West Mackay

West Mackay
Mackay, Queensland
West Mackay
Coordinates 21°09′10″S 149°09′45″E / 21.15278°S 149.16250°E / -21.15278; 149.16250Coordinates: 21°09′10″S 149°09′45″E / 21.15278°S 149.16250°E / -21.15278; 149.16250
Population 6,210 (2016 census)[1]
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Mackay
Federal Division(s) Dawson
Suburbs around West Mackay:
Foulden Mount Pleasant North Mackay
Racecourse West Mackay Mackay (suburb)
Ooralea Paget South Mackay

West Mackay is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2011 census, West Mackay had a population of 6,507 people.[3]

According to the 2016 census, West Mackay includes the largest Maltese Australian community of any suburb in Queensland, numbering 243 individuals and making up 3.9% of the suburb's population.[4]

Heritage listings

West Mackay has a number of heritage-listed places, including:

Education

Mackay West State School opened on 11 February 1924.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "West Mackay (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "West Mackay (entry 46847)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "West Mackay". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ↑ "2016Census_G_QLD_SSC - Census DataPacks - General Community Profile". Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mackay General Cemetery (entry 602766)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sugar Research Institute & Residence (entry 602642)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of schools in Queensland". Education Queensland. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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