Southern Cross, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 20°00′52″S 146°10′02″E / 20.0144°S 146.1672°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 350.7 km2 (135.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 575 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.6396/km2 (4.246/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4820 | ||||||||||||
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Southern Cross is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Southern Cross had a population of 575 people.[1]
The locality is mainly rural, except for a small area in the south-east which adjoins the city of Charters Towers. This area is best described as rural-residential.[3]
History
The former railway station of Southern Cross, on the Great Northern railway line, which was opened in 1884, was just over the boundary in the locality of Black Jack, Queensland.[4] A 1,122-metre (3,681 ft) crossing loop is located in the immediate vicinity.[5]
Southern Cross Provisional School opened circa 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Southern Cross State School. It closed circa 1932.[6]
