City of Mount Isa

The City of Mount Isa is a local government area in north west Queensland. The City covers the urban locality of Mount Isa, the administrative centre, and surrounding area, sharing a boundary with the Northern Territory to the west.

For the central suburb of Mount Isa, see Mount Isa City, Queensland.

City of Mount Isa
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Population18,878 (2018)[1]
 • Density0.431862/km2 (1.11852/sq mi)
Established1914
Area43,713 km2 (16,877.7 sq mi)[1]
MayorDanielle Slade
Council seatMount Isa
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
WebsiteCity of Mount Isa
LGAs around City of Mount Isa:
Roper Gulf (NT) Burke Burke
Barkly (NT) City of Mount Isa Cloncurry
Barkly (NT) Boulia Cloncurry

Mount Isa is a reasonably affluent district. The largest industry in the City is the Mount Isa Mines, a source of lead, copper, silver and zinc. Cattle grazing and tourism are other industries of note.

History

The city was inhabited by the Kalkadoon and Indjilandji people, whose livelihood depended on hunting and gathering, fishing and trade for several thousands of years, before the European settlers arrived here. The Kalkadoon craftsmen were known for their stone implements and handmade tools which were traded with other Aboriginal groups spread all over the western Queensland.[2]

Kalkatunga (also known as Kalkadoon, Kalkadunga, Kalkatungu) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Kalkatunga language region is North-West Queensland including the local government areas of the City of Mount Isa.[3]

On 10 February 1914, the Shire of Barclay Tableland, based in Camooweal, was incorporated on an area previously managed by the shires of Burke and Cloncurry. On 14 August 1919 the spelling was changed and it became known as Shire of Barkly Tableland. As a consequence of the growth of Mount Isa as a mining and population centre within the shire, an Order in Council dated 15 December 1962 renamed the shire to Shire of Mount Isa, effective 1 July 1963, and its administration centre relocated to Mount Isa. At the same time it gained part of the Shire of Cloncurry. On 30 May 1968, the shire was proclaimed as a City due to the area reaching a population of 18,000.

Towns and localities

The City of Mount Isa includes the following settlements:

Suburbs of the town of Mount Isa

Rural areas outside the town

Amenities

The Mount Isa City Council operate a public library at Mount Isa City.[4]

Chairmen and mayors
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  • 1927: John Thomson Campbell[5]
  • 2008 – 2012: John Molony[6]
  • 2012 – 2016: Tony McGrady[7]
  • 2016 – 2020: Joyce McCulloch[8]
  • 2020 – present : Danielle Dee Slade[9][10]

Sister cities

Sister cities of Mount Isa include:

Population
Year Population
19547,884
196113,967
196617,485
197126,502
197626,536
198124,390
198623,927
199124,735
199622,866
200121,636
200621,201
201121,237
201618,671

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. "Welcome to Mount Isa". Mount Isa City Council.
  3. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Kalkatunga". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. "Mount Isa City Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  5. Pugh, Theophilus Parsons (1927). Pugh's Almanac for 1927. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. "2008 Mount Isa City – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. "2012 Mount Isa City – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. "2016 Mount Isa City Council – Mayoral Election – Election Summary". results.ecq.qld.gov.au. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. "Vote Results - Mount Isa City". Electoral Commission of Queensland. ECQ. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  10. "2020 Local Government Elections: Saturday, 28 March 2020". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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