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Healy vs Townview

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.7 km apart · Healy profile · Townview profile

Healy Townview

Townview and Healy are neighbouring areas in Mount Isa, though they differ in how people live and earn. Healy is a wealthier area, with a typical weekly household income of $3,024 compared to $2,144 in Townview. This is reflected in the housing; 94% of homes in Healy have three or more bedrooms, and separate houses are far more common there. Townview has a higher share of renters (54.2% compared to 31.8% in Healy) and more people living alone. It is also more accessible, with a higher number of amenity types and better access to parks and schools within a 15-minute walk.

Both areas share a similar proportion of children under 15, each sitting around 26%, which is close to the national figure. They also have very similar rates of people who speak little or no English and similar levels of school advantage. While they share these traits, they have diverged in other ways: the gap in the number of people earning $2,000 or more a week has grown, with this group being far more common in Healy.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 22.6 pts higher in Healy Renting: 22.4 pts higher in Townview Separate houses: 20.7 pts higher in Healy PT commute: 0.3 pts higher in Healy Living alone: 13.5 pts higher in Townview

Demographics & Identity

Population in Healyin Townview +243 larger in Townview gap narrowing
1,824 77th pct 2,067 79th pct
Median age in Healyin Townview +2 yrs older in Healy gap widening
33 yrs 11th pct 31 yrs 7th pct
First Nations in Healyin Townview +8.5 pts higher in Townview gap widening
14.7% 89th pct 23.2% 94th pct
Aged 65+ in Healyin Townview +3.7 pts higher in Townview gap steady
6.4% 10th pct 10.2% 16th pct
Under 15 in Healyin Townview +0.3 pts higher in Townview gap narrowing
26.2% 90th pct 26.5% 90th pct
De facto in Healyin Townview +2.4 pts higher in Townview gap narrowing
16.8% 78th pct 19.2% 86th pct

Age structure

30.9% Young adults (25–44) +0.3 pts ▸ 31.2%
26.2% Children (0–14) +0.3 pts ▸ 26.5%
24.6% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.9 pts 19.7%
11.6% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 12.8%
6.4% Seniors (65+) +3.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

Marital status

52.1% Married ◂ +16.0 pts 36.1%
38.5% Never married +9.2 pts ▸ 47.6%
4.7% Divorced +2.7 pts ▸ 7.3%
2.2% Widowed +2.8 pts ▸ 5.0%
2.5% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Age & sex structure

Healy Townview

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Healyin Townview +2.2 pts higher in Townview gap steady
16.0% 67th pct 18.2% 73rd pct

Country of birth

80.2% Australia ◂ +7.8 pts 72.4%
3.9% New Zealand +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%
1.0% Philippines +2.6 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.4% South Africa ◂ +2.9 pts 0.5%
1.6% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.2%
0.6% India +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Italy even 0.2%
0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%
0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

43.3% Australian ◂ +12.8 pts 30.4%
30.6% English ◂ +1.5 pts 29.1%
9.2% Irish ◂ +2.4 pts 6.7%
9.0% Scottish ◂ +3.0 pts 6.0%
5.2% German ◂ +1.8 pts 3.4%
2.4% Filipino +2.7 pts ▸ 5.1%
2.7% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%
1.4% Chinese even 1.4%
1.1% Indian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Healyin Townview +2.7 pts higher in Townview gap steady
8.8% 74th pct 11.6% 78th pct
Limited English in Healyin Townview +0.2 pts higher in Townview gap steady
0.5% 69th pct 0.7% 73rd pct

Language used at home

86.4% English only ◂ +6.7 pts 79.7%
0.4% Tagalog +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.5% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%
0.3% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Arabic even 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Healyin Townview +0.7 pts higher in Townview gap narrowing
40.6% 50th pct 41.3% 52nd pct

Religious affiliation

53.0% Christianity ◂ +7.0 pts 46.0%
40.6% No religion +0.7 pts ▸ 41.3%
5.3% Not stated +5.8 pts ▸ 11.1%
1.0% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%
0.0% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.2% Islam even 0.2%
0.0% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Healyin Townview +9.3 pts higher in Healy gap widening
57.2% 76th pct 47.9% 58th pct
Bachelor+ in Healyin Townview +4.9 pts higher in Healy gap widening
17.7% 61st pct 12.8% 43rd pct
Schools/1k kids in Healyin Townview +0.26 more in Healy
2.09 30th pct 1.83 25th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Healyin Townview +2 more in Townview
11 81st pct 13 83rd pct
Avg size in Healyin Townview +3 larger in Healy
282 46th pct 279 46th pct
ICSEA in Healyin Townview +10 higher in Healy
900 13th pct 890 12th pct

Highest year of school

57.2% Year 12 ◂ +9.3 pts 47.9%
22.5% Year 10 +0.5 pts ▸ 23.1%
7.7% Year 9 or below +2.1 pts ▸ 9.9%
7.1% Year 11 +1.0 pts ▸ 8.1%

Highest qualification level

43.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.9 pts 40.9%
18.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.0 pts 16.4%
12.2% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.7 pts 11.5%
5.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.5 pts 3.4%
3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.9 pts 3.0%
2.4% Certificate I / II +1.1 pts ▸ 3.5%

Field of qualification

31.4% Engineering & related ◂ +7.9 pts 23.5%
13.1% Management & commerce even 13.1%
12.8% Education ◂ +4.6 pts 8.2%
9.7% Health ◂ +0.5 pts 9.2%
8.0% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 9.4%
3.7% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.8 pts ▸ 5.5%
3.6% Architecture & building +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.4 pts 1.2%
1.4% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
1.4% Creative arts ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%
0.7% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Healyin Townview +$346 higher in Healy gap widening
$1,421 96th pct $1,075 87th pct
Household income in Healyin Townview +$880 higher in Healy gap widening
$3,024 97th pct $2,144 81st pct
Family income in Healyin Townview +$558 higher in Healy gap widening
$3,174 93rd pct $2,616 86th pct
High earners in Healyin Townview +11.4 pts higher in Healy gap widening
30.4% 100th pct 19.1% 88th pct
High-income homes in Healyin Townview +16.6 pts higher in Healy gap widening
46.2% 98th pct 29.5% 82nd pct

Household income distribution

28.5% $1,500–$2,999 +2.3 pts ▸ 30.9%
25.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +11.9 pts 13.7%
20.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.7 pts 15.8%
10.4% $650–$1,499 +9.5 pts ▸ 19.9%
5.1% Under $650 +7.5 pts ▸ 12.7%

Personal income distribution

35.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.0 pts 28.4%
27.5% Under $650 +4.1 pts ▸ 31.7%
20.7% $650–$1,499 +5.8 pts ▸ 26.5%
9.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.1 pts 4.5%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Healyin Townview +1.9 pts higher in Townview
20.2% 14th pct 22.1% 20th pct
Mental health in Healyin Townview +1.3 pts higher in Townview
4.7% 24th pct 6.0% 30th pct
Needs assistance in Healyin Townview +2.7 pts higher in Townview gap steady
2.8% 29th pct 5.5% 60th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.9% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 7.1%
6.1% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 7.2%
4.7% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 6.0%
4.0% Diabetes +1.3 pts ▸ 5.3%
4.2% Arthritis even 4.2%
2.0% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.5% Dementia +1.6 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.4% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.9% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.5% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.3% None ◂ +7.3 pts 64.9%
16.0% One condition ◂ +0.5 pts 15.5%
3.0% Two conditions +1.2 pts ▸ 4.2%
1.5% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Healyin Townview +9.9 pts higher in Healy gap widening
22.9% 70th pct 13.0% 25th pct
Unpaid carers in Healyin Townview +2.0 pts higher in Healy gap steady
9.4% 22nd pct 7.3% 13th pct
Unpaid child care in Healyin Townview +8.0 pts higher in Healy gap steady
37.9% 91st pct 29.9% 73rd pct
Defence service in Healyin Townview +0.7 pts higher in Healy
3.2% 59th pct 2.5% 47th pct
Housework 15h+ in Healyin Townview +6.5 pts higher in Healy gap widening
23.5% 46th pct 17.0% 14th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Healyin Townview +211 larger in Townview
269 86th pct 480 87th pct
Median age in Healyin Townview +8 yrs older in Healy
30 yrs 63rd pct 22 yrs 33rd pct
Year 12 in Healyin Townview +6.6 pts higher in Healy
39.8% 49th pct 33.2% 33rd pct
Unemployment in Healyin Townview +4.1 pts higher in Townview
20.0% 86th pct 24.1% 89th pct
Median income in Healyin Townview +$78 higher in Townview
$514 34th pct $592 45th pct
Household income in Healyin Townview +$977 higher in Healy
$2,613 82nd pct $1,636 48th pct
Indigenous language in Healyin Townview +3.3 pts higher in Healy
7.4% 67th pct 4.2% 50th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Healyin Townview +0.3 larger in Healy gap narrowing
3.0 86th pct 2.7 71st pct
One-parent in Healyin Townview +12.8 pts higher in Townview gap widening
9.3% 41st pct 22.1% 89th pct
Living alone in Healyin Townview +13.5 pts higher in Townview gap steady
14.0% 16th pct 27.6% 63rd pct

Family composition

69.3% Couples with children ◂ +13.7 pts 55.6%
9.3% One-parent families +12.8 pts ▸ 22.1%
21.4% Couples without children ◂ +0.1 pts 21.3%
0.5% Other families +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

Household size

32.3% 2 people ◂ +1.3 pts 31.0%
14.0% 1 person +13.5 pts ▸ 27.6%
20.2% 4 people ◂ +6.2 pts 14.0%
16.8% 3 people ◂ +3.3 pts 13.4%
11.6% 5 people ◂ +3.6 pts 8.0%
5.1% 6 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Healyin Townview +$127 higher in Healy gap widening
$380 78th pct $253 41st pct
Mortgage in Healyin Townview +$108 higher in Healy gap steady
$1,733 57th pct $1,625 50th pct
People / bedroom in Healyin Townview +0.10 higher in Townview gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Healyin Townview +22.4 pts higher in Townview gap steady
31.8% 81st pct 54.2% 94th pct
Owned outright in Healyin Townview +4.4 pts higher in Healy gap steady
19.0% 9th pct 14.6% 6th pct
Separate houses in Healyin Townview +20.7 pts higher in Healy gap narrowing
96.8% 52nd pct 76.1% 16th pct
3+ bedrooms in Healyin Townview +22.6 pts higher in Healy gap widening
94.0% 88th pct 71.4% 30th pct

How homes are owned or rented

31.8% Rented +22.4 pts ▸ 54.2%
44.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +18.2 pts 26.1%
19.0% Owned outright ◂ +4.4 pts 14.6%
2.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.7 pts 1.2%
1.2% Not stated +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

Types of homes

96.8% Separate house ◂ +20.7 pts 76.1%
1.7% Townhouse / semi-detached +17.4 pts ▸ 19.1%
0.0% Flat or apartment +3.3 pts ▸ 3.3%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

49.7% 3 bedrooms +1.5 pts ▸ 51.2%
38.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.0 pts 17.2%
3.8% 2 bedrooms +13.6 pts ▸ 17.3%
0.0% 1 bedroom +8.7 pts ▸ 8.7%
6.2% 5 or more ◂ +3.1 pts 3.0%
0.0% Studio / none +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

Weekly rent distribution

38.2% Under $200 ◂ +4.0 pts 34.2%
31.7% $350–$549 ◂ +3.4 pts 28.3%
3.2% $200–$349 +27.6 pts ▸ 30.8%
16.1% $550–$749 ◂ +12.0 pts 4.2%
2.7% $750 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 0.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

37.5% $1,000–$1,799 +4.7 pts ▸ 42.2%
34.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +5.7 pts 28.3%
11.2% Under $1,000 +2.1 pts ▸ 13.3%
6.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 6.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Healyin Townview +7.0 pts higher in Townview gap steady
1.9% 55th pct 8.9% 86th pct
Work from home in Healyin Townview +1.4 pts higher in Healy gap steady
2.9% 6th pct 1.4% 3rd pct
PT commute in Healyin Townview +0.3 pts higher in Healy gap steady
0.3% 62nd pct 0.0% 0th pct
PT stops in Healyin Townview even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct
Stops/1k in Healyin Townview even
0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct
Departures/1k in Healyin Townview even
0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct
PT routes in Healyin Townview even
0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

76.8% Car (driver) ◂ +6.6 pts 70.2%
6.2% Car (passenger) +1.9 pts ▸ 8.1%
0.5% Walked +3.1 pts ▸ 3.6%
2.9% Worked at home ◂ +1.4 pts 1.4%
1.0% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.3% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

49.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +12.2 pts 37.0%
21.2% 1 vehicle +13.7 pts ▸ 34.9%
17.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.4 pts 12.0%
1.9% No vehicle +7.0 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.7% 4 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 6.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Healyin Townview +1.9 pts higher in Townview gap steady
41.6% 81st pct 43.5% 86th pct
Recent arrivals in Healyin Townview +8.4 pts higher in Healy gap widening
21.6% 88th pct 13.3% 74th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Healyin Townview +1.6 pts higher in Townview gap narrowing
3.9% 55th pct 5.5% 74th pct
Participation in Healyin Townview +8.0 pts higher in Healy gap narrowing
75.6% 90th pct 67.7% 75th pct
Full-time in Healyin Townview +3.2 pts higher in Healy gap widening
75.7% 93rd pct 72.5% 90th pct

Industries people work in

32.3% Mining ◂ +1.6 pts 30.7%
11.9% Health care & social assistance +1.5 pts ▸ 13.4%
12.6% Education & training ◂ +5.3 pts 7.3%
5.9% Public administration & safety +2.0 pts ▸ 8.0%
7.5% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 7.2%
3.3% Accommodation & food +3.2 pts ▸ 6.5%
3.8% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.1% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.6%
4.1% Construction ◂ +1.4 pts 2.7%
2.5% Transport & warehousing +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.8% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%
2.5% Wholesale trade ◂ +0.7 pts 1.7%

Occupations people work in

23.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.0 pts 20.3%
18.9% Professionals ◂ +4.0 pts 14.9%
10.5% Machinery operators & drivers +7.5 pts ▸ 17.9%
12.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.6 pts 11.9%
9.1% Community & personal service +2.1 pts ▸ 11.3%
11.2% Managers ◂ +4.8 pts 6.4%
6.1% Labourers +3.8 pts ▸ 9.8%
7.6% Sales workers ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Healyin Townview +1.5 higher in Townview
1.0 59th pct 2.5 69th pct
Types ≤15 min in Healyin Townview +1.2 more in Townview
1.2 60th pct 2.4 68th pct
15-min city in Healyin Townview +9.3 pts higher in Townview
0.0% 0th pct 9.3% 65th pct
Walk to shops in Healyin Townview +12.1 pts higher in Townview
0.0% 0th pct 12.1% 66th pct
Walk to transit in Healyin Townview even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to school in Healyin Townview +26.2 pts higher in Townview
73.8% 83rd pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Healyin Townview +51.2 pts higher in Townview
48.8% 63rd pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Healyin Townview +9.7 pts higher in Townview
0.0% 0th pct 9.7% 74th pct
Amenities/1k in Healyin Townview +0.3 more in Healy
2.2 21st pct 1.9 20th pct
Intersections/km² in Healyin Townview +49 higher in Townview
30 75th pct 79 83rd pct
Mean slope in Healyin Townview +0.5 pts higher in Healy
4.4% 34th pct 3.9% 27th pct

Compare Healy with nearby areas

Happy Valley Mornington Spreadborough Townview Parkside Mica Creek The Gap Mount Isa City

Compare Townview with nearby areas

The Gap Mornington Pioneer Mount Isa City Healy Menzies Parkside Miles End

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Healy vs Townview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL31310/healy/vs/SAL32868/townview