Mount Isa vs Spreadborough

Spreadborough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 35 in Mount Isa. In both, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mount Isa tends to suit 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 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 80%)

Weighs schools, house stock, 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 27%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Isa

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $450/wk)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (42% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Spreadborough

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (1830.5 km vs 1850 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (1216 min vs 1227 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Where they sit

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

Mount Isa Spreadborough
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.

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Walkability 0 / 4
Mount Isa — Walkability: 0/100 Spreadborough — Walkability: 4/100
Low fire risk 54 / 100
Mount Isa — Low fire risk: 54/100 Spreadborough — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mount Isa has more residents (172 vs 55); Spreadborough rents higher ($450/wk vs $175/wk).

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Population 172
+68% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +45.8% —
Median age 35 32
Median household income $245,804/yr
+50% vs other
 $123,448/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $450/wk
+157% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Isa Spreadborough
0-4 14.5% / 5.5%
Mount Isa — 0-4: 14.5% Spreadborough — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 17.4% / 23.6%
Mount Isa — 5-14: 17.4% Spreadborough — 5-14: 23.6%
15-19 7.0% / —
Mount Isa — 15-19: 7.0% Spreadborough — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 1.7% / —
Mount Isa — 20-24: 1.7% Spreadborough — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 12.2% / 18.2%
Mount Isa — 25-34: 12.2% Spreadborough — 25-34: 18.2%
35-44 21.5% / 16.4%
Mount Isa — 35-44: 21.5% Spreadborough — 35-44: 16.4%
45-54 14.0% / 18.2%
Mount Isa — 45-54: 14.0% Spreadborough — 45-54: 18.2%
55-64 8.7% / —
Mount Isa — 55-64: 8.7% Spreadborough — 55-64: not among its largest
65-74 1.7% / 7.3%
Mount Isa — 65-74: 1.7% Spreadborough — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 1.7% / —
Mount Isa — 75-84: 1.7% Spreadborough — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / —
Mount Isa — 85+: not among its largest Spreadborough — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Spreadborough 60.0% couple families
Spreadborough — Couple Families: 60.0% Spreadborough — Lone Person: 20.0% Spreadborough — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Isa 42.3% renting
Mount Isa — Owned Outright: 26.9% Mount Isa — Mortgage: 30.8% Mount Isa — Renting: 42.3%
Spreadborough 26.7% renting
Spreadborough — Owned Outright: 33.3% Spreadborough — Mortgage: 40.0% Spreadborough — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Isa 80.4% houses
Mount Isa — Houses: 80.4% Mount Isa — Flats / Apartments: 12.5% Mount Isa — Townhouses: 7.1%
Spreadborough 70.6% houses
Spreadborough — Houses: 70.6% Spreadborough — Flats / Apartments: 29.4% Spreadborough — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 23.6%
Mount Isa — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Spreadborough — Certificate III & IV: 23.6%
Bachelor Degree 18.6% / 5.5%
Mount Isa — Bachelor Degree: 18.6% Spreadborough — Bachelor Degree: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.7% / —
Mount Isa — Postgraduate Degree: 8.7% Spreadborough — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.5% / —
Mount Isa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.5% Spreadborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Ranking within QLD

Mount Isa Spreadborough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 100% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 56% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of QLD Higher than 1% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of QLD Higher than 79% of QLD

Liveability

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

Risk profile

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

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 None
0/100
Crime 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 2
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Isa Spreadborough
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

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Parks & reserves 5 0
Waterways 685 0

Mobility

Mount Isa sits further from the CBD (1850 km vs 1830.5 km).

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 1850 km
+1% vs other
 1830.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 1227 min 1216 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.

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Car (driver) 73.6% / 87.0%
Mount Isa — Car (driver): 73.6% Spreadborough — Car (driver): 87.0%
Walked Only 11.0% / 13.0%
Mount Isa — Walked Only: 11.0% Spreadborough — Walked Only: 13.0%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Mount Isa — Car (passenger): 8.8% Spreadborough — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Worked from Home 6.6% / —
Mount Isa — Worked from Home: 6.6% Spreadborough — Worked from Home: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.0%).

Setting

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Elevation 418 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 365 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Connectivity score 33/100 70/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
71 premises
 45%
22 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Isa Spreadborough
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Mount Isa Spreadborough
Division Kennedy
same for both
Member Bob Katter
same for both
Party Katter's Australian Party (KAP)
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mount Isa

Family Rural Young Families

Spreadborough

Family

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