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Mount Isa Surrounds

Queensland · Outback - North · Queensland - Outback

This profile uses the ABS Mount Isa Surrounds statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Mount Isa Surrounds is a locality in the Outback - North area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Mount Isa Surrounds SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
4
Top ICSEA 802 (gov)
Childcare
16
NQS-rated services
Population
4,325
+0.7% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Mount Isa Surrounds SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Mount Isa Surrounds

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Cloncurry State School P-12 Government · 289 students
ICSEA 802
Camooweal State School Government · 32 students
ICSEA 723
Dajarra State School Government · 16 students
ICSEA 632

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Joseph's Catholic School
Catholic 188 students
ICSEA 979 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Mount Isa Surrounds

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Happy Valley Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Mount Isa
    Exceeding NQS
  • GRO Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 96 places · Mount Isa
    Meeting NQS
  • St Paul's Lutheran Church Childcare Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 92 places · Mt Isa
    Meeting NQS
  • St Mary Mackillop Early Learning Centre Mt Isa
    Centre-Based Care · 86 places · Mt Isa
    Meeting NQS
  • Mount Isa Day Nursery and Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Mount Isa
    Meeting NQS
  • Goodstart Early Learning Mount Isa
    Centre-Based Care · 74 places · Mount Isa
    Meeting NQS
  • Happy Valley School Age Care
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Mount Isa
    Meeting NQS
  • Cloncurry Kindergarten Association Incorporated
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Cloncurry
    Meeting NQS
  • St Joseph's Kindergarten Mount Isa
    Centre-Based Care · 29 places · Mount Isa
    Meeting NQS
  • Injilinji Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 25 places · Mount Isa
    Meeting NQS
  • C&K Sunset Community Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Mount Isa
    Meeting NQS
  • Eileen Fisher Memorial Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Mount Isa
    Meeting NQS

+ 4 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
3
Supermarkets
1
Parks
12
Train stations
2

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Mount Isa Surrounds SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
4,325
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+0.70%
2024→25
Net change
+28
people / yr
Density
0
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+28
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+33
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-15
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+10

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Mount Isa Surrounds
+0.70%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%