Breakaway is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.

[1] The Leichhardt River 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).

[5] Breakaway was named on 1 September 1973 by the Queensland Place Names Board after Breakaway Creek which flows past it.

On 16 March 2001, the status of Breakaway was changed from a locality to a suburb.

The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College, which has its junior campus at Parkside to the south-west and its senior campus in Pioneer to the north-west.