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Healy QLD — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Healy, Queensland. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Healy QLD is 1,824 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Healy is $1,421 per week ($73,892 per year). Median rent in Healy is $380 per week ($1,647 per month). Healy has a median age of 33 years, younger than the national median of 38. Healy has a population density of 731.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Healy is England. The most common religion is No Religion (43% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Afrikaans. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Healy is $1,733.

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Healy Population

residents (Census 2021)

Healy Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$1,421/wk

$73,892 per year

#163 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$380/wk

$1,647 per month

#2445 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

33years

5 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,733/mo

Avg household size: 3 · 0.8 per bedroom

Healy Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.0% (931) Female 49.0% (894)

Population Density

731.4

people per km²

1,824 people · 2.5 km²

Households

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$3,174

Family income/wk

Healy Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Healy Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

30.0% 111 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

70.0% 259 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Healy Country of Birth

Australia

96.1%

England

1.7%

Fiji

0.9%

Germany

0.6%

India

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Healy Religion

No Religion

42.9%

Catholic

29.4%

Anglican

10.8%

Not stated

5.7%

Uniting Church

3.3%

Pentecostal

2.9%

Christian (other)

2.6%

Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd

2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Healy Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

62.9%

Year 10 or equivalent

24.8%

Year 11 or equivalent

7.8%

Year 9 or equivalent

4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Healy Languages Spoken at Home

Afrikaans

40.4%

Other

26.3%

Australian Indigenous

8.8%

Malayalam

7.0%

Mandarin

7.0%

Tamil

5.3%

Samoan

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Healy Employment

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Employed full-time

60.0% 732 people

⏰

Employed part-time

14.8% 180 people

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Unemployed

3.4% 42 people

🏠

Not in labour force

21.8% 266 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Healy Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

50.2%

Bachelor Degree

21.0%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

14.6%

Postgraduate Degree

7.4%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

4.3%

Certificate I/II

2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Healy Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers

28.8%

Professionals

26.2%

Managers

13.0%

Clerical & Administrative

11.6%

Community & Personal Service

10.0%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

4.7%

Labourers

3.1%

Sales Workers

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Healy Field of Study

Engineering

37.0%

Management & Commerce

15.4%

Education

15.4%

Health

10.0%

Society & Culture

8.9%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

3.9%

Architecture & Building

3.7%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.0%

Agriculture & Environment

1.6%

Creative Arts

1.4%

Information Technology

0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Healy Dwelling Types

Separate house

97.3%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

2.2%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Healy Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

0.6%

$1-$149/wk

0.6%

$150-$299/wk

1.3%

$400-$499/wk

1.1%

$500-$649/wk

2.1%

$650-$799/wk

3.2%

$800-$999/wk

1.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

2.5%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

4.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

4.7%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

3.4%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

12.7%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

10.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

13.3%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

9.5%

$4,000+/wk

28.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Healy Marital Status

💍

Married

52.1% 702

↔️

Separated

2.5% 34

📋

Divorced

4.7% 63

🕊️

Widowed

2.2% 30

👤

Never married

38.5% 518

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Healy Ancestry

Australian

32.7%

English

23.1%

Aboriginal Australianralian

10.4%

Other

8.2%

Irish

6.9%

Scottish

6.8%

German

3.9%

Italian

2.0%

Filipino

1.8%

Dutch

1.5%

South African

1.4%

Maori

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Healy School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

32.2%

Secondary — Government

26.0%

Secondary — Catholic

16.4%

Primary — Catholic

10.5%

Pre-school

7.5%

Vocational Education

6.6%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Healy Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

3.1% 107

✅

No need for assistance

96.9% 3,369

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Healy Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

24.2% 309

—

Not a volunteer

75.8% 970

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Healy Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

1.8%

$300-$449/mo

2.6%

$450-$599/mo

2.2%

$600-$799/mo

1.3%

$800-$999/mo

4.8%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

22.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

20.7%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

31.3%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

7.5%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

5.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Healy How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

78.8%

Did not go to work

10.9%

Car (passenger)

6.3%

Motorbike/Scooter

1.5%

Bicycle

1.1%

Walked only

0.5%

Other

0.5%

Bus

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Healy Car Ownership

0 vehicles

1.9%

1 vehicle

21.6%

2 vehicles

50.0%

3 vehicles

17.7%

4+ vehicles

8.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Healy Number of Bedrooms

2 bedrooms

3.8%

3 bedrooms

50.9%

4 bedrooms

39.0%

5 bedrooms

5.8%

6+ bedrooms

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Healy Population Mobility

14.7%

moved in the last year

43.9%

moved in the last 5 years

3.8%

unemployment rate (Census)

75.7%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Healy Indigenous Population

15.2%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

529

Indigenous residents

2,957

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Healy Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

Asthma

Diabetes

Arthritis

Heart disease

Lung condition

Kidney disease

Stroke

Cancer

Dementia

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Healy Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

8.9%

$1-$149/wk

5.2%

$150-$299/wk

5.2%

$300-$399/wk

2.8%

$400-$499/wk

1.0%

$500-$649/wk

1.0%

$650-$799/wk

4.7%

$800-$999/wk

4.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

6.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.4%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

9.2%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

7.7%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

24.0%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

5.7%

$3,500+/wk

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Healy Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

58.3%

Couple — no children

21.4%

Couple — no children under 15

11.0%

One parent — children under 15

6.9%

One parent — no children under 15

2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Healy Military Service

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Previously served

3.3% 43

👤

Never served

96.7% 1,241

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Healy Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

9.9% 126

—

Did not provide

90.1% 1,147

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Healy Children Ever Born

No children

28.7%

1 child

14.0%

2 children

32.7%

3 children

17.0%

4 children

6.5%

5+ children

1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Healy When Migrants Arrived

1951–1960

1961–1970

1971–1980

1981–1990

1991–2000

2001–2010

2011–2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Healy Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

23.6%

5–14 hours

32.5%

15–29 hours

13.3%

30+ hours

11.6%

Did not do domestic work

19.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Healy Household Size

1 person

14.0%

2 persons

32.3%

3 persons

16.8%

4 persons

20.2%

5 persons

11.6%

6+ persons

5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Healy Where Residents Moved From

Same address

1,466

Moved — same area (SA2)

136

Moved from QLD

Moved from overseas

Moved from NSW

Moved from SA

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Healy Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

86.4%

Step family — no other children

7.0%

Blended family — no other children

5.5%

Intact family — other children present

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Healy Schools

schools nearby

government

902

avg ICSEA score

2,907

total students

St Joseph's Catholic School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 313 students

1010

ICSEA

Mount Isa School of the Air Government

Combined · Prep-10 · 175 students

1009

ICSEA

Good Shepherd Catholic College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 434 students

978

ICSEA

Happy Valley State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 387 students

927

ICSEA

Healy State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 217 students

887

ICSEA

Mount Isa Special School Government

Combined · Prep-12 · 35 students

877

ICSEA

Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 926 students

866

ICSEA

Mount Isa Central State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 211 students

791

ICSEA

Townview State School Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 209 students

776

ICSEA

Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Senior Campus Government

Secondary

Queensland Pathways State College - Mount Isa Campus Government

Secondary

Spinifex State College - Mount Isa - Junior Campus Government

Secondary

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Healy Rent Prices & Affordability

13%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $3,024/wk

Median Rent $380/wk

Rent-to-Income 12.6%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Healy

Your weekly income

≈ $13,104/month

Median rent $380/wk

Left after rent $2,644/wk

Rent share 12.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions About Healy

What is the population of Healy QLD?

The population of Healy QLD is 1,824 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 731.4 people per km².Healy is ranked #3,157 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Healy?

The median personal income in Healy QLD is $1,421 per week, or $73,892 per year.The median household income is $3,024 per week.Family income is $3,174 per week.Healy is ranked #163 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Healy?

Median rent in Healy QLD is $380 per week ($1,647 per month).Rent represents 12.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.Healy ranks #2,445 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Healy?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Healy QLD is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Healy?

The median age in Healy QLD is 33 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Healy a good suburb to live in?

Healy is a suburb in Queensland with a population of 1,824.The median income is $1,421/wk, which is above the QLD average of $759/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (12.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 31310. All dollar figures in AUD.