Pioneer
QLD 4825 · Mount Isa
2,346 (2021) → 2,267 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pioneer is a suburb in Mount Isa, QLD 4825, about 1562km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Pioneer are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 4 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 337km inland. Pioneer has an overall score of 17/100, 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 (3.07%), Philippines (2.09%), Zimbabwe (0.77%), PNG (0.68%), India (0.51%)
Top languages: Australian Indigenous Languages (1.24%), Tagalog (1.02%), Sinhal (0.55%), Filipino (0.43%), Thai (0.43%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
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
- Mount Isa School of the AirCombined · GovernmentICSEA 1013
- St Kieran's Catholic SchoolPrimary · CatholicICSEA 891
- Mount Isa Special SchoolCombined · GovernmentICSEA 859
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Senior CampusSecondary · Government
Nearby (within 10km)
- Mount Isa Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · Catholic · 0.9kmICSEA 746
- Sunset State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.2kmICSEA 755
- Good Shepherd Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 1.4kmICSEA 973
- Townview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 747
- Mount Isa Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 815
- Barkly Highway State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 938
- Healy State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 877
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training PrecinctSecondary · Government · 2.7kmICSEA 876
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Junior CampusSecondary · Government · 2.7km
- St Joseph's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 3.2kmICSEA 1005
- Happy Valley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.3kmICSEA 949
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 Pioneer
Is Pioneer safe?
Pioneer 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 Pioneer from Brisbane CBD?
Pioneer is about 1562.3 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Pioneer?
Pioneer has 4 schools, with an average ICSEA of 921 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pioneer?
Pioneer has a transport score of 0/100.