Mount Isa

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 118 people in Mount Isa. Of these 58.1% were male and 41.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 13.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Isa was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 0.0% of the population.

Of people in Mount Isa aged 15 years and over, 76.8% were married and 3.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Isa, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Isa 26.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 53.6% were in primary school, 10.7% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Isa, 18.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Isa were Australian 43.5%, English 22.1%, Scottish 10.7%, Irish 8.4% and German 8.4%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Mount Isa (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Isa, 88.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were South Africa 6.2%, New Zealand 2.7% and England 2.7%.

In Mount Isa, 76.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Isa, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 87.4%, England 5.8%, New Zealand 3.9% and South Africa 2.9%.

In Mount Isa, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 84.8%, England 6.7%, New Zealand 2.9%, Ireland 2.9% and South Africa 2.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Isa were Catholic 36.1%, No Religion, so described 26.2%, Anglican 17.2%, Uniting Church 8.2% and Pentecostal 4.9%. In Mount Isa, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Isa 93.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 4.4%.

Employment

There were 74 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Isa. Of these 78.4% were employed full time, 13.5% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Mount Isa, 6.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 66.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Mount Isa were Managers 37.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.3%, Labourers 17.6%, Professionals 16.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Mount Isa, the most common responses for industry of employment included Copper Ore Mining 33.3%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 27.8%, Silver-Lead-Zinc Ore Mining 11.1%, Water Supply 5.6% and Metal and Mineral Wholesaling 5.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Isa was $1,147.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Mount Isa, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.1%, Walked only 11.1%, Car, as passenger 8.3%, Bus 4.2% and Worked at home 4.2%. On the day, 4.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Isa, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.3% provided care for children and 0.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 40.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Mount Isa, 30.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 4.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Isa, 51.4% were couple families with children, 37.1% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

In Mount Isa, 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Isa, of couple families with children, 50.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Mount Isa, 83.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Isa, 92.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Mount Isa, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 9.3% had 2 bedrooms and 37.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Isa, 7.9% were owned outright, 7.9% were owned with a mortgage and 76.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Isa, of all households, 84.4% were family households, 15.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mount Isa, 8.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 41.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Mount Isa, 8.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Isa, 86.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Mount Isa, 75.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 25.0% were female. The median age was 47 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Mount Isa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Mount Isa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)