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Information On The Mackay Region: Mackay, the blue river city is the perfect sea-change location, Tropical, picturesque and relaxed, Mackay offers everything you could want from a major regional centre, shopping hotspots, alfresco dining amongst historical buildings and palm lined streets. The Mackay region has around 150,000 people and the city around 88,000. Mackay is very lucky to have a striking new regional gallery, Artspace, which sees a wonderful variety of local and major exhibitions. You can also catch world class performance's at the Mackay Entertainment Centre which always has a busy schedule of events and festivals high profile, international, Australian and local talent or catch free live entertainment at many of the clubs, and pubs. Also the botanic gardens, which is great for a stroll overlooking the lagoon showcasing the unique diverse and spectacular vegetation of the central coast region while the kiddies ride their bikes along the kilometres of walking trails. Soon to come is a new swimming lagoon and a 55 million dollar convention centre set along the banks of the Pioneer River. Mackay is in the middle of a huge development boom and everywhere you look signs of growth and change to a more urban environment prevail. However Mackay will always have miles of uncrowded gorgeous beaches and lovely seaside villages particularly in the northern beaches. Glorious Coastlines:
Leaving the heart of the city, you will discover kilometres of glorious coastline embracing the Coral Sea with it's spectacular 71 Whitsunday Islands. This sea-change location is perfect for the ocean lovers with incredible sailing, snorkelling, diving and of course the greatest of fishing spots. There are 31 beaches in the Mackay with average temperatures of 22 degree's. The Whitsunday region shares latitude with Mauritius, Tahiti and Rio de Janeiro with temperatures ranging from 23 degree's in January to 32 degrees in January. The development at the Mackay harbour, a full size marina with more than 250 berths and multi story apartment complexes, 7 restaurants, Cafe's and Bars. It is small wonder that Mackay has per capita the highest percentage of pleasure boat owners in Australia!
Lush Rainforests:
If bush walking is your passion Mackay has 73 hectares of coastal reserve with many trails to choose from just minutes from the city centre. If it's expansive, lush rain-forest you so desire 90 minutes west is Eungella and the Pioneer Valley, which boast Australia's longest stretch of ancient sub tropical rain-forest covering over 51,700 hectares, home of the Broken River and magical platypus. Finch Hatton is a near by favourite summer spot with cool swimming holes and spectacular waterfalls. 40-minutes drive north and your in the Hibiscus coast which runs from Seaforth, Ball bay, Halliday bay till you reach Cape Hillsborough National Park. Cape Hillsborough is 816 hectares with walking trails surrounded by over 150 species of bird life and tropical butterflies and along side the eucalyptus forest lies the deserted beaches with its friendly kangaroos and ominous rocky outcrops. |
Information On The Mackay Region:
We find Mackay to be the best places in Australia to invest for returns due to its low vacancy rate (.5%) and high demand due to an influx of population. This high demand for rentals makes the rent very high an average rent for a three bedroom to 4 bedroom home is $320-500pw and you can pick these up for between $320,000 and $480,000.
Mackay is fuelled by the coal mines that are couple of hours west of the coastal city. Most miners, consultants etc. choose to base their families in Mackay and head out to the mines for 4-day stints and then come back for 4 days off. These miners earn around the 120k mark and spend very little while they are away. So they have hefty disposable income.
There is also the sugar cane industry, which is busy reinventing itself as ethanol producers, and tourism, which is on the rise. As any city with around 100,000 residents there is always plenty of employment. The Dalrymple bay expansion alone, which is an upgrade of the coal port has begun and will cost Prime industries 1.1 billion dollars and has created 800 jobs. According to a recent article See (The Courier Mail - Thursday September 2, 2004). N.Q Population Rising North Queensland will out do South East Queensland in percentage of population growth which was stated at 42% by 2026.
What the
press is saying about Mackay:
CQ powers with $625 million road boost
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(29/06/2007)
Tiger roars into Queensland regions
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(09/07/2007)
"Bursting at the seams"
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(Courier Mail, October 27 2006)
Mackay At A Glance
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(The Sunday Mail (Qld) - October 22, 2006)
"I think a lot of people didn't realise the potential of Mackay"
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(The Sunday Mail (Qld) - October 21, 2006)
Investors bag sweet sugar city buys
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(The Courier Mail - Saturday June 5, 2004)
Queensland is current the safest market in Australia
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(The Courier Mail - Wednesday May 12, 2004)
Miner's shares on fire
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(The Courier Mail)
Sunland Subdivision planned for Mackay
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(Financial Review - Thursday July 8, 2004)
Where house prices are still going up
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(The Courier Mail)
Investments pay for themselves
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(The Sun-Herald - 3 October, 2004)
Qld median house and unit values
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(Australian Property Investor - October 2004)
Wharf Precinct masterplan unveiled
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(City Life Mackay - October 2004)
Snapping up our property
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(The Daily Mercury - Tuesday Setember 28, 2004)
Public housing waiting list numbers soar
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(The Daily Mercury - Saturday November 20, 2004)
Coal bonanza for queensland
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(The Courier Mail - Thursday September 2, 2004)
N.Q Population Rising
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(The Courier Mail)
River Site Chosen for Aquatic Facility
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(The Daily Mercury - February 2005)
North Leads in Housing Boom
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Mackay Prospers - Property Investors at the Coalface
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(Queensland Property & Lifestyle - Winter 2005)
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