Mount Isa flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Isa’s 277 mapped properties, 5.8% are in a mapped flood area and 57.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Isa’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

5.8%
Of properties in a flood area
57.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
277
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Isa

Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Isa. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Mount Isa

Mount Isa sits in the Mount Isa police division, which recorded 8,378 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,378 total. Figures are for the whole Mount Isa police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Mount Isa

JuniorSpinifex State College - Mount Isa - Junior Campus
SeniorSpinifex State College - Mount Isa - Senior Campus

Mount Isa can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Mount Isa

At the 2021 Census, 14% of Mount Isa’s 172 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.8%
Australian41.3%
Irish11.6%
German8.7%
Italian8.7%
Scottish7.6%

Top countries of birth

South Africa2.3%
New Zealand1.7%
Zimbabwe1.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.