Mackay uses Australia/Brisbane — UTC+10:00 (AEST) in standard time. It is located in Queensland, Australia. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Mackay's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Mackay uses UTC+10:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+10:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Mackay is Australia/Brisbane. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Logan City, Townsville
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD). Calling code: +61. Languages: English.
Mackay ( mə-KYE) is a city in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located about 803 kilometres (499 mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is described as being in either Central Queensland or North Queensland, as these regions are not precisely defined.
More generally, the area is known as the Mackay–Whitsunday Region. Nicknames of Mackay include the Sugar capital, Alexandra and Macktown.
Founded in 1862 on land traditionally owned by the Yuwibara (Yuibera) Indigenous people, the settlement was originally known as Alexandra, in honour of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, and was later renamed Mackay after John Mackay. Sugar became the economic foundation of the city, with plantations using indentured or enslaved South Sea Islanders.
From about 1891, Mediterranean migrants from Italy and Malta began to work the sugarcane plantations, and by the 1930s one third of Australia's Italian migrants lived in North Queensland. The city was nearly destroyed in the 1918 cyclone, and the following reconstruction used primarily Art Deco and Spanish Mission architectural styles for which the city is known.
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Mackay, Queensland. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
84,333 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Queensland, Australia.
Australia/Brisbane · UTC+10:00 (AEST).
No daylight saving time.
Australian Dollar (AUD) · +61.
Rockhampton, Townsville, Bundaberg
Mackay Airport (MKY) about 2.6 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 26.3°C and lows 20.6°C. Warmest month: January (average high 30.2°C); coolest month: June (average low 13.9°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
As of the 2007–08, Mackay contributed $15.4 billion to the Australian economy, or 7.1% of Queensland's gross state product (GSP). This is largely on the back of its export-oriented industries of sugar and mining. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Queensland · IANA zone: Australia/Brisbane · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
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Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Mackay and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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