Mackenzie Brisbane, Queensland |
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Population: | 4,103(2001 census) | ||||||||||||
Postcode: | 4156 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 7.7 km² (3.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location: | 13 km (8 mi) from Brisbane | ||||||||||||
LGA: | Brisbane City Council | ||||||||||||
State District: | Mansfield | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Bonner | ||||||||||||
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Mackenzie is a small suburb located in the south-east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[1] This is an "out-back" suburb containing no large or small shopping centres. The area is partially covered by undeveloped bushland. Mount Petrie is located in Mackenzie.[2]
There are two churches,[3] one school, Mount Petrie State School and a single petrol station located in Mackenzie. A number of residential estates with hundreds of new houses have been built in this suburb in the last decade.
It takes 20-25 minutes to drive the 20km to the Brisbane CBD via the South East Freeway (off-peak).[2] Neighbouring suburbs include Belmont, Carindale, Mansfield, Rochedale, Upper Mount Gravatt, Wishart, Burbank and Chandler. Major roads such as Mount Gravatt - Capalaba Road and Gateway Motorway run through Mackenzie.
Mt Gravatt Bus services around Mackenzie, buses can access to Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Garden City and City.