Queensland council

Isaac

23,186 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 58,708 km², 39 suburbs. Council website: isaac.qld.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

23,186

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.1% in a year

Density

0.4/km²

58,708 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$300k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$509

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

1.2 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

7 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

39

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
34
Median household income
$2,420/week
Median rent
$113/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,213/month
Households renting
55.2%
Average household
2.6 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 7 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 8 of 10

Suburbs

39 suburbs where Isaac holds most residents. Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Moranbah9,425All / 31%6
Clermont2,952All / 57%3
Dysart (Qld)2,918All / 60%
Middlemount1,899All / 54%5
Nebo857All / 72%2
Coppabella (Qld)594All / 46%
Glenden477All / 55%6
Ilbilbie385All / 69%2
Carmila340All / 74%2
Belyando307All / 52%5
St Lawrence245All / 56%1
Kilcummin228All / 15%9
Hail Creek179All / 58%6
Clairview167All / 92%1
Lotus Creek113All / 54%7
Frankfield100All / 34%9
May Downs93All / 26%9
Mackenzie River84All / 36%9
Wolfang84All / 48%9
Blue Mountain83All / 80%3
Pasha75All / 24%9
Suttor75All / 30%6
Valkyrie71All / 25%7
Gemini Mountains65All / 36%9
Elgin (Qld)52All / 41%5
Oxford43All / 58%7
Clarke Creek32All / 40%7
Epsom (Qld)21All / 97%3
Laglan21All / 65%5
Winchester13All / 70%9
Elphinstone (Isaac - Qld)9All / 79%6
Strathfield (Qld)8All / 43%6
Burton (Qld)7All / 61%6
Kemmis6All / 70%6
Turrawulla5All / 83%6
Mount Britton4All / 97%6
The Percy Group4All / 19%
Eaglefield3All / 49%6
Collaroy (Qld)All / 91%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

46%

Over 39 of 39 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

1%

Over 39 of 39 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Capricornia · Michelle LANDRY (LNP)100%

State districts

  • Burdekin · Dale Last (LNP)94%
  • Mirani · Glen Kelly (LNP)6%
  • Gregory · Sean Dillon (LNP)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Queensland council on the council map or the Queensland council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.