Southern Cross, Queensland

Suburb of Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia

Southern Cross
Queensland

Southern Cross

Coordinates| 20°00′52″S 146°10′02″E﻿ / ﻿20.0144°S 146.1672°E﻿ / -20.0144; 146.1672﻿ (Southern Cross (centre of locality))
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
| Suburbs around Southern Cross:

Basalt | Basalt | Breddan
Basalt | Southern Cross | Breddan
Basalt | Black Jack | Toll
Grand Secret
Alabama Hill
Towers Hill

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]

## Geography

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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]

## History

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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]

## Demographics

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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]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Southern Cross (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. ^ "Southern Cross – locality in Charters Towers bruhRegion (entry 49862)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. ^ "Charters Towers Regional Council - Community Profile - Charters Towers North". Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2019. "and the eastern part of the locality of Southern Cross"
4. ^ Google (17 March 2019). "Southern Cross Railway Station" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
5. ^ "Mount Isa System Information Pack - Page 12" (PDF). Queensland Rail. October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southern Cross (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

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Towns, suburbs and localities in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland

* Alabama Hill
* Basalt
* Black Jack
* Breddan
* Broughton
* Campaspe
* Charters Towers
* Charters Towers City
* Columbia
* Dotswood
* Grand Secret
* Greenvale
* Hervey Range
* Homestead
* Llanarth
* Millchester
* Mingela
* Mosman Park
* Paluma
* Pentland
* Queenton
* Ravenswood
* Reid River
* Richmond Hill
* Sellheim
* Seventy Mile
* Southern Cross
* Toll
* Towers Hill
* Valley of Lagoons

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