| City of Mount Isa Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 18,727 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.428408/km2 (1.10957/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1914 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 43,713 km2 (16,877.7 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Peta MacRae | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mount Isa | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Mount Isa | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
In the 2021 census, the City of Mount Isa had a population of 18,727 people.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.