Parkside
QLD 4825 · Mount Isa
1,530 (2021) → 1,478 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Parkside is a suburb in Mount Isa, QLD 4825, about 1563km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Parkside are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 340km inland. Parkside has an overall score of 20/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 10/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: New Zealand (4.18%), Philippines (3.2%), England (1.63%), India (0.98%), Ireland (0.59%)
Top languages: Filipino (0.85%), Tagalog (0.78%), Spanish (0.65%), Afrikaans (0.52%), Punjabi (0.52%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Suburb-level sale prices aren't published for QLD. Median weekly rents:
Source: RTA Queensland · Updated Q1 2026
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
QLDdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the Mount Isa local-government-area average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same LGA share the same figures.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
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).
In suburb
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 1005
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training PrecinctSecondary · GovernmentICSEA 876
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Junior CampusSecondary · Government
Nearby (within 10km)
- Happy Valley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 0.9kmICSEA 949
- Healy State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.3kmICSEA 877
- Mount Isa Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.6kmICSEA 815
- Good Shepherd Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.8kmICSEA 973
- Townview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2kmICSEA 747
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Senior CampusSecondary · Government · 2.8km
- Mount Isa School of the AirCombined · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1013
- Mount Isa Special SchoolCombined · Government · 2.9kmICSEA 859
- St Kieran's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.1kmICSEA 891
- Barkly Highway State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 938
- Mount Isa Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 3.6kmICSEA 746
- Sunset State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.8kmICSEA 755
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 Parkside
Is Parkside safe?
Parkside has a residential safety score of 10/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 25,501 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Parkside from Brisbane CBD?
Parkside is about 1563.1 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Parkside?
Parkside has 3 schools, with an average ICSEA of 941 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Parkside?
Parkside has a transport score of 0/100.