Located in Queensland within the Mount Isa local government area, Camooweal is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 4828). It is home to about 236 residents, with a mix of young professionals and families and a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $70K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and accommodation & food. The top ancestries reported are Australian, Aboriginal Australian, English.
The median weekly rent is $147 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $307.
Camooweal is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 723, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Mount Isa LGA is higher than average at 20,801 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -0.7% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.