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| Locality | Paget |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Mackay Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -21.19143 |
| Longitude | 149.17118 |
| Population | 332 |
| Density | 23.5 /km² |
| Area | 14.1 km² |
| Elevation | 7 m |
| Postcode | 4740 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 800 km north-northwest |
Paget is a locality in the Mackay Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 332. The locality covers an area of 14.1 km², giving a population density of about 23.5 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 7 m above sea level. It lies approximately 800 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Paget is located at 21.1914°S, 149.1712°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4740. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Paget sprawls across a landscape where the earth breathes a warm, humid sigh, a gentle slope down towards the distant murmur of the Coral Sea. It lies 5.6 km south-south-west of Mackay, QLD (from Mackay, QLD: bearing 195°T), and is situated 11.1 km south of Andergrove. The air here, especially as the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, carries a faint, sweet perfume of sugarcane, mingling with the dust kicked up by the occasional passing truck. Broad, fertile plains stretch outwards, a patchwork of green fields punctuated by the darker, more rugged outlines of low hills that rim the horizon, hinting at the ancient geology beneath. The very character of Paget is one of open spaces, where the sky feels vast and the light, in the golden hours, paints the world in hues of honey and rose.
This land around Paget has long been shaped by the bounty of the tropics, its economy deeply entwined with the cultivation of sugarcane, a crop that has sustained generations and left its indelible mark on the countryside. The rhythm of the mill, a low thrumming pulse felt even from a distance, speaks of this enduring industry, a testament to the hard work and ingenuity of those who have toiled here. Neighbouring properties, connected by winding country roads, share in this heritage, their fields a familiar sight for any traveller passing through. While not a place of grand monuments, Paget possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of place forged in the sun and the soil, where the modern pulse of commerce beats in time with the enduring pulse of the land.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Paget, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Paget, in the Mackay Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Paget includes the postcode (4740), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Mackay Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Paget is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |