Miles End is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

of the town of

Mount Isa Mount Isa ( ) is a city in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because of the vast mineral deposits found in the area. Mount Isa Mines (MIM) is one of the most productive mines in world history, based on co ...

in the

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, Australia. In the , Miles End had a population of 280 people.

Geography

The

Leichhardt River The Leichhardt River is a river in north-west Queensland, Australia. Course The source of the river is in the Selwyn Range under Rifle Creek Hill and fed by Rifle Creek approximately south of the mining town Mount Isa. It runs in a generally n ...

flows north–south through the town of Mount Isa, dividing the suburbs of the town into "mineside" (west of the Leichhardt River) and "townside" (east of the Leichhardt River). Miles End is a "mineside" suburb. The suburb is bounded to the east in parts by the Leichhardt River, to the south by Isa Street and Station Street, to the west by Hooper Road (and the mine itself), and to the north by Carbonate Street and Alma Street. Despite the townside/mineside division of the suburbs, there is one exception. A small area along the riverside of West Street that contains the Mount Isa City Council's Civic Centre is not part of the townside suburb of Mount Isa City but part of the mineside suburb of Miles End that extends across the river.

History

Miles End was named on 1 September 1973 by the Queensland Place Names Board. 16 March 2001 its status was changed from a locality to a suburb.

Demographics

In the , Miles End had a population of 265 people. In the , Miles End had a population of 280 people.

Education

There are no schools in Miles End. The nearest government primary schools are Mount Isa Central State School in neighbouring Mount Isa City to the south-east and Barkly Highway State School in neighbouring Soldiers Hill to the north. The nearest government secondary school is

Spinifex State College Spinifex State College is a public, co-educational, day and boarding school located in Mount Isa, Queensland. It first opened in 2003. History Prior to 2003 Mount Isa was serviced by two state secondary schools. Mount Isa State High School and ...

which has its junior campus in neighbouring Parkside to the south and its senior campus in Pioneer to the east.

Amenities

The Mount Isa City Council operates a Civic Centre including a public library and park at 23 West Street (). It is officially within Miles End but can only be accessed from Mount Isa City as this area is on the eastern side of the Leichhardt River, while the rest of the suburb is on the western side.

References

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* {{City of Mount Isa Suburbs of Mount Isa