Mount Isa vs Townsville - Mackay

Mount Isa and Townsville - Mackay are two distant Queensland regions with very different levels of accessibility. In Townsville - Mackay, nearly half of all homes (49.4%) are within a 10-minute walk of public transport, whereas no homes in Mount Isa have this access. There is also a significant gap in First Nations education and income; in Townsville - Mackay, 42.6% of First Nations people finished Year 12 and their typical personal income is $591, while in Mount Isa, 27.5% finished Year 12 and the typical personal income is $435.

This gap in First Nations education and income is widening. While both regions are mostly car-dependent, they share similar levels of access to parks, with over 75% of homes in each area within a 15-minute walk of one. Mount Isa does have a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of a school (69.8%) compared to Townsville - Mackay (51.0%).