Suburb in Mount Isa

The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld), QLD

The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) had a population of 817 at the 2021 Census (−0.1% since 2016). Median age 32.6. Median weekly household income $1,923. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld)'s population shrank by 0.1% to 817, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 32.6, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 11.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 5.4%.

57.2% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 13.4% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are 8.5% of homes (12.5% across Queensland). The 2021 Census counted 321 households.

The median household earns $1,923 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $262 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,310 a month.

27.7% of residents were born overseas, more than the QLD average of 24.1%. 18.5% use a language other than English at home. 44.2% report no religion, close to the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureThe Gap (Mount Isa - Qld)QLDAustralia
Population8175,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−0.1%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age32.638.238.2
Households3211,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments8.5%12.5%14.3%
Renting57.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright13.4%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,923$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$262$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,310$1,740$1,866
Born overseas27.7%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home18.5%14.1%23.6%
No religion44.2%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−0.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 9392011
  2. 8182016
  3. 8172021

Age

Median age 32.6, against 38.2 for Queensland.

The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) Queensland
Share of people by age, The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) and Queensland
0–911.6%
10–1910.9%
20–2921.5%
30–3917.5%
40–4912.4%
50–5912.5%
60–698.3%
70–794.0%
80+1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in The Gap (Mount Isa - Qld) at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian34.5%
  2. English29.2%
  3. Australian Aboriginal18.2%
  4. Irish11.6%
  5. Filipino8.5%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog3.3%
  2. Australian Indigenous languages2.4%
  3. Filipino2.2%
  4. Urdu1.9%
  5. Mandarin0.7%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand6.9%
  2. the Philippines6.7%
  3. England1.6%
  4. South Africa1.5%
  5. Pakistan1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

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