Mount Mackay, Queensland

Mount Mackay is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Mackay had a population of 0 people.[1]

Mount Mackay
Queensland
Mount Mackay
Coordinates17.9372°S 145.9988°E / -17.9372; 145.9988
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4854
Area37.7 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Mount Mackay:
Birkalla
Merryburn		 East Feluga Granadilla
Tully Mount Mackay Tam O'Shanter
Silky Oak Lower Tully Carmoo

Geography

The mountain Mount Mackay is at the south-west of the locality and stands at 724 metres (2,375 ft) above sea level. In the centre of the locality the elevation falls to 10 metres (33 ft) in the valley of Carmoo Creek, and then rises towards the Tam O'Shanter Range at the north-east of the locality, with two peaks on the boundary itself: Mount Tam O'Shanter 381 metres (1,250 ft) and Mount Douglas 339 metres (1,112 ft). The boundaries of the locality are the same as the boundaries of Mount Mackay National Park.[3] The national park provides a safe habitat for the mahogany glider and the southern cassowary.[4]

History

The locality takes its name from the mountain. In 2005, the Mount Mackay National Park was created from the Mount Mackay State Forest.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Mackay (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Mount Mackay – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45734)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "Mount Mackay National Park". Parks and Forests. Queensland Government. 29 November 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2019.


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