Suburb profile
Blackwater QLD 4717
Blackwater is located in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, postcode 4717. It has 3,199 properties across 127 streets, mostly houses. Explore every street in Blackwater, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.
About Blackwater
Blackwater, QLD 4717, sits in Central Queensland and neighbours Bluff, Comet, Jellinbah and Mackenzie River. Its 127 streets hold 3,199 properties, 2,859 of them houses and 340 units.
Census figures are for Central Highlands - East, an area that covers the suburb. It had 7,156 residents, a median age of 32 and an average household of 2.6 people. Median household income was $2,069 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month and the median rent $150 a week. Of 2,270 dwellings, 2,074 were separate houses, 55 semi-detached, 114 flats and 14 other; 342 were owned outright, 428 owned with a mortgage and 1,300 rented.
Updated October 2026
Who lives in Blackwater
- 7,156Peoplelive in the area
- 32Median ageyears
- $2,069Median household incomea week
- $150Median renta week
Homes by type
- Houses2,074
- Townhouses and semis55
- Flats and apartments114
- Other14
Household
- Median mortgage repayment$1,083a month
- Household size2.6people on average
How homes are held
For sale and rent in Blackwater
Properties in Blackwater
Schools in Blackwater
Blackwater North State School
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Blackwater State School
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Blackwater State High School
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Agencies that specialise in Blackwater
Streets in Blackwater
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- Bauhinia Street32 properties
- Bauman Way255 properties
- Bean Street25 properties
- Bendee Crescent59 properties
- Birt Street37 properties
- Blackbutt Street27 properties
- Blackwater - Cooroorah Road7 properties
- Blackwater - Rolleston Road1 property
- Blain Street81 properties
- Bloodwood Street1 property
- Bluff Street12 properties
- Boonery Street24 properties
- Boree Street1 property
- Boronia Street34 properties
- Bottletree Avenue56 properties
- Box Street8 properties
- Bredhauer Street25 properties
- Bremner Street65 properties
- Brigalow Drive7 properties
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- Capricorn Highway3 properties
- Cardinal Court16 properties
- Casuarina Street5 properties
- Cedar Street19 properties
- Chatswood Crescent22 properties
- Cherry Street10 properties
- Columba Access Road2 properties
- Columba Street10 properties
- Comollatti Street46 properties
- Conachan Street33 properties
- Conaghan Street33 properties
- Coolibah Street3 properties
- Cordingly Street7 properties
- Cork Street27 properties
- Cypress Street6 properties
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- Macdonald Crescent49 properties
- Mace Drive12 properties
- Mackenzie Street49 properties
- Mahogany Street21 properties
- Mangrove Street27 properties
- Manna Street37 properties
- Maple Street6 properties
- Meares Street18 properties
- Monger Street25 properties
- Mulga Street9 properties
- Myall Street45 properties
- Myrtle Street2 properties
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Neighbouring suburbs
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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.
Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.






