Mackay

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Courtney Atkinson

triathlete

Cathy Freeman

Australian short-distance runner

Nicole Pratt

Australian female tennis player

Benita Johnson

Australian distance runner

Linda Mackenzie

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder

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Graeme Connors

Australian singer

Sandy Brondello

Australian basketball player and coach

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Nick Ffrost

Australian swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist

Robert Jozinović

Australian actor

Jodi Gordon

Australian actress

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George Moore

Australian champion jockey, born 1923 (1923–2008)

Brendan Cole

Australian hurdler and sprinter

Marianna Tolo

Australian basketball player (born 1989)

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Bronwyn Marshall

Australian basketball player (born 1963)

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Gordon Dean

Australian politician

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Baeden Choppy

Australian field hockey player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Queensland

• Farleigh
  5.6 mi away · pop. 303
• Coningsby
  7.7 mi away
• Timberlands
  11.2 mi away
• Barrow Hill
  11.4 mi away
• Mount Jukes
  17.8 mi away
• Ball Bay
  20.2 mi away
• Haliday Bay
  21.3 mi away
• Seaforth
  21.9 mi away · pop. 516
• Mountain Springs
  22.6 mi away
• Mount Ossa
  25.7 mi away
• Langdon
  26.2 mi away
• Murrinda
  26.2 mi away

Browse all places in Queensland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Books about Mackay

The meteorology of Mackay, Queensland

Roth, H. Ling · 1881

Discovery and Settlement of Port Mackay, Queensland

Roth, H. Ling · 2011

The Discovery and Settlement of Port Mackay, Queensland: With Numerous ..

Roth, H. Ling · 1908

The discovery and settlement of Port Mackay, Queensland

Roth, H. Ling · 1908

Tropical storm surge, damage assessment and emergency planning

D. I. Smith · 1994

Memoar Lukman

Urhen Lukman · 2012

Stochastic hydraulics '96

International Symposium on Stochastic Hydraulics (7th 1996 Mackay, Queensland, Australia) · 1996

Geology of the Mackay 1:250,000 sheet area, Queensland

A. R. Jensen · 1966

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Bush Stone-curlew

Burhinus grallarius

Seen 2026-08-10

Asian House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

Seen 2026-08-09

Australian Brushturkey

Alectura lathami

Seen 2026-08-09

North Queensland Jumping Spider

Cosmophasis micarioides

Seen 2026-08-09

Great Eggfly

Hypolimnas bolina

Seen 2026-08-08

Painted Grasshawk

Neurothemis stigmatizans

Seen 2026-08-08

By-the-wind Sailor

Velella velella

Seen 2026-08-08

Thin Periwinkle

Littoraria filosa

Seen 2026-08-06

Mother of Millions

Kalanchoe delagoensis

Seen 2026-08-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mackay, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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