vs $350/wk)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (87% vs 36%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mount Isa City
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 6%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Miles End and Mount Isa City drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Miles End rents higher ($350/wk vs $110/wk); Miles End has more residents (280 vs 170).
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 280 +39% vs other | 170 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.7% | — |
| Median age | 31 same for both | |
| Median household income | $125,424/yr | $126,724/yr +1% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $350/wk +69% vs other | $110/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Ranking within QLD
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 92% of QLD | Higher than 93% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 99% of QLD | Higher than 100% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 72% of QLD | Higher than 70% of QLD |
Liveability
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 98/100 | High 99/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Miles End
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Mount Isa City
- Mount Isa Central State School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 1 same for both | |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 3 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 6 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 4 |
| Waterways | 3 | 0 |
Mobility
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 91/100 | 94/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1827 km | 1825.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 1211 min | 1209 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).
Setting
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 344 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 356 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 60/100 | 53/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 28% 206 premises | 15% 486 premises |
Climate
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 502 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $893/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mount Isa same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Kennedy same for both | |
| Member | Bob Katter same for both | |
| Party | Katter's Australian Party (KAP) same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Miles End | Mount Isa City | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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