Mount Isa (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 21,473 people were counted in Mount Isa (C): of these 53.4% were male and 46.6% were female. Of the total population 15.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C) there were 5,521 children aged 0-14 years and 3,123 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), 18,932 people were Australian citizens, 2,572 were born overseas and 163 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), 48.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.1% were separated or divorced, 3.5% were widowed and 37.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), 80.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Mount Isa (C) were New Zealand 2.9%, England 2.3%, Philippines 1.1%, Germany 0.7% and Scotland 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Mount Isa (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.3%, Anglican 18.2%, No Religion 15.1%, Uniting Church 8.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Tagalog (Filipino) 0.7%, Italian 0.5%, Finnish 0.4%, German 0.4% and Spanish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 11,008 people aged 15 years and over in Mount Isa (C) were in the labour force. Of these 68.3% worked full-time, 22.4% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.5% were unemployed. 4,042 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 12.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 10.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.8%, Professionals 8.5%, Associate Professionals 7.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.0%, Managers and Administrators 3.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mount Isa (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 10.3%, Education 4.5%, Business Services 3.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3% and Health Services 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), 4,904 families were counted: of these, 31.6% were couple families without children, 51.3% were couple families with children, 15.9% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), 7,580 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Mount Isa (C), 71.3% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.5% were flats, units or apartments and 11.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), 26.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.2% were being purchased and 35.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 22.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 55.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Mount Isa (C), 63.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.0% were single (or lone) person households and 3.7% were group households.