# Brisbane vs Mount Isa — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Region comparison · about 1,441 km apart

Brisbane and Mount Isa are two very different Queensland regions separated by over 1,400km. Brisbane is a somewhat walkable area where 68.1% of homes have a 15-minute-city walkshed and 79.9% are within a 10-minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Mount Isa is mostly car-dependent and no homes are within a 10-minute walk of public transport. There are also significant differences for First Nations people; in Brisbane, 49.6% of First Nations students finish Year 12, compared to 27.5% in Mount Isa.

While the two areas differ in many ways, the gap in First Nations unemployment is quite large, with Mount Isa at 15.9% and Brisbane at 11.2%. Both areas share some similarities, such as the distance to schools, with about 68% to 70% of homes within a 15-minute walk. In both regions, parks are the most common walkable amenity, though Brisbane has a much larger overall number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Brisbane | Mount Isa | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 100,929 | 8,265 | 92,664 larger in Brisbane |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 25 yrs | 2 yrs older in Mount Isa |  |
| Year 12 | 49.6% | 27.5% | 22.1 pts higher in Brisbane |  |
| Unemployment | 11.2% | 15.9% | 4.7 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Median income | $635 | $435 | $200 higher in Brisbane |  |
| Household income | $1,692 | $1,303 | $389 higher in Brisbane |  |
| Indigenous language | 5.2% | 7.8% | 2.5 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Brisbane | Mount Isa | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 higher in Brisbane |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 5.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 more in Brisbane |  |
| 15-min city | 68.1% | 37.4% | 30.6 pts higher in Brisbane |  |
| Walk to shops | 69.3% | 42.3% | 27.0 pts higher in Brisbane |  |
| Walk to transit | 79.9% | 0.0% | 79.9 pts higher in Brisbane |  |
| Walk to school | 68.1% | 69.8% | 1.7 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Walk to a park | 91.6% | 75.2% | 16.4 pts higher in Brisbane |  |
| Walk to health | 55.5% | 37.6% | 17.9 pts higher in Brisbane |  |
| Intersections/km² | 17 | 0 | 17 higher in Brisbane |  |
| Mean slope | 6.3% | 3.2% | 3.0 pts higher in Brisbane |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG301/brisbane/vs/IREG304/mount-isa