Mackenzie, Queensland (Central Highlands)
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| Coordinates: 23°07′55″S 149°23′00″E / 23.1319°S 149.3833°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 950.3 km2 (366.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 30 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.032/km2 (0.082/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4702 | ||||||||||||
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Mackenzie is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Mackenzie had a population of 30 people.[1]
The Mackenzie River forms the eastern, northern and north-western boundary of the locality. The land in the north of the locality is lower-lying with elevations of 100 metres (330 ft) rising to higher levels of elevations of 200 metres (660 ft) in the south. Moultrie State Forest is in the south of the locality.[3]
History
The locality's name presumably derives from the Mackenzie River, which in turn was named by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on 10 January 1845, after his friend pastoralist Evan Mackenzie of Kilcoy Station.[4]
