Mackay QLD 4740

Living Here

Mackay is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 4,026 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,239 a week, with median rent near $270 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 32% of households own their home and 66% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mackay statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Mackay itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 20 schools

  • Central State School
  • St Patricks College
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School
  • Mercy College
  • Mackay State High School
  • Victoria Park State School
  • Mackay West State School - Junior Campus
  • St Josephs Catholic Primary School
  • Mackay West State School - Senior Campus
  • North Mackay State School

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• 27 cafés & restaurants

  • B'NW
  • Oscars Bar and Grill
  • The Grazing Goat Cafe
  • Jamaica Blue
  • Hot Wok Restaurant
  • Hog's Breath Cafe
  • Claudia's
  • K&Co
  • Cool Mango Salad Bar
  • Masala

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• 7 supermarkets

  • Nicks Shakespeare Street IGA
  • Woolworths
  • De Campo's Mini Market
  • Coles
  • Coles
  • Nicks Super IGA
  • Foodworks
• 28 parks

  • Jubilee Park
  • Railway Park
  • Kemmis Park
  • Mackay Showgrounds
  • Caneland Park
  • Gold Street Park
  • Queens Park
  • Fairfield Park
  • Penn Street Park
  • Mackay Bowls Club

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• 3 beaches

  • Town Beach
  • Far Beach
  • Illawong Beach
• 1 Catholic church

  • St Patricks Catholic Church
• 6 pharmacies

  • Red Apple Pharmacy
  • Good price Pharmacy
  • Chemist Warehouse
  • Priceline Pharmacy
  • Discount Chemist
  • AFS Fourways
• 5 doctors & medical clinics

  • Sydney Street Medical
  • Grays Chiropractor
  • South Side Medical
  • Ambrose Medical Centre
  • Fenner Medical
• 1 physiotherapist

  • Abslolute Physiotherapy Mackay
• 1 optometrist

  • Eyes-R-Us Optometrists
• 6 hospitals

  • Blue Care Respite Care
  • Mater Misericordiae Hospital
  • Mackay Day Surgery
  • Mackay Base Hosiptal
  • North Mackay Private Hospital
  • GP Super Clinic
• 3 vets

  • Mackay Pet Barn
  • Stabler & Howlett Veterinary Surgeons
  • Better Pets Vets
• 5 childcare & kindergartens

  • Mackay Day Care Centre
  • Good Start Early Learning Centre
  • St. Francis Xavier Catholic Kindergarten
  • Snugglepot Kindyland
  • Birralee Child Care Centre
• 2 libraries

  • Dudley Denny City Library
  • Gordon White Library
• 4 post offices

  • Australia Post - Mackay Post Shop
  • South Mackay Post Office
  • North Mackay Post Office
  • Mackay West Mail Centre
• 12 service stations

  • Mobil
  • United
  • BP Shakespeare Street
  • Caltex
  • Woolworths Petrol
  • Shell Fourways
  • Caltex Mackay North
  • Caltex Nebo Road
  • Ampol
  • BP Moss Marine

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• 17 gyms & sports centres

  • Hi Energy - Mackay
  • Mackay City Bowls Club
  • Memorial Swim Centre
  • Blue Water Lagoon
  • Mackay Junior Motocross Club
  • Mackay Tennis Association
  • Boral Field
  • Post Office Plaza
  • Mackay Junior Tennis Association
  • City Brothers Football Club

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• 3 golf clubs

  • Melaleuca Golf Course
  • Mackay Golf Course
  • Black Springs Golf Course
• 1 dog park

  • Police Dog Tunza Off Leash Dog Park(North Mackay Dog Park)
• 2 bakeries

  • Whitsunday Biscuit Factory
  • Big Bear Bakery
• 1 butcher

  • Tender Cut Meat
• 4 hardware stores

  • Porters Hardware
  • Mitre 10
  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Bunnings Warehouse
• 1 hairdresser

  • Ali Barbers
• 1 beauty salon

  • Natasha Mills Cosmetic Tattooing & Beauty
• 6 mechanics

  • Meng Mechanical Repairs
  • Jax Tyre and Mechanical
  • Mackay Uto-tech
  • Smart Vehicle Rentals
  • DC Power Automotive Solutions
  • Brakemart
• 26 places to stay

  • Central Lodge
  • Grand Mercure Suites Mackay
  • Coral Sands Motel
  • International Lodge Motel
  • Quest Services Apartments
  • Palace Hotel
  • Gecko's Rest Budget Accomodation & Backpackers
  • Paradise Lodge Motel
  • Oaks Mackay Rivermarque Hotel
  • Oxley Lodge Guesthouse

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Getting around. Train station: Mackay, 3.9 km south-west · Railway halt: Mackay Miniature Railway, 4.8 km south-west · Airport: Mackay Airport, 2.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 56%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

28,042 bird observations recorded near Mackay — most often seen:

• Australian White Ibis (1,549)
• Magpie-lark (1,437)
• Australasian Figbird (1,198)
• Torresian Crow (1,198)
• Willie Wagtail (1,195)
• Rainbow Lorikeet (1,178)
• Masked Lapwing (1,140)
• Pacific Black Duck (1,113)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (1,057)
• Dusky Moorhen (1,019)
• Welcome Swallow (1,004)
• Peaceful Dove (970)
• Magpie Goose (953)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Mackay:

• Cremorne (1.4 km)
• South Mackay (1.6 km)
• East Mackay (1.8 km)
• West Mackay (2.3 km)
• North Mackay (2.6 km)
• Foulden (4 km)
• Mount Pleasant (4 km)
• Paget (4.3 km)

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