Healy, Queensland

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Healy
Mount Isa,  Queensland
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Healy
Coordinates 20°44′54″S139°30′03″E / 20.7482°S 139.5009°E / -20.7482; 139.5009 (Healy (centre of suburb)) Coordinates: 20°44′54″S139°30′03″E / 20.7482°S 139.5009°E / -20.7482; 139.5009 (Healy (centre of suburb))
Population1,878 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density671/km2 (1,737/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4825
Area2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
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

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]

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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]

In the 2016 census, Healy had a population of 1,878 people. [1]

Education

Healy State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 5-9 Thomson Road ( 20°44′31″S139°30′01″E / 20.7419°S 139.5002°E / -20.7419; 139.5002 (Healy State School) ). [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] However, Spinifex State College does have its residential facility (boarding school) at 83-85 Transmission Street in Healy ( 20°44′14″S139°30′19″E / 20.7371°S 139.5054°E / -20.7371; 139.5054 (Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Student Residential) ). [7] [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Healy (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Healy – suburb in City of Mount Isa (entry 42460)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  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. 1 2 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. ↑ "Healy State School". Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Healy State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "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.
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