About North Mackay

North Mackay is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, North Mackay had a population of 5,933 people.Although in present times North Mackay is an officially and precisely bounded area, historically and in informal use the term "North Mackay" or "Mackay North" may refer to any part of Mackay north of the Pioneer River. For a part of its life, it and surrounding suburbs were also actually part of the historic Shire of Pioneer. == Geography == As the name suggests, North Mackay is the suburb to the north of the central suburb of Mackay, separated by the Pioneer River.The suburb is bounded by Norris Road to the west, the Mackay Harbour branch of the North Coast railway to the north, Vines Creek to the east and Barnes Creek and the Pioneer River to the south. Harbour Road passes through the east of the suburb and is the arterial access to the harbour.