$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Isa · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mount Isa
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Mount Isa have remained remarkably low compared to the rest of the country. Typical monthly mortgage payments are well below the national figure, with a typical home loan costing $1,250. This makes the area much more affordable than most other parts of Australia.
$175
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Isa — lower than 81% of areas.
| Mount Isa | $175 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | $260 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $175. Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,250 are also well below the Queensland average of $1,733.
$1,250 ▼ -40.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,110
- 2021: $1,250
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Mount Isa, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Half of all homes fall under 'other tenure', while only 12.5% are owned outright, which is far below the national figure of 31.0%. Renting is also much less common here than in the rest of the state, at 19.6%.
19.6% ▼ -59.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
12.5% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Mount Isa, Other tenure is the majority at 52%; Rented is next at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most people live in separate houses, which make up 80.4% of homes. This is well above the national figure, and with 1.00 person per bedroom, it is among the highest levels for this measure in the country.
1.00 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.4% ▲ +59.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 92.3%
- 2021: 80.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.0% ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mount Isa, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Other dwelling is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mount Isa, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 37%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (24%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31974/mount-isa/topic/housing-dwellings