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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 ...
The locality is bounded to the east by the Coral Sea with a long sandy beach along the length of the coast, also known as McEwens Beach (21°15′09″S149°12′23″E / 21.2526°S 149.2064°E). [ 4 ] The town of McEwens Beach is on the south-eastern coast facing Sandringham Bay (21°14′59″S149°13′19″E / 21.2497°S 149. ...
The Pioneer Valley, one of Australia's largest sugar producing areas has always had the largest South Sea Islander population in Queensland. They began arriving in the Mackay district from 1867, and by 1875 there were about 1700 in the area, comprising 45 percent of the total population. Over two thousand Islanders still reside in the Mackay ...
Creal Reef Light is an active lighthouse located at Creal Reef, a planar reef about 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of Mackay, Queensland, Australia. It guides ships outgoing from Mackay into Hydrographers Passage, a deep water channel east of Mackay. [1] The structure is a stainless steel tower, which also serves as a daymark and carries a racon.
Geography. [] As the name suggests, East Mackay is the suburb to the east of the city centre. It is flat low-lying coastal land (less than 10 metres above sea level). It is bounded by the Pioneer River to the north and the Coral Sea to the east. [ 3 ] There is a sandy beach along the foreshore to the sea known as Town Beach.
Eimeo Hotel, circa 1935. Palm Avenue, circa 1940. The name Eimeo was derived from selection name used by Jeremiah Downs Armitage, an early settler in the 1870s, after his birthplace Moorea (also called Eimeo) in Tahiti. His father Elijah Armitage was a missionary in the South Seas. [ 2 ][ 7 ][ 8 ] Armitage engaged in many occupations, including ...
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]