Blackdown, Queensland

Blackdown
Suburb
Mook Mook lookout panorama, Blackdown Tableland National Park, October 2016
Blackdown
Interactive map of Blackdown
Coordinates: 23°53′35″S149°07′34″E / 23.8930°S 149.1261°E / -23.8930; 149.1261 (Blackdown (centre of locality))
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	Central Highlands Region
Location	38.5 km (23.9 mi) SW of Dingo 62.0 km (38.5 mi) SE of Blackwater 136 km (85 mi) ESE of Emerald 185 km (115 mi) WSW of Rockhampton 805 km (500 mi) NNW of Brisbane
Government
•  State electorate	Gregory
•  Federal division	Flynn
Area
• Total	588.9 km2 (227.4 sq mi)
Population
• Total	0 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4702
Suburbs around Blackdown Stewarton Dingo Dingo Stewarton Blackdown Wooroona Humboldt Humboldt Wooroona

Blackdown is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Blackdown had "no people or a very low population". ^[1]

Geography

The Blackdown Tableland National Park lies in the north, west, and centre of the locality. The Dawson Range State Forest is in the east of the locality and the Shotover State Forest is in the south of the locality. ^[3]

The locality is within the North East Coast drainage basin, specifically within the catchment of the Fitzroy River. ^[4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Blackdown had "no people or a very low population". ^[5]

In the 2021 census, Blackdown had "no people or a very low population". ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Blackdown. The nearest government primary schools are Blackwater State School in Blackwater to the north-west, Dingo State School in neighbouring Dingo to the north, and Woorabinda State School in Woorabinda to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Blackwater State High School, also in Blackwater. ^[6]

Wadja Wadja High School is a private secondary school in Woorabinda. ^[6]

There are no nearby government secondary schools and some students would be too distant to attend any of these schools; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Blackdown (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Blackdown – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46917)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 October 2019.
3. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
4. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Drainage boundaries". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Blackdown (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
6. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.