| Blackswamp Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Blackswamp | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°34′36″S150°31′36″E / 26.5766°S 150.5266°E Coordinates: 26°34′36″S150°31′36″E / 26.5766°S 150.5266°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 57 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.3184/km2 (0.825/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 179.0 km2 (69.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Blackswamp is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Blackswamp had a population of 57 people. [1]
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.
Western Downs Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of 38,039 square kilometres (14,687 sq mi), which is approximately the same size as the country of Switzerland, although with a population at the last census of close to 33,000, it is over 235 times less densely populated.
Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).
