Black Jack, Queensland
Black Jack is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Black Jack had a population of 161 people.
| Black Jack Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Black Jack, circa 1889 | |||||||||||||||
Black Jack | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20.1688°S 146.1522°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 161 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.272/km2 (3.294/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 21 March 1887 (as Black Jack Provisional School), 6 July 1891 (as Black Jack State School) | ||||||||||||||
| Abolished | 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4820 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 126.6 km2 (48.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Charters Towers Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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It was formerly a mining town that is now abandoned.
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