| Black River Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Black River, flowing through the suburb, 2013
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  Black River
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| Coordinates | 19°15′42″S 146°35′55″E / 19.2616°S 146.5986°E / -19.2616; 146.5986 (Black River (centre of suburb)) | ||||||||||||||
| 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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Black River is a northern suburbofTownsville 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]
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 SchoolinCondon to the south-east.[5]
