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Mount Isa vs Sandover - Plenty

Name: Mount Isa vs Sandover - Plenty — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 483 km apart · Mount Isa profile · Sandover - Plenty profile

Mount Isa Sandover - Plenty

Mount Isa and Sandover - Plenty are two very different regional areas. Sandover - Plenty has a much stronger First Nations presence, with 84.7% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and 67.8% speaking a First Nations language. Mount Isa is more affluent and has higher education levels; its typical weekly household income is $2,236, which is $1,103 more than the $1,133 typical in Sandover - Plenty. Education gaps are also wide, with 49.7% of Mount Isa residents completing Year 12 compared to 16.7% in Sandover - Plenty.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people who identify as having no religion, though this gap has widened since 2011. They also share a similar proportion of children under 15, at around 23%. Despite these commonalities, the two places are far apart in their daily rhythms; 44.5% of people walk to work in Sandover - Plenty, while 70.5% of people in Mount Isa drive.

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Where they differ most

First Nations: 63.3 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty Other language: 50.2 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty Year 12: 33.0 pts higher in Mount Isa No car: 37.7 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty Recent movers: 28.0 pts higher in Mount Isa

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +14,405 larger in Mount Isa gap narrowing

18,317 87th pct 3,912 15th pct

Median age in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +1 yrs older in Mount Isa gap narrowing

31 yrs 6th pct 30 yrs 3rd pct

Age structure

32.3% Young adults (25–44) +2.4 pts ▸ 34.7%

23.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.7 pts 23.0%

22.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.6 pts 20.8%

13.6% Youth (15–24) +2.5 pts ▸ 16.1%

8.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.2 pts 5.0%

Marital status

48.6% Never married ◂ +4.9 pts 43.7%

37.1% Married +7.8 pts ▸ 44.8%

7.5% Divorced ◂ +4.1 pts 3.4%

3.4% Separated +0.8 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.4% Widowed +0.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

Mount Isa Sandover - Plenty

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.1% Australia +18.6 pts ▸ 92.7%

4.3% New Zealand ◂ +3.8 pts 0.5%

2.7% Philippines ◂ +2.5 pts 0.2%

1.2% England ◂ +0.5 pts 0.7%

1.1% South Africa ◂ +1.0 pts 0.1%

0.8% India ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

33.4% Australian ◂ +28.5 pts 4.9%

28.5% English ◂ +23.8 pts 4.7%

8.9% Irish ◂ +7.1 pts 1.8%

7.2% Scottish ◂ +5.9 pts 1.3%

4.4% German ◂ +3.4 pts 1.0%

3.9% Filipino ◂ +3.6 pts 0.3%

2.6% Italian ◂ +2.4 pts 0.2%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.1%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.9% Indian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

80.4% English only ◂ +61.3 pts 19.1%

1.0% Tagalog ◂ +0.8 pts 0.2%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.7% Christianity +11.9 pts ▸ 57.6%

40.9% No religion ◂ +23.8 pts 17.1%

11.1% Not stated +13.8 pts ▸ 24.9%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.4% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +5 more in Mount Isa

13 92nd pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +5.90 more in Sandover - Plenty

3.00 69th pct 8.91 96th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +3 more in Mount Isa

13 34th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +3,104 more in Mount Isa

3,623 86th pct 519 18th pct

Avg size in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +214 larger in Mount Isa

279 29th pct 65 3rd pct

ICSEA in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +272 higher in Mount Isa

890 8th pct 618 0th pct

Highest year of school

49.7% Year 12 ◂ +33.0 pts 16.7%

9.5% Year 9 or below +21.6 pts ▸ 31.1%

21.4% Year 10 +8.4 pts ▸ 29.8%

7.5% Year 11 +1.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

Highest qualification level

39.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +19.0 pts 20.1%

17.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.2 pts 9.2%

9.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +4.7 pts 5.3%

2.6% Certificate I / II +3.5 pts ▸ 6.1%

4.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.8 pts 2.6%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.0 pts 1.6%

Field of qualification

24.7% Engineering & related ◂ +18.4 pts 6.3%

11.7% Management & commerce ◂ +5.2 pts 6.6%

9.8% Health ◂ +5.2 pts 4.6%

8.8% Society & culture ◂ +1.9 pts 6.9%

7.8% Education even 7.7%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +4.4 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 2.5%

4.0% Architecture & building ◂ +1.3 pts 2.7%

1.0% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

1.1% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +$802 higher in Mount Isa gap widening

$1,158 88th pct $356 0th pct

Household income in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +$1,103 higher in Mount Isa gap narrowing

$2,236 80th pct $1,133 10th pct

Family income in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +$1,854 higher in Mount Isa gap narrowing

$2,652 80th pct $798 0th pct

Household income distribution

17.2% $650–$1,499 +16.2 pts ▸ 33.4%

31.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.1 pts 21.8%

11.1% Under $650 +8.4 pts ▸ 19.6%

15.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +11.6 pts 3.4%

14.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +12.8 pts 2.1%

Personal income distribution

28.2% Under $650 +26.1 pts ▸ 54.3%

29.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +24.8 pts 4.4%

25.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +16.4 pts 9.5%

5.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.0 pts 0.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.0% Asthma ◂ +3.9 pts 3.1%

4.7% Diabetes +1.7 pts ▸ 6.4%

5.5% Mental health ◂ +4.1 pts 1.4%

5.3% Other condition ◂ +2.4 pts 2.9%

4.4% Arthritis ◂ +3.1 pts 1.3%

3.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.2 pts 2.8%

1.5% Cancer ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

1.2% Lung condition ◂ +0.9 pts 0.3%

0.5% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.5% None ◂ +5.8 pts 60.8%

14.8% One condition ◂ +4.0 pts 10.8%

4.0% Two conditions ◂ +2.2 pts 1.9%

1.8% Three or more ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +605 larger in Mount Isa

3,919 94th pct 3,314 92nd pct

Median age in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +4 yrs older in Sandover - Plenty

24 yrs 43rd pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +$229 higher in Mount Isa

$556 33rd pct $327 0th pct

Household income in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +$597 higher in Mount Isa

$1,549 41st pct $952 3rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +1.2 larger in Sandover - Plenty gap narrowing

2.6 57th pct 3.8 100th pct

Family composition

57.5% Couples with children ◂ +3.2 pts 54.4%

18.9% One-parent families +11.8 pts ▸ 30.8%

22.2% Couples without children ◂ +10.4 pts 11.8%

1.4% Other families +1.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Household size

30.8% 2 people ◂ +12.1 pts 18.7%

28.1% 1 person ◂ +4.9 pts 23.3%

4.9% 6 or more +22.9 pts ▸ 27.8%

14.7% 3 people ◂ +4.2 pts 10.5%

14.3% 4 people ◂ +3.7 pts 10.5%

7.2% 5 people +1.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +$215 higher in Mount Isa gap narrowing

$275 21st pct $60 0th pct

Mortgage in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty

$1,546 30th pct —

People / bedroom in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +0.60 higher in Sandover - Plenty gap steady

0.90 86th pct 1.50 100th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.6% Rented +16.8 pts ▸ 62.4%

30.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +29.0 pts 1.0%

3.7% Other tenure +20.5 pts ▸ 24.2%

16.2% Owned outright ◂ +8.0 pts 8.2%

4.4% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

Types of homes

75.1% Separate house +12.5 pts ▸ 87.6%

15.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +12.3 pts 3.6%

4.1% Other dwelling +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.2% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.6 pts 1.6%

Bedrooms per home

47.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.7 pts 47.1%

16.8% 2 bedrooms +8.8 pts ▸ 25.6%

19.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +9.1 pts 10.3%

6.9% 1 bedroom +2.3 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.2% 5 or more ◂ +3.5 pts 0.7%

0.4% Studio / none +1.8 pts ▸ 2.2%

Weekly rent distribution

28.8% Under $200 +54.7 pts ▸ 83.6%

31.3% $200–$349 ◂ +28.4 pts 2.9%

29.4% $350–$549 ◂ +28.3 pts 1.1%

4.9% $550–$749 ◂ +4.3 pts 0.7%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.1% $1,000–$1,799 +1.7 pts ▸ 42.9%

27.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +27.4 pts 0.0%

17.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +17.0 pts 0.0%

6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.8 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

70.5% Car (driver) ◂ +40.9 pts 29.6%

4.2% Walked +40.3 pts ▸ 44.5%

7.7% Car (passenger) +2.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

2.0% Worked at home +3.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.8% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bus +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

7.6% No vehicle +37.7 pts ▸ 45.3%

39.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +27.2 pts 12.0%

34.1% 1 vehicle +3.3 pts ▸ 37.5%

12.6% 3 vehicles ◂ +10.2 pts 2.4%

6.5% 4 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 2.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

30.5% Mining ◂ +28.1 pts 2.4%

6.8% Public administration & safety +14.5 pts ▸ 21.3%

12.6% Health care & social assistance +5.1 pts ▸ 17.7%

8.4% Education & training +7.6 pts ▸ 16.1%

0.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +14.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

7.5% Retail trade ◂ +1.7 pts 5.8%

6.0% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.7 pts 3.3%

4.2% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

4.0% Other services ◂ +1.8 pts 2.2%

2.7% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.9 pts 0.4%

2.9% Manufacturing ◂ +2.9 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

10.2% Community & personal service +14.2 pts ▸ 24.4%

21.0% Technicians & trades ◂ +14.7 pts 6.3%

17.3% Professionals +2.2 pts ▸ 19.5%

8.9% Labourers +7.4 pts ▸ 16.2%

7.6% Managers +8.5 pts ▸ 16.1%

15.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +9.8 pts 5.5%

11.0% Clerical & administrative ◂ +3.3 pts 7.7%

6.5% Sales workers ◂ +2.9 pts 3.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +3 higher in Mount Isa

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IRSD decile in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +3 higher in Mount Isa

4 36th pct 1 0th pct

IER decile in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +1 higher in Mount Isa

2 14th pct 1 0th pct

IEO decile in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +2 higher in Mount Isa

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +237 higher in Mount Isa

956 32nd pct 719 0th pct

ERP in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +13,434 higher in Mount Isa

18,162 82nd pct 4,728 19th pct

Growth in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +8.5 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty

-3.4% 0th pct 5.1% 55th pct

Businesses in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +944 higher in Mount Isa

978 54th pct 34 1st pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +211 higher in Mount Isa

459 9th pct 248 0th pct

Max temp in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +1.4 higher in Mount Isa

33.5 100th pct 32.1 97th pct

Min temp in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +3.8 higher in Mount Isa

18.6 92nd pct 14.8 79th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +1.0 higher in Mount Isa

2.7 17th pct 1.7 9th pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +0.9 more in Mount Isa

3.0 20th pct 2.1 12th pct

15-min city in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +23.7 pts higher in Mount Isa

23.7% 16th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +6.7 pts higher in Mount Isa

26.5% 18th pct 19.7% 13th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +1.2 pts higher in Mount Isa

82.4% 58th pct 81.1% 57th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +42.5 pts higher in Mount Isa

92.9% 41st pct 50.4% 14th pct

Walk to health in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +27.1 pts higher in Sandover - Plenty

22.4% 27th pct 49.5% 53rd pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +7.7 more in Sandover - Plenty

5.6 1st pct 13.3 45th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +27 higher in Mount Isa

27 32nd pct 0 0th pct

Mean slope in Mount Isa in Sandover - Plenty +0.6 pts higher in Mount Isa

3.8% 23rd pct 3.2% 13th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Isa vs Sandover - Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/315021405/mount-isa/vs/702011052/sandover-plenty