Black River, Queensland
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.jpg) Black River, flowing through the suburb, 2013 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 19°15′42″S 146°35′55″E / 19.2616°S 146.5986°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
| City | Townsville | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 61.2 km2 (23.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,493 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 24.395/km2 (63.18/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4818 | ||||||||||||
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Black River is a rural western 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]
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]
History
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]
Demographics
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]
