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Mount Isa vs Burketown

Name: Mount Isa vs Burketown — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Urban Centre comparison ≈ 329 km apart · Mount Isa profile · Burketown profile

Mount Isa Burketown

Mount Isa and Burketown (L) are very different Queensland locations, with Mount Isa being a much larger centre. Mount Isa has a far higher typical weekly household income of $2,224, compared to $1,204 in Burketown (L). Burketown (L) has a much larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population at 49.1%, while Mount Isa's is 21.7%. There are also notable differences in housing and layout; Mount Isa has far more homes with three or more bedrooms (71.5% versus 46.8%) and is mostly car-dependent, whereas Burketown (L) is somewhat walkable.

The gap in typical weekly household income has widened significantly since 2016. Despite this, the two areas are alike in other ways, such as the share of people who completed Year 12 and the proportion of residents with long-term health conditions. Both areas have a population that is noticeably younger than the national figure, although Burketown (L) is slightly older than Mount Isa.

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Where they differ most

First Nations: 27.4 pts higher in Burketown Population: 17,769 larger in Mount Isa 3+ bedrooms: 24.7 pts higher in Mount Isa Unpaid child care: 19.7 pts higher in Mount Isa Limited English: 0.7 pts higher in Mount Isa

Demographics & Identity

Population in Mount Isa in Burketown +17,769 larger in Mount Isa gap steady

17,936 86th pct 167 9th pct

Median age in Mount Isa in Burketown +4 yrs older in Burketown gap widening

31 yrs 8th pct 35 yrs 14th pct

Age structure

32.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.6 pts 22.8%

23.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +6.2 pts 17.4%

22.3% Older adults (45–64) +1.1 pts ▸ 23.4%

13.7% Youth (15–24) +6.7 pts ▸ 20.4%

8.2% Seniors (65+) +9.8 pts ▸ 18.0%

Marital status

49.1% Never married +7.0 pts ▸ 56.0%

36.6% Married ◂ +3.9 pts 32.6%

7.5% Divorced ◂ +1.8 pts 5.7%

3.5% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

3.4% Widowed ◂ +1.3 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Mount Isa Burketown

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

74.0% Australia +6.3 pts ▸ 80.2%

4.3% New Zealand ◂ +4.3 pts 0.0%

2.7% Philippines ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%

1.2% England +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.0% South Africa ◂ +1.0 pts 0.0%

0.9% India ◂ +0.9 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 ◂ +8.2 pts 25.1%

28.2% English ◂ +10.8 pts 17.4%

8.8% Irish ◂ +6.5 pts 2.4%

7.2% Scottish +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.3% German ◂ +1.3 pts 3.0%

3.9% Filipino ◂ +2.2 pts 1.8%

2.5% Italian ◂ +2.5 pts 0.0%

1.4% Chinese +0.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Dutch ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

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 +1.0 pts ▸ 81.4%

1.0% Tagalog +1.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

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 ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

41.1% No religion +11.6 pts ▸ 52.7%

45.5% Christianity ◂ +13.1 pts 32.3%

11.2% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 10.2%

0.4% Islam +2.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.7% Hinduism ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Highest year of school

49.6% Year 12 ◂ +0.7 pts 48.9%

21.4% Year 10 ◂ +4.1 pts 17.3%

9.6% Year 9 or below +5.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

7.5% Year 11 ◂ +1.1 pts 6.5%

Highest qualification level

39.1% Certificate III / IV ◂ +13.4 pts 25.8%

17.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.3 pts 12.1%

10.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +6.6 pts ▸ 9.1%

4.3% Postgraduate degree +1.8 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.6% Certificate I / II ◂ +2.6 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

24.5% Engineering & related ◂ +4.8 pts 19.7%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +14.0 pts ▸ 15.2%

11.7% Management & commerce +3.5 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.9% Health ◂ +5.3 pts 4.5%

8.9% Society & culture ◂ +4.4 pts 4.5%

7.8% Education ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%

4.7% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%

3.9% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 4.5%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%

1.1% Information technology ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

1.1% Creative arts ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Mount Isa in Burketown +$230 higher in Mount Isa gap widening

$1,152 96th pct $922 88th pct

Household income in Mount Isa in Burketown +$1,020 higher in Mount Isa gap widening

$2,224 90th pct $1,204 44th pct

Family income in Mount Isa in Burketown +$421 higher in Mount Isa gap widening

$2,629 93rd pct $2,208 86th pct

Household income distribution

17.4% $650–$1,499 +21.3 pts ▸ 38.7%

32.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.1 pts 21.0%

15.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 8.1%

14.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +6.3 pts 8.1%

11.0% Under $650 +1.9 pts ▸ 12.9%

Personal income distribution

25.9% $650–$1,499 +14.5 pts ▸ 40.4%

28.4% Under $650 +2.8 pts ▸ 31.2%

29.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +21.6 pts 7.8%

5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

4.7% Diabetes +5.5 pts ▸ 10.2%

5.4% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

7.0% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 5.4%

4.4% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

5.6% Mental health ◂ +2.0 pts 3.6%

1.2% Lung condition +4.2 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.0% Heart disease +1.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.5% Stroke +1.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.5% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

66.5% None +1.8 pts ▸ 68.3%

14.8% One condition ◂ +2.2 pts 12.6%

4.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%

1.9% Three or more +1.7 pts ▸ 3.6%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Mount Isa in Burketown +0.3 larger in Mount Isa gap widening

2.6 71st pct 2.3 43rd pct

Family composition

57.2% Couples with children ◂ +14.2 pts 43.0%

22.3% Couples without children +10.7 pts ▸ 33.0%

19.3% One-parent families ◂ +6.3 pts 13.0%

1.3% Other families +4.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

Household size

28.3% 1 person +10.4 pts ▸ 38.7%

30.9% 2 people +3.0 pts ▸ 33.9%

14.8% 3 people ◂ +0.3 pts 14.5%

14.1% 4 people ◂ +9.2 pts 4.8%

7.1% 5 people ◂ +7.1 pts 0.0%

4.9% 6 or more +1.6 pts ▸ 6.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Mount Isa in Burketown +$125 higher in Mount Isa gap narrowing

$275 51st pct $150 11th pct

Mortgage in Mount Isa in Burketown +$1,016 higher in Mount Isa

$1,517 63rd pct $501 0th pct

People / bedroom in Mount Isa in Burketown even gap narrowing

0.90 88th pct 0.90 88th pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.2% Rented +3.8 pts ▸ 50.0%

30.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +15.5 pts 14.5%

16.0% Owned outright +8.2 pts ▸ 24.2%

3.3% Other tenure +6.4 pts ▸ 9.7%

4.4% Not stated ◂ +4.4 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

75.2% Separate house ◂ +4.2 pts 71.0%

16.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +16.2 pts 0.0%

3.8% Other dwelling +10.7 pts ▸ 14.5%

4.3% Flat or apartment +2.1 pts ▸ 6.5%

Bedrooms per home

48.3% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 46.8%

17.0% 2 bedrooms +5.6 pts ▸ 22.6%

19.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +19.1 pts 0.0%

6.8% 1 bedroom +4.5 pts ▸ 11.3%

0.5% Studio / none +4.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.1% 5 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

28.7% Under $200 +48.7 pts ▸ 77.4%

31.5% $200–$349 ◂ +2.4 pts 29.0%

29.4% $350–$549 ◂ +29.4 pts 0.0%

4.7% $550–$749 ◂ +4.7 pts 0.0%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

17.0% Under $1,000 +38.5 pts ▸ 55.6%

41.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +41.7 pts 0.0%

27.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +27.1 pts 0.0%

6.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +6.8 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

How people get to work

70.5% Car (driver) ◂ +36.7 pts 33.8%

4.2% Walked +38.3 pts ▸ 42.5%

7.7% Car (passenger) +2.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

1.9% Worked at home +3.1 pts ▸ 5.0%

0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.7 pts 36.4%

34.5% 1 vehicle +3.7 pts ▸ 38.2%

7.6% No vehicle +8.8 pts ▸ 16.4%

12.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +7.1 pts 5.5%

6.3% 4 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

6.9% Public administration & safety +29.3 pts ▸ 36.3%

30.4% Mining ◂ +30.4 pts 0.0%

12.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.6 pts 6.3%

7.4% Retail trade +3.8 pts ▸ 11.3%

6.1% Accommodation & food +5.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

4.0% Other services +6.0 pts ▸ 10.0%

8.5% Education & training +0.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

1.6% Professional & technical +4.7 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.0% Construction ◂ +4.0 pts 0.0%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.7% Administrative & support +1.0 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.4% Arts & recreation +3.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

20.8% Technicians & trades ◂ +8.3 pts 12.5%

17.4% Professionals +1.4 pts ▸ 18.8%

7.3% Managers +10.2 pts ▸ 17.5%

15.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +11.7 pts 3.8%

10.3% Community & personal service +4.7 pts ▸ 15.0%

11.1% Clerical & administrative +1.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

8.9% Labourers +1.1 pts ▸ 10.0%

6.5% Sales workers +2.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Mount Isa in Burketown +2.3 higher in Burketown

2.7 27th pct 5.0 63rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Mount Isa in Burketown +2.8 more in Burketown

3.1 29th pct 5.9 73rd pct

15-min city in Mount Isa in Burketown +73.6 pts higher in Burketown

24.2% 36th pct 97.8% 96th pct

Walk to shops in Mount Isa in Burketown +70.9 pts higher in Burketown

26.9% 36th pct 97.8% 95th pct

Walk to transit in Mount Isa in Burketown even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Mount Isa in Burketown +15.6 pts higher in Burketown

83.6% 68th pct 99.2% 98th pct

Walk to a park in Mount Isa in Burketown +5.4 pts higher in Burketown

93.6% 53rd pct 99.0% 80th pct

Walk to health in Mount Isa in Burketown +22.8 pts higher in Mount Isa

22.8% 51st pct 0.0% 0th pct

Amenities/1k in Mount Isa in Burketown +48.4 more in Burketown

5.5 11th pct 53.9 89th pct

Intersections/km² in Mount Isa in Burketown +29 higher in Mount Isa

42 64th pct 13 20th pct

Mean slope in Mount Isa in Burketown +1.4 pts higher in Mount Isa

3.7% 36th pct 2.4% 7th pct

Compare Mount Isa with nearby areas

Cloncurry Camooweal Alpurrurulam Julia Creek Boulia Doomadgee Burketown Normanton

Compare Burketown with nearby areas

Doomadgee Gununa Karumba Normanton Camooweal Robinson River (Mungoorbada) Mount Isa Cloncurry

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Mount Isa vs Burketown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL313009/mount-isa/vs/UCL322022/burketown