| Type: | town |
| Macknade | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -18.5766°N 146.2552°W |
| Pop: | 203 |
| Postcode: | 4850 |
| Area: | 67.0 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 16.1 |
| Dir1: | NE |
| Location1: | Ingham |
| Dist2: | 129 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Townsville |
| Dist3: | 1459 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Shire of Hinchinbrook |
| Stategov: | Hinchinbrook |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Near-N: | Hinchinbrook Channel |
| Near-Ne: | Hinchinbrook Channel |
| Near-E: | Lucinda |
| Near-Se: | Halifax |
| Near-S: | Cordelia |
| Near-Sw: | Cordelia |
| Near-W: | Bemerside |
| Near-Nw: | Rungoo |
Macknade is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Macknade had a population of 203 people.
Mackade is bounded by the Herbert River (-18.5333°N 146.3°W)[3] on the south and east, the Seymour River (-18.5166°N 146.2°W)[4] on the west and the Hinchinbrook Channel (-18.4936°N 146.2496°W) to the north (separating the mainland from Hinchinbrook Island).
Seaforth Channel is another off-shore passage (-18.5151°N 146.2727°W).[5]
The Macknade Sugar Company opened a sugar plantation and the Macknade Sugar Mill in the area in 1874. The district took its name from the mill, which in turn took its name from a house in Kent, England where the mill's owners had lived.[6]
Macknade Provisional School opened on 13 November 1893. On 1 January 1909, it became Macknade State School.[7]
The postal receiving office opened in about 1901 and became a post office in October 1902. The post office closed on 29 October 1993.[8]
In the, the locality of Macknade had a population of 304 people.
In the, the locality of Macknade had a population of 229 people.
In the, the locality of Macknade had a population of 203 people.
The Macknade Sugar Mill (-18.587°N 146.2567°W) is situated on the banks of the Herbert River .[9] It is the oldest raw sugar mill in Queensland. Its highest output was in 2005 when it crushed 1.82 million tonnes of sugar cane.[10]
The estuarine location of Macknade is well-suited for sugar growing, but it is also well-suited for aquaculture with Seafarms operating a large prawn-farming business on Neames Inlet Road .[11]
Macknade State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 79 Farrell Drive (-18.5767°N 146.2518°W).[12] [13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 26 students with 6 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[14]
There is no secondary school in Macknade. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west.