Isis River, QLD

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

8/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Isis River is more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 880, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Isis River at a glance

Population (2021): 100
Median age: 60
Median weekly household income: $1,024
SEIFA score: 880
Coordinates: -25.2755, 152.3899

Isis River demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Isis River using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 40%, 0% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	4	4%
Youth (15–24)	6	6%
Young adults (25–44)	13	14%
Mid-life (45–64)	38	40%
Seniors (65+)	35	36%

Share of the 96 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	27	69%
Owned with a mortgage	6	15%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	34	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 34 occupied private dwellings in Isis River.

Median monthly mortgage: $867
Average household size: 2.5 people
Median weekly family income: $1,042
Median weekly personal income: $443

Community and culture

Born overseas: 15 (18%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 3 (3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 30 (32%)
Labour-force participation: 34%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%
Employed full-time: 16
Employed part-time: 16

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Isis River

Where is Isis River?

Isis River is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Isis River?

At the 2021 Census, Isis River had a population of about 100.

Is Isis River an advantaged area?

Isis River has an ABS SEIFA score of 880, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 8 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of Australian suburbs.