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East Mackay
Mackay, Queensland
East Mackay; Mackay, Queensland
	East Mackay
Coordinates	21°09′00″S 149°11′59″E / 21.15°S 149.1997°E
Population	3,725 (2021 census)
• Density	1,129/km2 (2,920/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4740
Area	3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	1.9 km (1 mi) SE of Mackay CBD ; 951 km (591 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Mackay Region
State electorate(s)	Mackay
Federal division(s)	Dawson
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East Mackay is a coastal suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, East Mackay had a population of 3,725 people.^[1]

Geography

As the name suggests, East Mackay is the suburb to the east of the city centre. It is flat low-lying coastal land (less than 10 metres above sea level). It is bounded by the Pioneer River to the north and the Coral Sea to the east.^[3] There is a sandy beach along the foreshore to the sea known as Town Beach.

East Mackay has the following sandy beaches:

Iluka Beach (Town Beach) (21°09′05″S 149°12′20″E / 21.1515°S 149.2056°E / -21.1515; 149.2056 (Iluka Beach (Town Beach))) ^[4]
Illawong Beach (Far Beach) (21°10′11″S 149°11′47″E / 21.1697°S 149.1963°E / -21.1697; 149.1963 (Illawong Beach (Far Beach))) which extends into South Mackay and Paget^[4]

It is possible to swim at the beaches at high tide, but, as the tide goes out, extensive mudflats are revealed.^[5]

The suburb is mostly used for residential purposes except for the northern part of the suburb at the mouth of the Pioneer River, which is a wetland known as the Sandfly Creek Environmental Reserve and managed by the Mackay Regional Council. The wetland serves a number of purposes, acting as a levee against coastal erosion, providing a habitat for shorebirds and other fauna, and providing a walking track for visitors.^[6]

History

Victoria Park State School opened on 1 July 1926. On 27 January 1970, the school was divided to create a separate Victoria Park State Infants School for the early years of schooling, but on 16 December 1994 the infants school was merged back into the main school.^[7]^[8]^[9] The infants school was at 43-47 Skakespeare Street (the triangular block enclosed by Shakespeare Street, Hague Street and Macrossan Street, 21°08′57″S 149°11′51″E / 21.1493°S 149.1974°E / -21.1493; 149.1974).^[10]^[3]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, East Mackay had a population of 3,564 people.^[11]

In the 2021 census, East Mackay had a population of 3,725 people.^[1]

Education

Victoria Park State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 15 Goldsmith Street (21°08′52″S 149°11′38″E / 21.1477°S 149.1939°E / -21.1477; 149.1939 (Victoria Park State School)).^[12]^[13] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 612 students with 48 teachers (45 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent).^[14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 643 students with 51 teachers (47 full-time equivalent) and 43 non-teaching staff (27 full-time equivalent).^[15] It includes a special education program.^[12]

Mackay Positive Learning Centre is a specific-purpose primary and secondary (6-12) school at Shakespeare Street (21°08′55″S 149°11′41″E / 21.1486°S 149.1947°E / -21.1486; 149.1947 (Mackay Positive Learning Centre)).^[12] The role of Positive Learning Centres is to re-engage with school-age children who need intervention to enable them to return to conventional schooling or to transition into vocational training.^[16]

Amenities

The Bluewater Trail which connects a number of popular recreation areas passes through East Mackay roughly following the riverside and coastline.^[17]

Queens Park at Goldsmith Street has a number of amenities including an orchid house, a band rotunda, a cricket pitch, picnic tables and playgrounds. A number of areas in the park can be hired for weddings.^[18]^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Mackay (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^ "East Mackay – suburb in Mackay Region (entry 46779)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Town Beach". Beach Safe. Surf Life Saving Australia. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "Sandfly Creek Environmental Reserve" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. December 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Our school". Victoria Park State School. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ "City of Mackay" (Map). Queensland Government. 1974. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East Mackay (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
^ "Victoria Park State School". Victoria Park State School. 21 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Victoria Park State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
^ "Positive Learning Centres". Education. 6 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^ "Bluewater Trail" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "Queens Park". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ "Orchid House". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.