McKinlay is an outback town and locality in McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of McKinlay had a population of 162 people. McKinlay is in the Gulf Country in the remote north-west of Queensland, 1,595 kilometres north west of the state capital Brisbane and 228 kilometres south east of the regional centre of Mount Isa.
Population: 162 (2021 census)
Established: 1888
Postcode(s): 4823
Elevation: 170 m (558 ft)
Area: 8,837.5 km² (3,412.2 sq mi)
Location: 101 km (63 mi) SW of Julia Creek · 108 km (67 mi) SE of Cloncurry · 228 km (142 mi) ESE of Mount Isa · 748 km (465 mi) WSW of Townsville · 1,598 km (993 mi) NW of Brisbane
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