Download coordinates as: Macknade is a rural town and coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.

[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Macknade had a population of 203 people.

[11] In the 2011 census, the locality of Macknade had a population of 304 people.

Its highest output was in 2005 when it crushed 1.82 million tonnes of sugar cane.

[15] The estuarine location of Macknade is well-suited for sugar growing, but it is also well-suited for aquaculture with Seafarms operating a large prawn-farming business on Neames Inlet Road (18°31′56″S 146°14′19″E / 18.5323°S 146.2387°E / -18.5323; 146.2387 (Seafarms aquaculture)).