Macalister, Queensland Macalister, Queensland Macalister is a town and a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Macalister and the surrounding area had a population of 486. The town is located in the Darling Downs and on the Warrego Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. Within the locality to the south-east of the town of Macalister is an area known as Apunyal (from an Indigneous word meaning "large plain)". The town is named after Arthur Macalister, Premier of Queensland from 1866 to 1867. The name "Apunyal" is an Aboriginal word meaning "large plain." Macalister Post
Eastern states of Australia of that total, or 85%. Likewise, the eastern states collected 8,588,000 (85%) individual visits to a state over that year, out of a possible 10,133,000. The combined population of Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania is 19,484,100, or 81% of Australia's population. These five states and territory cover 2,829,463 km², or 37% of Australia's total land area. Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) or Significant Urban Areas (SUA), with a population of over 30,000, from north to south: Eastern states of Australia The eastern states of Australia are the states adjoining the east coast of Australia.