Charters Towers

Charters Towers
Queensland
View of Gill Street
Charters Towers is located in Queensland
Charters Towers
Charters Towers
Coordinates20°04′35″S 146°15′41″E / 20.0765°S 146.2614°E / -20.0765; 146.2614 (Charters Towers (town centre))
Population8,040 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4820
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Charters Towers Region
RegionNorth Queensland
CountyDavenport
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
30.3 °C
87 °F
17.7 °C
64 °F
659.5 mm
26 in

Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is 136 km (85 mi) by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits under the city were developed. After becoming uneconomical in the 20th century, profitable mining operations have commenced once again. In the 2021 census, the town of Charters Towers had a population of 8,040 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Charters Towers – town in Charters Towers Region (entry 6945)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2021.