Best suburbs to live in Mount Isa
Every suburb in the Mount Isa urban area.
Median house and unit prices, asking rents, population and school quality for every Mount Isa suburb, side by side.
The Mount Isa urban area had 18,162 residents at 30 June 2025: -3.9% over five years and -0.8% in the last year (ABS estimates).
2,346 residents
335 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Popular rankings for Mount Isa
- Fastest growing Mount Isa suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Mount Isa suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Most walkable Mount Isa suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Mount Isa suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Mount Isa suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Mount Isa suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Mount Isa suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Mount Isa suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Mount Isa suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Mount Isa's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Mount Isa's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in Mount IsaRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in Mount IsaRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in Mount IsaRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Greenest suburbs in Mount IsaRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in Mount IsaRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Mount Isa suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Mount Isa suburbs people moved to from the cityRanked top-15 · moved from the city
Community demographics in Mount Isa
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Most Populated Suburbs
Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Common questions about Mount Isa
How many suburbs are there in Mount Isa?
SuburbScan indexes 20 suburbs in Mount Isa, covering the Mount Isa urban area, home to 18,176 residents.
What is the largest suburb in Mount Isa?
Pioneer is the most populated suburb in Mount Isa with a population of 2,346 (ABS Census 2021).
What are the best Mount Isa suburbs?
The top-rated Mount Isa suburbs on SuburbScan are Healy, Soldiers Hill, and The Gap, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
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City boundaries are ABS Significant Urban Areas (Edition 3, 2021) — an urban centre, or group of connected urban centres, with a population of 10,000 or more. All cities