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QLD 4818 · Townsville
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Black River, Queensland
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Black River (Qld) QLD
Based on 19 sales in the preceding 12 months
$772,000
Up 5.8% over 12 months
Based on 4 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$575 per week
Down 6.0% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Black River (Qld), QLD is currently $772,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Black River (Qld) has a 12-month growth rate of 5.8% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $580,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $755,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $948,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $999,000 in Black River (Qld).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Black River (Qld) is $575 per week. The median house rent has decreased 6.0% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Black River is 2,508 offences per 100,000 residents — broadly in line with Rest of Qld.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Black River.
Overall crime rate
2,508
offences per 100,000 residents
In line withRest of Qld
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Black River QLD 4818 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.
1,493 people call Black River home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $1,883 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
9.2% of workers in Black River worked from home on Census day.
2.3% of Black River residents were born in England.
37.7% of people in Black River described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Black River QLD 4818.
20.2% of Black River's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
422 family households lived in Black River; 41.7% were couple families and 14.2% were one-parent families.
37.4% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Black River had 1,493 residents at the 2021 Census.
25.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.9% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 96.9% of occupied private dwellings in Black River.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
32.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.
57.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
10.0% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Black River had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 17.4% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
Two-person households represented 38.6%, while 27.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
9.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.
70.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.
0.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
0.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
One-car households formed 18.3% of the total.
80.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
70.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.9% reported a different address.
8.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
89.8% of residents used only English at home.
1.4% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
8.1% of Black River's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 91.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 89.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 42.7% of ancestry responses in Black River.
Australian ancestry made up 43.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.7% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
12.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.
Managers accounted for 9.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 16.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 9.9% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.3%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.
40.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.5% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.7%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
55.9% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.8% reported asthma, 9.1% arthritis and 5.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
11.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 54.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,883 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,625.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $320 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 9.2% in Black River, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.
Outright ownership was 32.9% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Qld.
Renting accounted for 10.0% in Black River, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $772,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 422 local families, and 20.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
Larger houses have a median around $999,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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