| Blackwater Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Sign at the entrance to Blackwater, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
  Blackwater | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°34′33″S 148°53′13″E / 23.5758°S 148.8869°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,702 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.1590/km2 (18.542/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4717 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 656.8 km2 (253.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Central Highlands Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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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]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Blackwater – town in Central Highlands Region (entry 3109)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Blackwater – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46918)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Kennedy, Brian and Barbara (2006). Australian Place Names. ABC Books. ISBN 073331760X.