Type: | suburb |
Mackenzie | |
State: | qld |
Coordinates: | -23.1319°N 149.3833°W |
Pop: | 30 |
Postcode: | 4702 |
Area: | 950.3 |
Timezone: | AEST |
Utc: | +10:00 |
Dist1: | 73.2 |
Dir1: | N |
Location1: | Dingo |
Dist2: | 184 |
Dir2: | NE |
Location2: | Emerald |
Dist3: | 221 |
Dir3: | WNW |
Location3: | Rockhampton |
Dist4: | 841 |
Dir4: | NNW |
Location4: | Brisbane |
Lga: | Central Highlands Region |
Stategov: | Gregory |
Fedgov: | Flynn |
Near-N: | Clarke Creek |
Near-Ne: | Mount Gardiner |
Near-E: | Mount Gardiner |
Near-Se: | Goowarra |
Near-S: | Dingo |
Near-Sw: | Alsace |
Near-W: | Bingegang |
Near-Nw: | Mackenzie River |
Mackenzie is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Mackenzie had a population of 30 people.
The Mackenzie River forms the eastern, northern and north-western boundary of the locality. The land in the north of the locality is lower-lying with elevations of 100m (300feet) rising to higher levels of elevations of 200m (700feet) in the south. Moultrie State Forest is in the south of the locality.
The land use is a mix of crop growing and grazing.
The locality's name presumably derives from the Mackenzie River, which in turn was named by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on 10 January 1845, after his friend pastoralist Evan Mackenzie of Kilcoy Station.[2]
In the, Mackenzie had a population of 37 people.
In the, Mackenzie had a population of 30 people.
There are no schools in Mackenzie. The nearest government primary school is Dingo State School in neighbouring Dingo to the south, but, due to distances, it would only be accessible to students in southern Mackenzie. There is no secondary school in or near Mackenzie. Alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[3]