Mount Isa

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Urban Centres and Localities
Area code UCL313009
People 17,936
Male 51.4%
Female 48.6%
Median age 31
Families 4,335
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 8,494
Average number of people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $2,224
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,517
Median weekly rent (b) $275
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 9,216 51.4 2,540,404 49.3 12,545,154 49.3
Female 8,724 48.6 2,615,736 50.7 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 3,896 21.7 237,303 4.6 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 12,560 70.0 4,635,042 89.9 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 1,473 8.2 283,793 5.5 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median age 31 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 1,479 8.3 292,452 5.7 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 1,435 8.0 329,311 6.4 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 1,310 7.3 342,560 6.6 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 1,151 6.4 313,506 6.1 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 1,300 7.3 323,739 6.3 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 1,691 9.4 347,687 6.7 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 1,549 8.6 354,033 6.9 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 1,417 7.9 357,120 6.9 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 1,138 6.3 330,692 6.4 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 1,111 6.2 340,287 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 1,053 5.9 333,843 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 1,073 6.0 316,378 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 756 4.2 298,919 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 501 2.8 264,515 5.1 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 391 2.2 238,952 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 278 1.6 168,385 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 180 1.0 106,611 2.1 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 114 0.6 97,140 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Married 5,012 36.6 1,885,416 45.0 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 478 3.5 151,093 3.6 674,590 3.2
Divorced 1,024 7.5 404,787 9.7 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 470 3.4 198,827 4.7 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 6,728 49.1 1,551,691 37.0 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 4,271 36.5 1,697,286 45.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 2,261 19.3 483,458 12.9 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 5,160 44.1 1,556,509 41.6 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Preschool 320 5.4 84,535 5.4 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 1,306 22.0 292,049 18.6 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 387 6.5 79,510 5.1 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 30 0.5 53,844 3.4 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,730 29.2 426,110 27.1 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 815 13.7 209,459 13.3 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 376 6.3 73,014 4.6 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 16 0.3 69,625 4.4 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 1,218 20.5 352,608 22.4 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 356 6.0 110,221 7.0 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 403 6.8 223,779 14.2 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 756 12.7 334,418 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 179 3.0 47,384 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 1,731 29.2 326,067 20.8 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,972 14.4 918,466 21.9 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 818 6.0 395,615 9.4 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 506 3.7 151,390 3.6 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 2,677 19.5 640,878 15.3 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 2,174 15.9 651,775 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 689 5.0 164,314 3.9 958,803 4.6
Year 10 1,712 12.5 499,629 11.9 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 6 0.0 2,945 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 534 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,052 7.7 281,370 6.7 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 212 1.5 99,060 2.4 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 79 0.6 20,032 0.5 175,844 0.8
Not stated 1,805 13.2 365,003 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australian 5,988 33.4 1,724,657 33.4 7,596,753 29.9
English 5,059 28.2 1,959,880 38.0 8,385,928 33.0
Australian Aboriginal 3,484 19.4 205,922 4.0 741,307 2.9
Irish 1,587 8.8 567,928 11.0 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 1,285 7.2 527,011 10.2 2,176,777 8.6

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 13,268 74.0 3,679,899 71.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 774 4.3 208,572 4.0 530,492 2.1
Philippines 493 2.7 51,529 1.0 293,892 1.2
England 213 1.2 191,731 3.7 927,490 3.6
South Africa 180 1.0 49,699 1.0 189,207 0.7
India 155 0.9 71,819 1.4 673,352 2.6

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 3,708 20.7 1,437,990 27.9 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 913 5.1 347,689 6.7 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 832 4.6 275,465 5.3 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 10,696 59.6 2,754,865 53.4 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 1,784 9.9 340,134 6.6 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 11,584 64.6 3,039,026 58.9 12,959,282 51.0
New Zealand 958 5.3 260,594 5.1 673,661 2.6
Philippines 550 3.1 58,192 1.1 350,264 1.4
England 533 3.0 341,677 6.6 1,626,778 6.4
India 223 1.2 103,646 2.0 935,066 3.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Australia 11,681 65.1 3,114,259 60.4 13,383,605 52.6
New Zealand 931 5.2 256,031 5.0 650,743 2.6
Philippines 741 4.1 75,733 1.5 417,285 1.6
England 501 2.8 310,576 6.0 1,488,479 5.9
India 220 1.2 100,657 2.0 917,541 3.6

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 7,300 40.7 2,099,765 40.7 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 4,137 23.1 961,469 18.6 5,075,907 20.0
Not stated 1,924 10.7 392,694 7.6 1,751,052 6.9
Anglican 1,297 7.2 581,373 11.3 2,496,273 9.8
Christian, nfd 516 2.9 159,948 3.1 688,440 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Mount Isa, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.9%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Tagalog 183 1.0 20,603 0.4 131,195 0.5
Filipino 174 1.0 14,698 0.3 90,853 0.4
Afrikaans 106 0.6 15,009 0.3 49,375 0.2
Fijian 85 0.5 2,075 0.0 10,398 0.0
Shona 64 0.4 2,198 0.0 13,785 0.1
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 14,419 80.4 4,151,206 80.5 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 881 14.2 291,137 15.6 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
In the labour force 9,377 68.4 2,582,802 61.6 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,884 21.0 1,340,215 32.0 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 1,449 10.6 268,794 6.4 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,567 70.0 1,442,451 55.8 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,738 18.5 786,940 30.5 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 660 7.0 214,697 8.3 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 404 4.3 138,714 5.4 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 436 4.9 171,840 7.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 697 7.8 326,038 13.3 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 619 6.9 270,483 11.1 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 424 4.7 190,423 7.8 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,460 16.3 506,685 20.7 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,723 19.2 464,433 19.0 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 3,385 37.8 471,333 19.3 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,869 20.8 333,915 13.7 1,554,313 12.9
Professionals 1,559 17.4 523,395 21.4 2,886,921 24.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,381 15.4 166,739 6.8 755,863 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 994 11.1 309,376 12.7 1,525,311 12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 926 10.3 301,039 12.3 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 795 8.9 246,394 10.1 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 656 7.3 305,755 12.5 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 586 6.5 211,439 8.7 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Copper Ore Mining 1,519 16.9 3,145 0.1 8,892 0.1
Silver-Lead-Zinc Ore Mining 819 9.1 2,650 0.1 4,697 0.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 508 5.7 122,121 5.0 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 331 3.7 59,930 2.5 265,249 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 211 2.4 61,444 2.5 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,152 N/A $787 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,629 N/A $2,024 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,224 N/A $1,675 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 6,320 70.5 1,455,104 59.5 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 690 7.7 110,004 4.5 466,904 3.9
Walked only 379 4.2 63,580 2.6 306,045 2.5
Motorbike/scooter 104 1.2 15,951 0.7 49,683 0.4
Bicycle 78 0.9 17,121 0.7 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 885 9.9 270,387 11.1 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 172 1.9 344,696 14.1 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 39 0.4 100,396 4.1 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 7,111 79.3 1,597,346 65.4 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 8,521 62.2 2,873,872 68.6 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 3,971 29.0 1,112,322 26.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 986 7.2 481,016 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,880 13.7 590,690 14.1 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 2,615 19.1 845,018 20.2 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 3,521 25.7 1,161,729 27.7 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,345 9.8 507,771 12.1 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 1,039 7.6 359,358 8.6 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Arthritis 795 4.4 456,139 8.8 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 1,252 7.0 438,183 8.5 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 278 1.5 159,887 3.1 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 80 0.4 37,680 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 848 4.7 231,642 4.5 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 539 3.0 215,678 4.2 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 175 1.0 47,737 0.9 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 217 1.2 106,989 2.1 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 999 5.6 496,662 9.6 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 98 0.5 49,769 1.0 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 963 5.4 434,963 8.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 11,420 63.7 3,001,387 58.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 2,304 12.8 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 11,925 66.5 3,209,952 62.3 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 2,653 14.8 994,584 19.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 726 4.0 319,808 6.2 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 333 1.9 172,226 3.3 772,142 3.0
Not stated 2,304 12.8 459,562 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Currently serving 38 0.3 23,140 0.6 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 342 2.5 139,973 3.3 496,276 2.4
Has never served 11,910 86.9 3,747,281 89.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 1,420 10.4 281,419 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,485 34.3 551,069 40.3 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,898 43.8 563,327 41.2 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 876 20.2 230,026 16.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 81 1.9 22,230 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male N/A 20.4 N/A 20.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.5 N/A 80.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,287 38.1 255,660 22.9 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 54 1.6 50,463 4.5 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 632 18.7 228,575 20.5 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 496 14.7 133,752 12.0 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 92 2.7 63,077 5.7 339,960 6.1
Both not working 292 8.6 228,892 20.5 1,163,744 21.0
Other 266 7.9 93,843 8.4 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 263 7.8 60,129 5.4 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,203 82.0 1,869,462 90.7 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,362 18.0 192,393 9.3 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Separate house 4,665 75.2 1,397,920 74.8 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,002 16.2 218,546 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 267 4.3 233,531 12.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 235 3.8 13,519 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 28 0.5 9,560 0.5 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 420 6.8 87,315 4.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 1,055 17.0 317,737 17.0 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 2,993 48.1 700,672 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,441 23.2 725,167 38.8 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 285 4.6 28,998 1.6 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
None 451 7.3 106,309 5.7 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 2,050 33.0 658,705 35.2 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 2,320 37.4 701,752 37.5 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 1,115 18.0 373,952 20.0 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 269 4.3 28,738 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Family households 4,202 67.7 1,327,873 71.0 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 1,755 28.3 461,009 24.7 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 248 4.0 80,576 4.3 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Owned outright 994 16.0 543,285 29.1 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,863 30.0 643,459 34.4 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 2,867 46.2 618,442 33.1 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 203 3.3 35,170 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 271 4.4 29,107 1.6 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 12.2 N/A 16.4 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 32.7 N/A 21.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 275 N/A 365 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 2,151 75.0 359,728 58.2 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 385 13.4 199,511 32.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 337 11.8 59,204 9.6 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 1,465 78.6 487,060 75.7 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 110 5.9 76,615 11.9 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 288 15.5 79,788 12.4 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Male 1,879 48.2 117,102 49.3 403,709 49.7
Female 2,021 51.8 120,203 50.7 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,546 N/A 1,517 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Mount Isa % Mount Isa Queensland % Queensland Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 211 N/A 305 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,600 N/A 1,670 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

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