Mount Isa City Council
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The City of Mount Isa is a Local Government Area located 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.
Industry in the City is based around the Mount Isa Mines
, a source of lead
, copper
, silver
and zinc
. Cattle grazing and tourism are other industries of note.
, was incorporated on an area previously managed by the shires of Burke and Cloncurry. It was spelt "Barclay" until 14 August 1919. 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 Cloncurry. On 30 May 1968, the shire was proclaimed as a City due to the area reaching a population of 18,000.
, Sydney, New South Wales
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. The City covers the urban locality of Mount Isa, the administrative centre, and surrounding area, sharing a boundary with the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
to the west.
Industry in the City is based around the Mount Isa Mines
Mount Isa Mines
The Mount Isa copper, lead, zinc and silver mines near Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia are part of the Xstrata mining company.-History:In 1923 the orebody containing lead, zinc and silver was discovered by the miner John Campbell Miles. The company Mount Isa Mines was founded 1924 but full scale...
, a source of lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
, copper
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish...
, silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
and zinc
Zinc
Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...
. Cattle grazing and tourism are other industries of note.
History
On 10 February 1914, the Shire of Barkly Tableland, based in CamoowealCamooweal, Queensland
Camooweal is a small town in north-western Queensland, Australia, located 188 km north-west of the city of Mount Isa and 12 km east of the Northern Territory border. Local government is provided by the Mount Isa City Council. The town lies on the Barkly Highway, and is adjacent to the Georgina River...
, was incorporated on an area previously managed by the shires of Burke and Cloncurry. It was spelt "Barclay" until 14 August 1919. As a consequence of the growth of Mount Isa
Mount Isa, Queensland
-Culture and sport:The local theatre group, the Mount Isa Theatrical Society, or MITS, often holds plays and musicals, at least once every few months or so....
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 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
- Mount Isa
- Breakaway
- Fisher
- Happy Valley
- Healy
- Kalkadoon
- Lanskey
- Menzies
- Mica Creek
- Miles End
- Mornington
- Mount Isa City
- Mount Isa East
- Parkside
- Pioneer
- Ryan
- Soldiers Hill
- Spreadborough
- Sunset
- The Gap
- Townview
- Winston
- Barkly
- CamoowealCamooweal, QueenslandCamooweal is a small town in north-western Queensland, Australia, located 188 km north-west of the city of Mount Isa and 12 km east of the Northern Territory border. Local government is provided by the Mount Isa City Council. The town lies on the Barkly Highway, and is adjacent to the Georgina River...
- Gunpowder
- Lawn Hill
Sister cities
Sister cities of Mount Isa include: BankstownCity of Bankstown
The City of Bankstown is a city and Local Government Area in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, centred on the suburb of Bankstown....
, Sydney, New South Wales
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 7,884 |
| 1961 | 13,967 |
| 1966 | 17,485 |
| 1971 | 26,502 |
| 1976 | 26,536 |
| 1981 | 24,390 |
| 1986 | 23,927 |
| 1991 | 24,735 |
| 1996 | 22,866 |
| 2001 | 21,636 |
| 2006 | 21,201 |