City of Mount Isa

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City of Mount Isa
Queensland
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Location within Queensland
Population18,727 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.428408/km2 (1.10957/sq mi)
Established1914
Area43,713 km2 (16,877.7 sq mi) [2]
MayorPeta MacRae
Council seat Mount Isa
State electorate(s) Traeger
Federal division(s) Kennedy
Mount Isa City Council Logo.jpg
Website City of Mount Isa
LGAs around City of Mount Isa:
Roper Gulf (NT) Burke Burke
Barkly (NT)City of Mount Isa Cloncurry
Barkly (NT) Boulia Cloncurry

The City of Mount Isa is a local government area in north west Queensland. The City covers the urban locality of Mount Isa, the administrative centre, and surrounding area, sharing a boundary with the Northern Territory to the west.

Contents

Mount Isa is a reasonably affluent district. The largest industry in the city is the Mount Isa Mines, a source of lead, copper, silver and zinc. Cattle grazing and tourism are other industries of note.

In the 2021 census, the City of Mount Isa had a population of 18,727 people. [1]

History

The city was inhabited by the Kalkadoon and Indjilandji people, whose livelihood depended on hunting and gathering, fishing and trade for several thousands of years, before the European settlers arrived here. The Kalkadoon craftsmen were known for their stone implements and handmade tools which were traded with other Aboriginal groups spread all over the western Queensland. [3]

Kalkatunga (also known as Kalkadoon, Kalkadunga, Kalkatungu) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Kalkatunga language region is North-West Queensland including the local government areas of the City of Mount Isa. [4]

On 10 February 1914, the Shire of Barclay Tableland, based in Camooweal, was incorporated on an area previously managed by the shires of Burke and Cloncurry. On 14 August 1919 the spelling was changed and it became known as Shire of Barkly Tableland. As a consequence of the growth of Mount Isa as a mining and population centre within the shire, an Order in Council dated 15 December 1962 renamed the shire to Shire of Mount Isa, effective 1 July 1963, and its administration centre relocated to Mount Isa. At the same time it gained part of the Shire of Cloncurry. On 30 May 1968, the shire was proclaimed as a City due to the area reaching a population of 18,000.

Demographics

YearPopulation
19547,884
196113,967
196617,485
197126,502
197626,536
198124,390
198623,927
199124,735
199622,866 [5]
200121,473 [6]
200619,663 [7]
201121,237 [8]
201618,671 [9]
202118,727 [1]

Towns and localities

The City of Mount Isa includes the following settlements:

Suburbs of the town of Mount Isa

Rural areas outside the town

Amenities

The Mount Isa City Council operate a public library at Mount Isa City. [10]

Chairmen and mayors

Sister cities

Sister cities of Mount Isa include:


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References

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  3. ↑ "Welcome to Mount Isa". Mount Isa City Council. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  4. ↑ CC BY icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Kalkatunga". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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