Blacks Beach, Queensland

Blacks Beach is a coastal suburb, one of the "northern beaches" of the city of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

For the beach in California, USA, see Black's Beach.

Blacks Beach
Mackay, Queensland
Blacks Beach
Coordinates21°03′46″S 149°11′16″E
Population3,861 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4740
Location
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Suburbs around Blacks Beach:
Eimeo Dolphin Heads Coral Sea
Rural View Blacks Beach Coral Sea
Beaconsfield Andergrove Slade Point

Geography

Blacks Beach boasts a continuous 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) beach, the longest in the Mackay region. It is popular for watersports.[3]

History

The suburb is named after Maurice Hume Black, who operated The Cedars sugar plantation and mill from 1871. The mill closed in 1885 and the plantation then crushed their sugarcane at the River Estate sugar mill. Black had originally lived on the plantation but later moved to the coast.[4]

In the 2011 census, the population was 2,871 people.[5]

Amenities

The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Blacks Beach Road.[6][7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Blacks Beach (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. "Blacks Beach (entry 46763)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. "Blacks Beach". Mackay Regional Council. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  4. "The Cedars Sugar Mill". Mackay History. Archived from the original on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Blacks beach (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  6. "Libraries: Contact/Opening Hours". Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. "Mobile Library Timetable 2017" (PDF). Mackay Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  • "Blacks Beach". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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