Yuwi Region

Node ID: MPHA4740

Postcode: 4740

Companies: 3  Households: 1457

Suburb Coverage: ALEXANDRA (QLD) MACKAY (QLD) ALLIGATOR CREEK (QLD) MACKAY CANELAND (QLD) ANDERGROVE (QLD) MACKAY DC (QLD) BAKERS CREEK (QLD) MACKAY HARBOUR (QLD) BALBERRA (QLD) MACKAY NORTH (QLD) BALNAGOWAN (QLD) MACKAY SOUTH (QLD) BEACONSFIELD (QLD) MACKAY WEST (QLD) BELMUNDA (QLD) MCEWENS BEACH (QLD) BLACKS BEACH (QLD) MOUNT JUKES (QLD) CAPE HILLSBOROUGH (QLD) MOUNT PLEASANT (QLD) CHELONA (QLD) MUNBURA (QLD) CREMORNE (QLD) NINDAROO (QLD) DOLPHIN HEADS (QLD) NORTH MACKAY (QLD) DUMBLETON (QLD) OORALEA (QLD) DUNDULA (QLD) PAGET (QLD) DUNNROCK (QLD) RACECOURSE (QLD) EAST MACKAY (QLD) RICHMOND (QLD) EIMEO (QLD) ROSELLA (QLD) ERAKALA (QLD) RURAL VIEW (QLD) FOULDEN (QLD) SANDIFORD (QLD) GLENELLA (QLD) SLADE POINT (QLD) GRASSTREE BEACH (QLD) SOUTH MACKAY (QLD) HABANA (QLD) TE KOWAI (QLD) HALIDAY BAY (QLD) THE LEAP (QLD) HAY POINT (QLD) WEST MACKAY (QLD) HOMEBUSH (QLD)

Australian postcode 4740 covers Mackay and a broad surrounding area in Central Queensland, including urban suburbs such as North, South, East and West Mackay as well as coastal and rural communities including Mackay Harbour, Slade Point, Eimeo, Blacks Beach, Habana and parts of the Pioneer Valley. Australia Post identifies the core Mackay suburbs as metropolitan while much of the wider postcode is rural, making it a useful combination of regional city and dispersed hinterland. The 2021 Census recorded 85,500 people in postcode 4740, with a median age of 38, median household income of $1,839 per week, median rent of $340 and an average of two vehicles per dwelling. Mackay is a major regional service centre with hospitals, shopping, education, government and professional services, while the economy is strongly connected to sugar production, agriculture, mining, construction, logistics and the coal-export industry; its coastal location also provides beaches, waterways and access to the Whitsunday region. The climate is warm and humid subtropical, with hot summers, a pronounced wet season and mild winters, and tropical storms/cyclones are an occasional consideration. For SENA, 4740 is particularly interesting because it combines a sizeable regional workforce and substantial industrial/agricultural economy with numerous smaller coastal and rural communities—an effective example of how an Edge Node could connect urban businesses with a dispersed regional hinterland