Breakaway
QLD 4825 · Mount Isa
187 (2021) → 181 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Breakaway is a suburb in Mount Isa, QLD 4825, about 1560km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Breakaway are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 338km inland. Breakaway has an overall score of 4/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Queensland Police Service (LGA-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 880 (below the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mount Isa Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.9kmICSEA 859
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Senior CampusSecondary · Government · 2.2km
- Mount Isa School of the AirCombined · Government · 2.3kmICSEA 1013
- Townview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 747
- Mount Isa Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 2.6kmICSEA 746
- Sunset State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 755
- St Kieran's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 2.8kmICSEA 891
- Healy State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 877
- Good Shepherd Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 3.8kmICSEA 973
- Mount Isa Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.1kmICSEA 815
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 4.6kmICSEA 1005
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training PrecinctSecondary · Government · 4.7kmICSEA 876
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
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Frequently asked questions about Breakaway
How far is Breakaway from Brisbane CBD?
Breakaway is about 1560.0 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Breakaway?
Breakaway has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Breakaway?
Breakaway has a transport score of 0/100.