Mackenzie is a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mackenzie had a population of 37 people.[1]

Mackenzie Queensland
Mackenzie
Coordinates	23.1319°S 149.3833°E / -23.1319; 149.3833
Population	37 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.0356/km2 (0.0923/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4702
Area	1,038.7 km2 (401.0 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)	Gregory
Federal division(s)	Flynn
Suburbs around Mackenzie: Mackenzie River Clarke Creek Mount Gardiner Bingegang Mackenzie Mount Gardiner Alsace Dingo Goowarra

Geography

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 (elevations of 100 metres (330 ft)) rising to higher levels (elevations of 200 metres (660 ft)) in the south. Moultrie State Forest is in the south of the locality.[3]

The land use is a mix of cropping and grazing.[3]

History

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.[4]

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