Healy is a suburb of the town of Mount Isa in the City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Healy had a population of 1,824 people.

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). Healy is a "townside" suburb.

History

On 1 September 1973, the suburb was named after Edward Kevin Emmett Healy, Under Secretary in the Queensland Department of Mines.

Healy State School opened on 24 January 1972.

Demographics

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

In the 2021 census, Healy had a population of 1,824 people.

Education

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 / -20.7419; 139.5002 (Healy State School)). 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). 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).

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. 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 / -20.7371; 139.5054 (Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Student Residential)).