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Carpentaria vs Mount Isa Surrounds
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 197 km apart · Carpentaria profile · Mount Isa Surrounds profile
Carpentaria Mount Isa Surrounds
Carpentaria and Mount Isa Surrounds are both remote Queensland areas with small populations, but they differ significantly in wealth and demographics. Carpentaria has a much larger First Nations population at 62.2%, compared to 23.9% in Mount Isa Surrounds. Financial gaps are stark; the typical weekly personal income in Mount Isa Surrounds is $1,172, which is far higher than the $483 seen in Carpentaria. This is consistent with a higher share of people in Mount Isa Surrounds earning $2,000 or more a week (18.3% versus 5.8%) and a much higher rate of Year 12 completion (41.7% versus 27.6%).
Both areas are almost identical in their lack of public transport, with no homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop. They also share similar climate and terrain, with average maximum temperatures around 34 degrees. Over time, some gaps have narrowed, such as the difference in the proportion of children under 15. However, other divides have widened since 2011, particularly the gap in typical weekly family income and the share of households that rent.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 5,035
- First area, 2016: 4,828
- First area, 2021: 4,921
- Second area, 2011: 3,859
- Second area, 2016: 3,354
- Second area, 2021: 4,044
- First area, 2011: 30 yrs
- First area, 2016: 29 yrs
- First area, 2021: 30 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 35 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Carpentaria: 0.2% males, 0.2% females; 85+ in Mount Isa Surrounds: 0.2% males, 0.4% females
- 80–84 in Carpentaria: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 80–84 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 0.2% males, 0.4% females
- 75–79 in Carpentaria: 1.1% males, 0.8% females; 75–79 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 1.1% males, 0.8% females
- 70–74 in Carpentaria: 1.4% males, 1.1% females; 70–74 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 1.7% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Carpentaria: 1.8% males, 1.5% females; 65–69 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 2.4% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Carpentaria: 3.1% males, 2.7% females; 60–64 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.0% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Carpentaria: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 55–59 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.7% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Carpentaria: 3.6% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.3% males, 2.6% females
- 45–49 in Carpentaria: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 45–49 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.8% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Carpentaria: 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.7% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Carpentaria: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.7% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Carpentaria: 3.9% males, 3.2% females; 30–34 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.4% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Carpentaria: 3.9% males, 4.4% females; 25–29 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 5.5% males, 3.9% females
- 20–24 in Carpentaria: 4.5% males, 4.4% females; 20–24 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.8% males, 3.6% females
- 15–19 in Carpentaria: 4.2% males, 3.3% females; 15–19 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Carpentaria: 4.3% males, 3.9% females; 10–14 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Carpentaria: 4.1% males, 4.1% females; 5–9 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.9% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Carpentaria: 4.0% males, 3.7% females; 0–4 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.3% males, 3.6% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $421
- First area, 2016: $472
- First area, 2021: $483
- Second area, 2011: $907
- Second area, 2016: $971
- Second area, 2021: $1,172
- First area, 2011: $1,041
- First area, 2016: $1,171
- First area, 2021: $1,279
- Second area, 2011: $1,438
- Second area, 2016: $1,612
- Second area, 2021: $1,856
- First area, 2011: $901
- First area, 2016: $1,059
- First area, 2021: $1,159
- Second area, 2011: $1,755
- Second area, 2016: $2,111
- Second area, 2021: $2,314
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 3.3
- First area, 2016: 3.2
- First area, 2021: 3.0
- Second area, 2011: 2.6
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $90
- First area, 2016: $120
- First area, 2021: $125
- Second area, 2011: $100
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $206
- First area, 2011: $726
- First area, 2016: $997
- First area, 2021: $1,042
- Second area, 2011: $1,500
- Second area, 2016: $1,500
- Second area, 2021: $1,200
- First area, 2011: 1.50
- First area, 2016: 1.20
- First area, 2021: 1.20
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carpentaria vs Mount Isa Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/315021404/carpentaria/vs/315021406/mount-isa-surrounds