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Suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Black River is a northern suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Black River had a population of 1,493 people.[1]
Black River Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Black River, flowing through the suburb, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 19.2616°S 146.5986°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,493 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 24.395/km2 (63.18/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4818 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 61.2 km2 (23.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality; there were no stations within the locality.
The Hervey Range Developmental Road runs along the southern boundary.[3]
The suburb is named after the Black River which was in turn named after John Melton Black (1830-1919) who was a pastoralist, merchant and a settler of Townsville.[2]
In the 2016 census, Black River had a population of 1,476 people.[4]
In the 2021 census, Black River had a population of 1,493 people.[1]
There are no schools in Black River. The nearest government primary schools are Bohlevale State School in Burdell to the east, Bluewater State School in neighbouring Bluewater to the north-west, and The Williows State School in Kirwan to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Northern Beaches State High School in Deeragun to the east and Thuringowa State High School in Condon to the south-east.[5]
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