City of Mount Isa
City of Mount Isa | |||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1914 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mount Isa | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Peta MacRae | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 43,713 km2 (16,878 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 18,727 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.428408/km2 (1.10957/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| 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.