Black River, QLD 4818
Townsville City CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 4818
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What to know about Black River
Black River (4818) sits in the Townsville region of Queensland.
Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Black River scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 32°C (hot), winter mornings around 14°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,291 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 3 government primary, 1 government secondary, 2 Catholic.
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Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 25/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Crime and safety
78,602 offences recorded in 2026 across the Townsville City Council LGA
QLD Police publishes these figures only for the whole Townsville City Council, which may include suburbs with very different crime profiles. Quieter residential pockets likely have lower rates than the total suggests; busier areas may have higher.
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,291 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 32.2°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 14.0°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Black River
- What is the Black River postcode?
- Black River is in the 4818 postcode, in QLD, in the Townsville City Council region.
- Where is Black River?
- Black River is a suburb in the Townsville City Council area, QLD 4818.
- What schools are in Black River?
- There are 6 schools serving Black River on this page, including St Anthony's Catholic College, Northern Beaches State High School, Bohlevale State School.
- How walkable is Black River?
- Black River has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 25.
- What suburbs are near Black River?
- Black River is close to Jensen, Yabulu, Purono Park, Deeragun, Beach Holm.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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