Mount Mackay is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Mount Mackay had a population of 0 people.[1]

Mount Mackay Queensland
Mount Mackay
Coordinates	17.9372°S 145.9988°E / -17.9372; 145.9988
Population	0 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4854
Area	37.7 km2 (14.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hill
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Mount Mackay: Birkalla Merryburn East Feluga Granadilla Tully Mount Mackay Tam O'Shanter Silky Oak Lower Tully Carmoo

Geography

The mountain Mount Mackay is at the south-west of the locality and stands at 724 metres (2,375 ft) above sea level. In the centre of the locality the elevation falls to 10 metres (33 ft) in the valley of Carmoo Creek, and then rises towards the Tam O'Shanter Range at the north-east of the locality, with two peaks on the boundary itself: Mount Tam O'Shanter 381 metres (1,250 ft) and Mount Douglas 339 metres (1,112 ft). The boundaries of the locality are the same as the boundaries of Mount Mackay National Park.[3] The national park provides a safe habitat for the mahogany glider and the southern cassowary.[4]

History

The locality takes its name from the mountain. In 2005, the Mount Mackay National Park was created from the Mount Mackay State Forest.[4]

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