Mackay Region
| Mackay Region Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Location within Queensland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°08′28″S 149°11′08″E / 21.14111°S 149.18556°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 121,691 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 15.9658/km2 (41.3511/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7,622 km2 (2,942.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Greg Williamson | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mackay | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Queensland | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
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The Mackay Region is a local government area located in North Queensland, Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas with modern histories extending back as far as 1869.
It has an estimated operating budget of A$118 million.
In the 2021 census, the Mackay Region had a population of 121,691 people.