Mackay, Queensland

Mackay ({{coor dm|21|08|S|149|11|E|region:AU-QLD_type:city(78700)}}, pop. 78 700) is a city and Local Government Area on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about 900 kilometres north of Brisbane. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because it produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. The city has an average temperature of 23 degrees Celsius.

Economy

:(1998-1999 financial year figures are used)

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Mining constitutes around one third (AU$1500 million) of the Mackay region's annual gross product largely because of the coal loading terminals to the south at Hay Point, its proximity to the Bowen (Coal) Basin and the regional mining centres of Moranbah, Dysart, Clermont, and Glenden.

Related Topics:
Mining - Hay Point - Bowen (Coal) Basin - Moranbah - Dysart - Clermont - Glenden

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Retail sales and trade create around AU$430 million of production in the Mackay region annually. AU$70 million of these trades are attributed to tourism.

Related Topics:
Retail sales - Trade

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Though extensive amounts of land around Mackay are used for growing sugarcane, agriculture (including crops, livestock and forestry) constitutes only 6.4% (AU$300 million) of Mackay's annual gross production.

Related Topics:
Sugarcane - Agriculture - Crops - Livestock - Forestry

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