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Blackwater, Queensland

Blackwater
Queensland
Sign at the entrance to Blackwater, 2018
Blackwater is located in Queensland
Blackwater
Blackwater
Coordinates23°34′33″S 148°53′13″E / 23.5758°S 148.8869°E / -23.5758; 148.8869 (Blackwater (town centre))
Population4,702 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density7.1590/km2 (18.542/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4717
Area656.8 km2 (253.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Blackwater:
Mackenzie River Mackenzie River Jellinbah
Mackenzie River Blackwater Bluff
Comet Stewarton Stewarton

Blackwater is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Blackwater had a population of 4,702 people.[1]

It is a town in a significant coal mining area in Central Queensland. The name of the township was inspired by the dark colour of local waterholes.[4][3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Blackwater – town in Central Highlands Region (entry 3109)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Blackwater – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46918)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Brian and Barbara (2006). Australian Place Names. ABC Books. ISBN 073331760X.

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