Miles End vs Mount Isa

Miles End is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 35 in Mount Isa. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mount Isa, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Miles End tends to suit young adults and people living alone, 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

Mount Isa

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 62%)
  • But Miles End has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 80%)

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 15%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Isa

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Miles End

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (91/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (1211 min vs 1227 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (1827 km vs 1850 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Miles End is more walkable (91/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mount Isa has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Mount Isa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (45.8% vs 5.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Miles End 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.

Miles End 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.

Miles End Mount Isa
Walkability 91 / 0
Miles End — Walkability: 91/100 Mount Isa — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 2 / 2
Miles End — Safety: 2/100 Mount Isa — Safety: 2/100
Low fire risk 100 / 54
Miles End — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Isa — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Miles End rents higher ($350/wk vs $175/wk); Mount Isa has higher household incomes ($245,804 vs $125,424).

Miles End Mount Isa
Population 280
+39% vs other
 172
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +45.8%
Median age 31 35
Median household income $125,424/yr $245,804/yr
+96% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+50% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Miles End Mount Isa
0-4 8.6% / 14.5%
Miles End — 0-4: 8.6% Mount Isa — 0-4: 14.5%
5-14 17.9% / 17.4%
Miles End — 5-14: 17.9% Mount Isa — 5-14: 17.4%
15-19 6.8% / 7.0%
Miles End — 15-19: 6.8% Mount Isa — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 4.3% / 1.7%
Miles End — 20-24: 4.3% Mount Isa — 20-24: 1.7%
25-34 21.1% / 12.2%
Miles End — 25-34: 21.1% Mount Isa — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 14.6% / 21.5%
Miles End — 35-44: 14.6% Mount Isa — 35-44: 21.5%
45-54 12.5% / 14.0%
Miles End — 45-54: 12.5% Mount Isa — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 10.4% / 8.7%
Miles End — 55-64: 10.4% Mount Isa — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 3.2% / 1.7%
Miles End — 65-74: 3.2% Mount Isa — 65-74: 1.7%
75-84 1.8% / 1.7%
Miles End — 75-84: 1.8% Mount Isa — 75-84: 1.7%
85+ — / —
Miles End — 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.

Miles End 42.3% couple families
Miles End — Couple Families: 42.3% Miles End — Lone Person: 33.8% Miles End — One Parent Families: 19.7% Miles End — Group Household: 4.2%
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% Mount Isa — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Miles End 36.1% renting
Miles End — Owned Outright: 20.6% Miles End — Mortgage: 43.3% Miles End — Renting: 36.1%
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

Qualifications

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

Miles End Mount Isa
Certificate III & IV 22.5% / 12.8%
Miles End — Certificate III & IV: 22.5% Mount Isa — Certificate III & IV: 12.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 18.6%
Miles End — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Mount Isa — Bachelor Degree: 18.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 8.7%
Miles End — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Mount Isa — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 3.5%
Miles End — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Mount Isa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5%

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.

Miles End Mount Isa
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.7%
Miles End — New Zealand: 2.1% Mount Isa — New Zealand: 1.7%
Philippines 3.2% / —
Miles End — Philippines: 3.2% Mount Isa — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa — / 2.3%
Miles End — South Africa: not among its largest Mount Isa — South Africa: 2.3%
Fiji 1.8% / —
Miles End — Fiji: 1.8% Mount Isa — Fiji: not among its largest
Zimbabwe — / 1.7%
Miles End — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Mount Isa — Zimbabwe: 1.7%
England 1.1% / —
Miles End — England: 1.1% Mount Isa — England: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Miles End 93.8% houses
Miles End — Houses: 93.8% Miles End — Flats / Apartments: 3.1% Miles End — Townhouses: 3.1%
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

Miles End Mount Isa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% 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 72% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD

Liveability

Miles End is more walkable (91 vs 0).

Miles End Mount Isa
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Mount Isa carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 0).

Miles End Mount Isa
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime High
98/100
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 5
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Miles End 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

Miles End Mount Isa
Parks & reserves 2 5
GPs 1 0
Waterways 3 685

Mobility

Mount Isa sits further from the CBD (1850 km vs 1827 km).

Miles End Mount Isa
Walkability score 91/100 0/100
Distance to Brisbane 1827 km 1850 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 1211 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.

Miles End Mount Isa
Car (driver) 82.6% / 73.6%
Miles End — Car (driver): 82.6% Mount Isa — Car (driver): 73.6%
Car (passenger) 12.5% / 8.8%
Miles End — Car (passenger): 12.5% Mount Isa — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Walked Only 2.1% / 11.0%
Miles End — Walked Only: 2.1% Mount Isa — Walked Only: 11.0%
Worked from Home 2.8% / 6.6%
Miles End — Worked from Home: 2.8% Mount Isa — Worked from Home: 6.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).

Setting

Miles End Mount Isa
Elevation 344 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 418 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Miles End Mount Isa
Connectivity score 60/100 33/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
206 premises
 8%
71 premises

Climate

Miles End Mount Isa
Annual rainfall 502 mm 510 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 37.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 9.3°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Miles End 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

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

Tags

Miles End

Family Parks Quiet River Young Families

Mount Isa

Family Rural Young Families

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