Editing Mount Isa (section)

== Geography ==
The [[Leichhardt River]] divides the city into areas known as "mineside" and "townside". [[Xstrata]], the power station and the Airport are on the mineside, whilst the majority of the city, including the [[Central Business District|CBD]] and Base Hospital are on the townside. In recent years,{{when|date=January 2012}} population increases associated with the mining boom has increased demand for accommodation and land.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}}  The city had spread out, with new suburbs in the south-east and north of the city being planned or developed. Planned expansions can cater for more than 40,000 people.<ref>http://www.northweststar.com.au/news/local/news/general/people-have-nowhere-to-live/329190.aspx {{dead link|date=February 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

; Mineside
*[[Happy Valley, Queensland (Mount Isa)|Happy Valley]] – includes Happy Valley State School, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, and Captain James Cook Park
*[[Kalkadoon, Queensland|Kalkadoon]] – includes [[Mount Isa Airport]] and Kalkadoon Park
* [[Mica Creek, Queensland|Mica Creek]] – includes [[CS Energy]] [[Mica Creek Power Station]]
* [[Miles End, Queensland|Miles End]] – includes Mount Isa Civic Centre and railway station
* [[Parkside, Queensland|Parkside]] – Mount Isa's largest and oldest suburb. Contains the Irish Club, Parkside Flats complex, and Playway Park
* [[Soldiers Hill, Queensland|Soldiers Hill]] – All streets and parks named after war locations and soldiers, such as Kokoda Road and Gallipoli Park
* Hilton – This neighbourhood is also known as Mineside and is to the west of the railway line as is Mount Isa Mines and the Incitec Pivot Sulphuric Acid plant. It contains some employee housing, particularly for managers and visiting staff from Xstrata, Casa Grande; a white brick mansion built for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II; now used for the annual Casa Grande Ball, and some mine operations. 

; Townside
* [[Breakaway, Queensland|Breakaway]] – Semi-rural acreages
* [[Fisher, Queensland|Fisher]]
* [[Healy, Queensland|Healy]] – Residential suburb, site of Healy State School
* [[Lanskey, Queensland|Lanskey]]
* [[Menzies, Queensland|Menzies]] – includes Buchanan Park events complex, Stables and Racecourse, site of Good Shepherd Catholic College
* [[Mornington, Queensland|Mornington]]
* [[Mount Isa City, Queensland|Mount Isa City]] – The Central Business District, site of Mount Isa Central State School
* [[Pioneer, Queensland|Pioneer]] – includes a campus of [[TAFE Queensland North]], [[Spinifex State College|Spinifex]] Senior Campus and Ten-Pin Bowling complex, St Kierans Catholic Primary School
* [[Ryan, Queensland|Ryan]] – mostly industrial, includes army and [[State Emergency Service]] barracks, home to one company of the [[51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Units — 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment |url=http://www.army.gov.au/Our-people/Units/Forces-Command/2nd-Division/51st-Battalion-Far-North-Queensland-Regiment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911235637/http://army.gov.au/Our-people/Units/Forces-Command/2nd-Division/51st-Battalion-Far-North-Queensland-Regiment |archive-date=11 September 2016 |publisher=[[Australian Army]] |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[Spreadborough, Queensland|Spreadborough]] – mostly bushland and light industry. The notable Spreadborough family still resides in the area.
* [[Sunset, Queensland|Sunset]] – Home to Sunset State Primary School, and some shopping facilities
* [[The Gap, Queensland (Mount Isa)|The Gap]]
* [[Townview, Queensland|Townview]] – Home to Townview State Primary School
* [[Winston, Queensland|Winston]]