Sunset
QLD 4825 · Mount Isa
2,137 (2021) → 2,065 est. (2025)
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Sunset is a suburb in Mount Isa, QLD 4825, about 1562km from Brisbane CBD. Recent property sales in Sunset are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 2 schools, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 336km inland. Sunset has an overall score of 18/100, 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 (5.33%), Philippines (2.43%), England (1.64%), South Africa (0.84%), USA (0.47%)
Top languages: Filipino (1.31%), Tagalog (0.84%), Afrikaans (0.56%), Mandarin (0.37%), Gujarati (0.37%)
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
- Sunset State SchoolPrimary · GovernmentICSEA 755
- Mount Isa Flexible Learning CentreSecondary · CatholicICSEA 746
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Kieran's Catholic SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 0.7kmICSEA 891
- Mount Isa School of the AirCombined · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1013
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Senior CampusSecondary · Government · 1.2km
- Mount Isa Special SchoolCombined · Government · 1.4kmICSEA 859
- Good Shepherd Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2.1kmICSEA 973
- Barkly Highway State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 938
- Mount Isa Central State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 815
- Townview State SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.5kmICSEA 747
- Healy State SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.5kmICSEA 877
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training PrecinctSecondary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 876
- Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Junior CampusSecondary · Government · 3.6km
- Happy Valley State SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.3kmICSEA 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 Sunset
Is Sunset safe?
Sunset 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 Sunset from Brisbane CBD?
Sunset is about 1562.5 km from Brisbane CBD.
What schools are in Sunset?
Sunset has 2 schools, with an average ICSEA of 751 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Sunset?
Sunset has a transport score of 0/100.