Suburb in Mount Isa

Healy, QLD

Healy had a population of 1,824 at the 2021 Census (−2.9% since 2016). Median age 33.2. Median weekly household income $3,043. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Healy at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Healy's population shrank by 2.9% to 1,824, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 33.2, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 16.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 3.7%.

32.2% of households rent, close to the QLD average of 33.6%. 19.2% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 585 households.

The median household earns $3,043 a week, above the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $381 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,738 a month.

16.6% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 9.3% use a language other than English at home. 42.8% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Healy beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureHealyQLDAustralia
Population1,8245,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016−2.9%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age33.238.238.2
Households5851,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting32.2%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright19.2%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$3,043$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$381$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,738$1,740$1,866
Born overseas16.6%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home9.3%14.1%23.6%
No religion42.8%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−2.9% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1,9092011
  2. 1,8782016
  3. 1,8242021

Age

Median age 33.2, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Healy Queensland
Share of people by age, Healy and Queensland
0–916.0%
10–1917.2%
20–2911.0%
30–3916.3%
40–4915.5%
50–5913.3%
60–696.8%
70–792.9%
80+0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Healy at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian45.3%
  2. English32.1%
  3. Australian Aboriginal14.4%
  4. Irish9.6%
  5. Scottish9.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Afrikaans2.6%
  2. Tamil0.6%
  3. Mandarin0.5%
  4. French0.5%
  5. Australian Indigenous languages0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand4.1%
  2. South Africa3.5%
  3. England1.7%
  4. the Philippines1.1%
  5. India0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Healy

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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