About Mackay East
East Mackay is a suburb of Central Coast,
Queensland and is about 802 kms north-
northwest of QLD's capital city of Brisbane. In
the 2011 Australian census the population of
East Mackay was 3,636 when there were
1,763 Females and 1,873 Males living there. The
median age for people living in East Mackay
was 38.
A bird’s-eye view of East Mackay reveals a
suburb that's predominantly residential.
East Mackay is exceptionally close to the CBD,
making it possible to cycle the flat streets to
work.
Many homes in East Mackay are older brick
homesteads or ornate Queenslanders.
Prominent streets such as park-fronting
Goldsmith, Shakespeare and Creal are lined
with large homes, featuring granny flats and
split-level living.