Mackay, Queensland (aus)

Mackay, Queensland

Mackay, Queensland ranks 2,719th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Baarn, Khanbaliq, and Shewa. Memorable people born in Mackay, Queensland include Cathy Freeman, Mick Gordon, and Linda Mackenzie. Mackay, Queensland has been the birth place of many swimmers, and basketball players. Mackay, Queensland is located in Australia.

Mackay is a city in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located about 970 kilometres (603 mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is described as being in either Central Queensland or North Queensland, as these regions are not precisely defined. More generally, the area is known as the Mackay–Whitsunday Region. Nicknames of Mackay include the Sugar capital, Alexandra and Macktown. The demonym of Mackay residents is Mackayites. Read more on Wikipedia