Southern Cross Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°00′52″S 146°10′02″E / 20.0144°S 146.1672°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 575 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1.6396/km2 (4.246/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4820 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 350.7 km2 (135.4 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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Southern Cross is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Southern Cross had a population of 575 people.[1]
The locality is mainly rural, except for a small area in the south-east which adjoins the city of Charters Towers. This area is best described as rural-residential.[3]
The former railway station of Southern Cross, on the Great Northern railway line, which was opened in 1884, was just over the boundary in the locality of Black Jack, Queensland.[4] A 1,122 metres (3,681 ft) crossing loop is located in the immediate vicinity.[5]
Southern Cross Provisional School opened circa 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Southern Cross State School. It closed circa 1932.[6]
In the 2016 census Southern Cross had a population of 542 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Southern Cross had a population of 575 people.[1]
and the eastern part of the locality of Southern Cross