Dayboro · Queensland

50 minutes from Brisbane.
100 years in the past.

A private heritage homestead, secluded creek campsite and small family vineyard in the foothills of the D’Aguilar Range.

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Private 1920s QueenslanderSleeps 6 · 3 bedrooms10 minutes from Dayboro4.96 from 170 Airbnb reviews

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Welcome to Mackenzie Creek

A real country stay,
with a story behind it.

Set across 110 acres of ridgelines, paddocks and seasonal creeks, Mackenzie Creek is a working family property with a long tradition of welcome. Swagmen passed through in the early days of settlement, holidaymakers stayed here in the 1970s, and guests continue that story today.

Come for the quiet, the valley views and the old Queenslander. Stay for slow mornings, cattle in the paddocks and evenings on the veranda.

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Restored Queenslander living and dining room with coloured glass windows

The Homestead

Step back into
a quieter era.

A lovingly restored 1920s Queenslander for up to six guests, with original details, a wood fire and sunset views across the valley.

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Mackenzie Creek running through green grass and trees

The Campsite

The entire creek
camp, just for you.

One private booking at a time, with room for family, friends and dogs. Hot shower, composting toilet, power and your own stretch of creek.

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Young vines on the hillside at Mackenzie Creek

The Vineyard

Small vintage.
Made here.

Our hillside Fiano vineyard is tended and made in tiny quantities on the farm—a growing part of the Mackenzie Creek story.

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Inside the homestead

Original character,
made comfortable.

Three bedrooms for up to six guests, a country kitchen, timber floors, coloured glass and a wood fire. The house is carefully restored, but it still feels like a real Queensland country home.

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Sunroom dining table surrounded by the Queenslander's coloured glass windows — The sunroom

Bright homestead bedroom with a brass bed, timber dressing table and fresh linen — Three bedrooms

Bright country kitchen with handmade timber cabinetry and polished timber floors — The country kitchen

Wood-burning stove with a basket of split firewood on the polished timber floor — Winter by the wood fire

What guests say

Country quiet,
remembered fondly.

More than 170 Airbnb reviews place the Homestead among the platform’s Top 10% of homes.

“Every window had a stunning view.”
MeganHomestead guest · Google review

“The area is peaceful, quiet and spacious.”
Brittany S.Campsite guest · Google review

“A perfect spot to unwind.”
Sabrina R.Homestead guest · Google review

4.96 / 5170 Airbnb reviews · Guest Favourite · Top 10%5.0 / 5Google reviews 99%Recommended on Hipcamp

A place with roots

Banana patches, cottage gardens, cattle and vines—the land has supported generations of country life.

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Life at Mackenzie Creek

There’s no itinerary.
That’s rather the point.

Walk the ridgelines. Meet the Dexter cattle. Take a glass onto the veranda and watch the last light move across the valley. Mackenzie Creek isn’t a polished resort—it’s the chance to stay somewhere real.

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Come and stay awhile