Black River, Queensland

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
Black River, flowing through the suburb, 2013
Black River
Coordinates	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	23.8 km (15 mi) W of Townsville CBD 1,382 km (859 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	City of Townsville
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Herbert
Suburbs around Black River: Bluewater Yabulu Beach Holm Lynam Black River Jensen Hervey Range Alice River Rangewood

Geography

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]

Education

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]