• Source: Macknade, Queensland

Macknade is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Macknade had a population of 203 people.




Geography


Mackade is bounded by the Herbert River (18.5333°S 146.3°E / -18.5333; 146.3 (Herbert River (mouth))) on the south and east, the Seymour River (18.5166°S 146.2°E / -18.5166; 146.2 (Seymour River (mouth))) on the west and the Hinchinbrook Channel (18.4936°S 146.2496°E / -18.4936; 146.2496 (Hinchinbrook Channel)) to the north (separating the mainland from Hinchinbrook Island).
Seaforth Channel is another off-shore passage (18.5151°S 146.2727°E / -18.5151; 146.2727 (Seaforth Channel)).




History



The Macknade Sugar Company opened a sugar plantation and the Macknade Sugar Mill in the area in 1874. The district took its name from the mill, which in turn took its name from a house in Kent, England where the mill's owners had lived.
Macknade Provisional School opened on 13 November 1893. On 1 January 1909, it became Macknade State School.
The postal receiving office opened in about 1901 and became a post office in October 1902. The post office closed on 29 October 1993.




Demographics


In the 2011 census, the locality of Macknade had a population of 304 people.
In the 2016 census, the locality of Macknade had a population of 229 people.
In the 2021 census, the locality of Macknade had a population of 203 people.




Economy


The Macknade Sugar Mill (18.5870°S 146.2567°E / -18.5870; 146.2567 (Macknade sugar mill)) is situated on the banks of the Herbert River . It is the oldest raw sugar mill in Queensland. Its highest output was in 2005 when it crushed 1.82 million tonnes of sugar cane.
The estuarine location of Macknade is well-suited for sugar growing, but it is also well-suited for aquaculture with Seafarms operating a large prawn-farming business on Neames Inlet Road (18.5323°S 146.2387°E / -18.5323; 146.2387 (Seafarms aquaculture)).




Education



Macknade State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 79 Farrell Drive (18.5767°S 146.2518°E / -18.5767; 146.2518 (Macknade State School)). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 26 students with 6 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).
There is no secondary school in Macknade. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the south-west.




See also


List of tramways in Queensland




References






External links



"Macknade". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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