Healy, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Healy is more socio-economically advantaged than about 77% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1036, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Healy at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,824
- Median age
- 33
- Median weekly household income
- $3,024
- SEIFA score
- 1036
- Coordinates
- -20.7484, 139.5007
Healy demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Healy using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 31%, 32% of homes are rented, and 17% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 482 | 26% |
| Youth (15–24) | 212 | 12% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 564 | 31% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 452 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 120 | 7% |
Share of the 1,830 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 111 | 19% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 259 | 45% |
| Rented | 186 | 32% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 566 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 10 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 576 occupied private dwellings in Healy.
- Median weekly rent
- $380
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Average household size
- 3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,174
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,421
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 291 (17%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 161 (9%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 269 (15%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 719 (57%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Employed full-time
- 738
- Employed part-time
- 181
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Healy
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Healy is December (average daytime high around 36.7°C) and the coolest is July (around 24.1°C). The area receives roughly 397 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.5°C | 25.4°C | 91 mm |
| Feb | 34.7°C | 24.2°C | 104 mm |
| Mar | 34.3°C | 23.7°C | 78 mm |
| Apr | 32.2°C | 20.9°C | 5 mm |
| May | 27.3°C | 16.2°C | 5 mm |
| Jun | 24.4°C | 13.1°C | 9 mm |
| Jul | 24.1°C | 12°C | 6 mm |
| Aug | 26.5°C | 13.6°C | 2 mm |
| Sep | 30.6°C | 17.4°C | 10 mm |
| Oct | 34.1°C | 21.2°C | 15 mm |
| Nov | 36°C | 23.6°C | 23 mm |
| Dec | 36.7°C | 25.3°C | 49 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Healy
Where is Healy?
Healy is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Healy?
At the 2021 Census, Healy had a population of about 1,824.
Is Healy an advantaged area?
Healy has an ABS SEIFA score of 1036, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 77 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 77% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Healy?
Healy has average daytime highs of about 31.4°C and overnight lows of about 19.7°C, with roughly 397 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Healy have high household incomes?
Healy has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Queensland — the 17th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,024 per week).
Where Healy ranks
Healy appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
- Highest-income suburbs in Queensland#17 of 25
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