Most of Mount Isa's activity is house sales, with 260 sales (sharply up 23.8%) at around $281K (flat), taking about 109 days to sell (down from 113 days last year), one of the country's least in-demand house markets, with 3-bedroom homes making up around two-thirds.
Unit sales are a much smaller second, with 21 sales at around —, taking about 105 days to sell.
Who lives hereA family-first suburb, split fairly evenly between renters and owners.
House covers houses, duplexes, semi-detached and terraces; Unit covers apartments, units, townhouses and villas.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) 2021 · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
The age structure, household make-up, and cultural fabric of the people who call this suburb home.
Share of all residents by 5-year band · hover a band for the count + split
12% report Irish ancestry, but only 0.0% were born in Ireland — the gap is the Australian-born and diaspora Irish community, invisible in birthplace alone.
A fast-growing, recent-arrival migrant gateway.
2020–21 understated — COVID border closures.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
What it costs to live here, who owns versus rents, and the shape of the housing stock.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
Incomes, employment, and the occupation mix of the people who live here.
A typical household pulls in about 2.6× the typical individual — a multi-earner area.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
How people get to work, and how car-dependent the suburb is — the clearest tell of inner-urban versus outer-suburban living.
Census data sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics — © Commonwealth of Australia, 2021 Census of Population and Housing · Shares, ratios and percentiles shown are Micromarkets transformations of that data · licensed CC BY 4.0.
How settled or transient the community is — and where newcomers came from.
Headline price, rent, yield and time on market for Mount Isa — choose a property type and size below.
Every segment this suburb tracks — sales and rentals side by side, ranked by total activity over the last twelve months.
Where each segment sits against its peers in the chosen geography — past the midline means it's outperforming the rest.
Market demandHow fast this market is moving — a velocity index built from trailing-year transaction volume and median days on market. Strong volume lifts the score; days on market drags it down, with the drag growing sharply once listings start lingering. Ranked against peers in the chosen geography.
What it costs each week to own a property versus renting the same one — positive means buying carries the premium, negative means rent covers the mortgage.
Two questions on one chart — how strong demand is right now, and which way it's heading year-on-year.
Eight diagnostic views cutting the data a different way each time — Mount Isa in blue, peers in colour.
How long current listings would take to clear at the recent rate of sales or leases. Critical shortage and Oversupply only fire at the genuine tails of the national distribution — sales tip in under 0.7 months, rentals far faster, under 0.3.
Out of every property transaction in this suburb, what share are sales versus leases — each point a rolling twelve-month window.
Each tape traces one metric across sixty months for the selected segment — every point a trailing twelve-month figure, matching the headline KPIs above.
16 data-driven answers about Mount Isa's property market — every one computed from the metrics above.
The median house price in Mount Isa, QLD 4825 is $281k as of June 2026, based on 260 sales recorded over the past 12 months. Houses there have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Prices vary by bedroom count, from compact two-bedroom homes to larger four-bedroom houses. See the bedroom-level breakdown below for 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom medians.
As of June 2026, Mount Isa medians by bedroom count:
| Property | 1 bed | 2 bed | 3 bed | 4 bed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | — | $265k | $349k | $281k |
Figures cover only segments with enough recent transactions to be statistically meaningful; sparse segments are excluded.
Mount Isa's property market trends to June 2026: house prices held flat +0.0% year-on-year; homes now sell in a median 109 days — faster than a year ago by 4; sales supply sits at 5.9 months (very loose). Read together — price, rent, selling speed and supply — they show which way the Mount Isa market is leaning. The 5-year tape and demand cycle charts above plot the full trajectory.
As of June 2026 in Mount Isa, house prices were flat +0.0% over the year, houses take a median 109 days to sell, sales supply is 5.9 months (very loose). Capital growth, rental yield, selling speed and supply are the signals investors weigh — but these figures describe the market, not a recommendation. This is data, not financial advice; always do your own research and consider a licensed adviser.
Houses in Mount Isa sell in a median 109 days on market as of June 2026, with units clearing slightly faster at 105 days. Days on market have tightened by 4 days versus a year ago. Faster clearance typically coincides with stronger buyer demand and lower supply.
Mount Isa's sales market sits at 5.9 months of supply for houses as of June 2026 — classified as Very Loose against the Australian distribution. Under 1.7 months is Severe (extreme shortage); over 4.5 months is Loose.
House prices in Mount Isa moved +0.0% over the 12 months to June 2026. The 5-year tape above plots the full monthly trajectory — showing where the market changed character rather than just crossing round numbers.
Mount Isa's house market is currently in the 'softer_firming' phase as of June 2026 — combining low sales velocity (bottom quartile nationally) with year-on-year tightening in days on market. The demand cycle chart above plots all eight segments on the same demand-versus-direction axes.
Mount Isa's median house price ($281k) is 71% below the QLD median ($960k) as of June 2026. On selling speed, houses clear in 109 days vs 26 days state median.
The most-transacted segment in Mount Isa over the 12 months to June 2026 is 3 bed houses with 168 sales. 4 bed houses come second at 89 sales. The 'Most popular' panel above breaks down the top segments with weekly mortgage, rent and ownership-cost detail.
Mount Isa recorded 260 house sales and 21 unit sales over the 12 months to June 2026 — a combined 281 transactions. Segments with statistically thin samples are excluded from displayed figures.
Mount Isa, QLD 4825 is home to 172 residents (ABS Census 2021). The median resident age is 35, and the average household holds 3.2 people. The "Who lives here" section above breaks the community down by age, life stage and tenure.
The median household in Mount Isa earns $5k per week — roughly $246k a year (ABS Census 2021). Median personal income runs $2k/week. Income, rent-to-income and mortgage-to-income context sits in the "Who lives here" section above.
Mount Isa is mostly owner-occupied: about 27% of households are owner-occupiers and 20% rent (ABS Census 2021). Of owners, 13% own outright and 14% are paying off a mortgage.
Mount Isa, QLD 4825 has a population of 172, a median age of 35, a median household income around $5k/week, 20% of households renting (ABS Census 2021). Whether it's the right fit depends on your priorities — these figures describe the community, housing mix and amenity rather than offer a verdict.
This Mount Isa market data was last updated June 2026. Figures are computed monthly from 12-month rolling windows of recorded sales and leases, with five years of monthly history behind the trend charts. Methodology, glossary and data sources are linked in the footer.
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