Sarina, QLD Family Guide
QLD 4737 · Mackay Regional Council
Discover Sarina with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Mount Blarney Conservation Park
Sarina · 2.7 km
Activities around Sarina
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Sports & local clubs around Sarina
Sports
- Football (AFL) (1 in Sarina · 1 within 5 km) — Sarina Demons JAFC Auskick Centre (0.6 km)
- Martial arts (1 in Sarina · 1 within 5 km) — Sarina Karate Club (1.7 km)
- Swimming (1 in Sarina · 1 within 5 km) — Sarina Swim Centre (0.8 km)
More things to do around Sarina
- Arts & dance (1 in Sarina · 1 within 5 km) — Sarina Tourist Art & Craft Centre (0.3 km)
Schools within 3 km of Sarina
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4 schools within 3 km of the Sarina centre, 5 with a Sarina address. See all schools with a Sarina address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (1)
Parks (1)
Mount Blarney Conservation Park
Sarina · 2.7 km
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Sarina: 4 kids' activities within 5 km, 5 schools in Sarina, and parks and playgrounds.
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- Arts & dance
- Parks & places
- 2 parks · 1 verified playground
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- Ooralea and South Mackay
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- Oakenden State SchoolSchool
- St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolSchool
- Sarina State SchoolSchool
- Sarina State High SchoolSchool
- Sarina Tourist Art & Craft CentreActivity
- Sarina Demons JAFC Auskick CentreActivity
- Sarina Swim CentreActivity
- Sarina Karate ClubActivity
- Apex ParkPark or community place
- Mount Blarney Conservation ParkPark or community place
Your council & community
Sarina within Mackay Regional Council
4 of the council area’s 40 activity providers · 4th of 13 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes in and around Sarina
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Recently sold within 5 km of Sarina
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Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Ooralea
28.6 km
South Mackay
29.4 km
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
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Local guides & reading
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