| Type: | suburb |
| Black River | |
| City: | Townsville |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -19.2616°N 146.5986°W |
| Pop: | 1493 |
| Postcode: | 4818 |
| Area: | 61.2 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 23.8 |
| Dir1: | W |
| Location1: | Townsville CBD |
| Dist2: | 1382 |
| Dir2: | NNW |
| Location2: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | City of Townsville |
| Stategov: | Hinchinbrook |
| Fedgov: | Herbert |
| Near-N: | Yabulu |
| Near-Ne: | Beach Holm |
| Near-E: | Jensen |
| Near-Se: | Rangewood |
| Near-S: | Alice River |
| Near-Sw: | Hervey Range |
| Near-W: | Lynam |
| Near-Nw: | Bluewater |
Black River is a northern suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Black River had a population of 1,493 people.
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.[2]
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.[1]
In the, Black River had a population of 1,476 people.
In the, Black River had a population of 1,493 people.
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.[3]