# Mount Isa vs Port Lincoln - Ceduna — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Region comparison · about 1,292 km apart

Mount Isa and Port Lincoln - Ceduna are two distant regional areas with very different community profiles. In Port Lincoln - Ceduna, a far higher 23.9% of people speak a First Nations language, compared with 7.8% in Mount Isa. Mount Isa is more walkable for essential services, with far higher shares of homes within a 15-minute walk of schools (69.8% vs 36.6%), parks (75.2% vs 59.1%) and groceries (42.3% vs 32.2%).

Daily life in both places is mostly car-dependent, and they share an identical typical age of 25 for First Nations residents. While Mount Isa has a far larger population of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (8,265 compared to 2,644), the typical personal income for First Nations people is very similar in both areas, sitting between $435 and $455.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Mount Isa | Port Lincoln - Ceduna | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 8,265 | 2,644 | 5,621 larger in Mount Isa |  |
| Median age | 25 yrs | 25 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 27.5% | 25.2% | 2.4 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Unemployment | 15.9% | 14.1% | 1.8 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Median income | $435 | $455 | $20 higher in Port Lincoln - Ceduna |  |
| Household income | $1,303 | $1,135 | $168 higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Indigenous language | 7.8% | 23.9% | 16.1 pts higher in Port Lincoln - Ceduna |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Mount Isa | Port Lincoln - Ceduna | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 3.0 | 2.9 | 0.1 higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.3 more in Mount Isa |  |
| 15-min city | 37.4% | 34.4% | 3.1 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Walk to shops | 42.3% | 32.2% | 10.0 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Walk to transit | 0.0% | 31.0% | 31.0 pts higher in Port Lincoln - Ceduna |  |
| Walk to school | 69.8% | 36.6% | 33.2 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Walk to a park | 75.2% | 59.1% | 16.1 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Walk to health | 37.6% | 25.3% | 12.3 pts higher in Mount Isa |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 0 |  |  |
| Mean slope | 3.2% | 4.8% | 1.6 pts higher in Port Lincoln - Ceduna |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/ireg/IREG304/mount-isa/vs/IREG403/port-lincoln-ceduna