| Type: | suburb |
| Southern Cross | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -20.0144°N 146.1672°W |
| Pop: | 575 |
| Postcode: | 4820 |
| Area: | 350.7 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Lga: | Charters Towers Region |
| Stategov: | Traeger |
| Fedgov: | Kennedy |
| Near-N: | Basalt |
| Near-Ne: | Breddan |
| Near-E: | Breddan |
| Near-Se: | Toll Grand Secret Alabama Hill Towers Hill |
| Near-S: | Black Jack |
| Near-Sw: | Basalt |
| Near-W: | Basalt |
| Near-Nw: | Basalt |
Southern Cross is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Southern Cross had a population of 575 people.
The locality is mainly rural, except for a small area in the south-east which adjoins the city of Charters Towers. This area is best described as rural-residential.[2]
The former railway station of Southern Cross, on the Great Northern railway line, which was opened in 1884, was just over the boundary in the locality of Black Jack, Queensland. A crossing loop is located in the immediate vicinity.[3]
Southern Cross Provisional School opened circa 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Southern Cross State School. It closed circa 1932.
In the Southern Cross had a population of 542 people.
In the, Southern Cross had a population of 575 people.