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Mount Isa Surrounds vs Northern Highlands
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 375 km apart · Mount Isa Surrounds profile · Northern Highlands profile
Mount Isa Surrounds Northern Highlands
Mount Isa Surrounds and Northern Highlands are both sparsely populated areas of Queensland. Mount Isa Surrounds has a far higher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 23.9%, compared to 8.4% in Northern Highlands. Income and housing also differ sharply; the typical weekly personal income is well higher in Mount Isa Surrounds at $1,172, while Northern Highlands has a far higher share of homes owned outright at 39.8%. Mount Isa Surrounds is more reliant on renting, with 42.1% of households renting their homes.
Both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage. They share similar household sizes, with about 2.5 and 2.4 people per home, and nearly the same share of children under 15. Since 2011, the gap in the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week has widened, as Mount Isa Surrounds has moved further ahead of Northern Highlands. At the same time, the difference in the share of households that rent has narrowed.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 3,859
- First area, 2016: 3,354
- First area, 2021: 4,044
- Second area, 2011: 3,668
- Second area, 2016: 3,121
- Second area, 2021: 3,095
- First area, 2011: 34 yrs
- First area, 2016: 35 yrs
- First area, 2021: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 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 Mount Isa Surrounds: 0.2% males, 0.4% females; 85+ in Northern Highlands: 0.4% males, 1.2% females
- 80–84 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 0.2% males, 0.4% females; 80–84 in Northern Highlands: 0.8% males, 1.0% females
- 75–79 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 1.1% males, 0.8% females; 75–79 in Northern Highlands: 2.1% males, 1.6% females
- 70–74 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 1.7% males, 1.1% females; 70–74 in Northern Highlands: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 2.4% males, 1.6% females; 65–69 in Northern Highlands: 3.2% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.0% males, 2.4% females; 60–64 in Northern Highlands: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.7% males, 2.6% females; 55–59 in Northern Highlands: 4.1% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.3% males, 2.6% females; 50–54 in Northern Highlands: 3.0% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.8% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Northern Highlands: 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 40–44 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.7% males, 2.4% females; 40–44 in Northern Highlands: 2.6% males, 1.9% females
- 35–39 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.7% males, 3.8% females; 35–39 in Northern Highlands: 3.5% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.4% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Northern Highlands: 3.3% males, 4.1% females
- 25–29 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 5.5% males, 3.9% females; 25–29 in Northern Highlands: 4.3% males, 3.9% females
- 20–24 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 4.8% males, 3.6% females; 20–24 in Northern Highlands: 3.5% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.2% males, 2.6% females; 15–19 in Northern Highlands: 2.0% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 10–14 in Northern Highlands: 2.5% males, 1.9% females
- 5–9 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.9% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Northern Highlands: 3.2% males, 3.9% females
- 0–4 in Mount Isa Surrounds: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 0–4 in Northern Highlands: 3.7% males, 3.8% 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: $907
- First area, 2016: $971
- First area, 2021: $1,172
- Second area, 2011: $641
- Second area, 2016: $674
- Second area, 2021: $914
- First area, 2011: $1,438
- First area, 2016: $1,612
- First area, 2021: $1,856
- Second area, 2011: $988
- Second area, 2016: $1,137
- Second area, 2021: $1,502
- First area, 2011: $1,755
- First area, 2016: $2,111
- First area, 2021: $2,314
- Second area, 2011: $1,234
- Second area, 2016: $1,393
- Second area, 2021: $1,929
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: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $100
- First area, 2016: $150
- First area, 2021: $206
- Second area, 2011: $75
- Second area, 2016: $100
- Second area, 2021: $150
- First area, 2011: $1,500
- First area, 2016: $1,500
- First area, 2021: $1,200
- Second area, 2011: $700
- Second area, 2016: $737
- Second area, 2021: $715
- First area, 2011: 1.20
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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). Mount Isa Surrounds vs Northern Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/315021406/mount-isa-surrounds/vs/315021407/northern-highlands