Healy, Queensland

Healy is a suburb of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Healy
Mount Isa, Queensland
Healy
Coordinates20.7482°S 139.5009°E / -20.7482; 139.5009
Population1,878 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density626/km2 (1,621/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4825
Area3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Mount Isa
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Healy:
Parkside
Mornington		 Townview Fisher
Happy Valley Healy Fisher
Mica Creek Spreadborough Fisher

Geography

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

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]

Education

Healy State School is a primary (P-6) school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government at 5-9 Thomson Road. 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).[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Healy (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. "Healy – suburb in City of Mount Isa (entry 42460)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. "Mount Isa". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 January 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. "This Mining Life: Mount Isa, QLD". Mining People International. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Healy State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  • "Mount Isa suburbs". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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