Healy is a suburb of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Healy had a population of 1,878 people.[1]
| Healy Mount Isa, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Healy | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 20°44′54″S 139°30′03″E / 20.7482°S 139.5009°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,878 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 671/km2 (1,737/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4825 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | City of Mount Isa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography edit
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).[3][4] Healy is a "townside" suburb.[5]
History edit
On 1 September 1973 the suburb was named after Edward Kevin Emmett Healy, Under Secretary in the Queensland Department of Mines.[2]
Healy State School opened on 24 January 1972.[6]
In the 2016 census, Healy had a population of 1,878 people.[1]
Education edit
Healy State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 5-9 Thomson Road (20°44′31″S 139°30′01″E / 20.7419°S 139.5002°E).[7][8] In 2016 the school had an enrolment of 163 students (83 of whom identify as Indigenous) with 12 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).[9] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 152 students with 12 teachers (11 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent).[10]
There is no secondary school in Healy. The nearest government secondary school is Spinifex State College which has its junior campus in neighbouring Parkside to the north-west and its senior campus in Pioneer to the north-east.[11] The residential facility (boarding school) of Spinifex State College is at 83-85 Transmission Street in Healy (20°44′14″S 139°30′19″E / 20.7371°S 139.5054°E).[7][12]
References edit
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Healy (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Healy – suburb in City of Mount Isa (entry 42460)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Mount Isa". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD". Mining People International. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Healy State School". Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Healy State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Spinifex State College Mount Isa Residential Campus" (PDF). Spinifex State College. 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
External links edit
- "Mount Isa suburbs". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.