Editing Mount Isa (section)

== Demographics ==
In 2008, a rumour circulated that the ratio of males to females living in Mount Isa was five to one. Former Mayor John Molony drew international press attention in August 2008 when he told the [[Townsville Bulletin]] newspaper that Mount Isa's gender imbalance made it a good place for "not so attractive" women to live.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 August 2016 |title=Outback mayor seeks "ugly duckling" women |newspaper=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-ugly-odd-idUSSYD14437220080818 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040035/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-ugly-odd-idUSSYD14437220080818 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dalton |first=Trent |date=23 August 2008 |title=Mt Isa dating scene gets ugly |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mt-isa-dating-scene-gets-ugly/news-story/a6037a2b2404a1510b7701144e8f0b73 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528031127/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/mt-isa-dating-scene-gets-ugly/news-story/a6037a2b2404a1510b7701144e8f0b73 |archive-date=28 May 2022 |access-date=28 May 2022 |website=[[The Courier-Mail]]}}</ref> However, the {{CensusAU|2011}} revealed that 52.8% of residents were male and 47.2% were female.<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=UCL312005|name=Mount Isa (Urban Centre and Locality)|accessdate=25 September 2016|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the town of Mount Isa had a population of 18,342 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=315021405|name=Mount Isa (SAL2)|access-date=18 June 2024|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the town of Mount Isa had a population of 18,317 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=315021405|name=Mount Isa (SAL2)|access-date=18 June 2024|quick=on}}</ref>