Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
17.8 °C. 64 °F. 1,606.9 mm. 63.3 in. Mackay (/ məˈkaɪ / [3][4][5]) is a city in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. [6][7] It is located about 970 kilometres (603 mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is described as being in either Central Queensland or North Queensland, as these ...
Aerial view of Mackay Harbour, circa 1939. When Mackay was first settled, ships came into port in the Pioneer River. However, by 1884, there were problems accommodating larger ships in the river. Although a new port had been desired since 1887, there was no progress in building one until the Australian Government provided a grant of £250,000 ...
Yuwibara. The Yuwibara, also written Yuibera and Juipera and also known as Yuwi, after their language, are an Aboriginal Australian people, originating from the area around present-day Mackay, on the east coast of Queensland, Australia. [1][2] Traditional lands of various Australian Aboriginal tribes around Gladstone.
Seaforth is a small holiday and fishing town located 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-northwest of Mackay. Finlaysons Point is a headland at the northernmost of the locality (20.8766°S 148.9509°E). [4] The coastline near the point and extending along the north-east coastline is a sandy beach.
McEwens Beach is a coastal town and rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the 2021 census , the locality of McEwens Beach had a population of 159 people. [ 1 ]
History. In 1992, the Laguna Quays resort opened as a luxury resort. It had cost $250 million. A 70-berth marina opened in 1993. However, in 1995, the resort went bankrupt owing around $200 million. [7] By 2009, the Mackay Regional Council was owed over $2 million for rates.
At the 2016 census, the locality of Airlie Beach had a population of 1,208. 50.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 9.2%. 71.2% of people only spoke English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 34.7% of the population. [18]
Sarina, Queensland. Sarina / səˈriːnə / [2] is a rural town and coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [3][4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Sarina had a population of 5,619 people. [5]