City profile · Australia · Oceania
Mackay
City population
84,333
#25
in Australia
#9
in Queensland
#6,856
worldwide
-21.153, 149.166 · 1,571 km from Canberra
About Mackay
Mackay is a city in Queensland, Australia with a population of 84,333. It is the 25th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Australia, and the 6,856th largest worldwide. It lies 1,571 km from Canberra.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 19
Elevation
11 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Australia/Brisbane
Coordinates
-21.153, 149.166
Record updated
2026-06-24
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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