Healy, Queensland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Healy, in the Mount Isa City local government area.
| Locality | Healy |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mount Isa City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Remote Australia |
| Latitude | -20.74753 |
| Longitude | 139.50108 |
| Population | 1,836 |
| Density | 665.2 /km² |
| Area | 2.8 km² |
| Elevation | 362 m |
| Postcode | 4825 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1561 km west-northwest |
Healy is a locality in the Mount Isa City local government area of Queensland, Australia. It has a population of approximately 1,836. The locality covers an area of 2.8 km², giving a population density of about 665.2 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 362 m above sea level. It lies approximately 1561 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Healy is located at 20.7475°S, 139.5011°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4825. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Remote Australia.
Healy sprawls across a sun-baked plateau, a place where the ochre earth meets a sky of boundless, unwavering blue. It lies 665.0 km east-north-east of Alice Springs, NT (from Alice Springs, NT: bearing 62°T), and is situated 2.5 km south-south-east of Mount Isa City. The landscape here is one of stark, magnificent beauty, dominated by the ancient, weathered forms of the Queensland interior. Low, scrubby vegetation, a hardy testament to the relentless sun, clings to the cracked ground, broken only by the occasional resilient acacia or the skeletal silhouette of a ghost gum. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the vast, ancient geology beneath. As dusk descends, the colours deepen and shift, the land blushing with shades of rose and burnt sienna, a quiet, profound transformation that breathes a gentle, almost imperceptible magic into the fading light.
This is a country shaped by the enduring legacy of mining, the deep veins of copper and other precious metals having drawn life to Healy for generations. The economy still hums with the low thrum of industry, though a quiet resilience has also allowed for the growth of pastoral ventures, with hardy cattle grazing on the sparse, tough grasses. The spirit of Healy is one of self-reliance and a deep understanding of the land's unforgiving yet generous nature. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather woven into the present, a quiet acknowledgement of the prospectors and miners who first carved a life from this challenging terrain, their stories echoing in the vast, silent distances.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Healy, Queensland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Healy, in the Mount Isa City local government area.
Detailed location data for Healy includes the postcode (4825), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mount Isa City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Remote Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Healy is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |