Southern Cross is a rural

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in the

Charters Towers Region The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas whic ...

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, Australia. In the , Southern Cross had a population of 575 people.

Geography

The locality is mainly rural, except for a small area in the south-east which adjoins the city of

Charters Towers Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It is by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits und ...

. This area is best described as rural-residential.

History

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 Black Jack is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly a mining town. In the , Black Jack had a population of 167 people. Geography Black Jack is a triangular-shaped locality. The Great Northern ...

. A crossing loop is located in the immediate vicinity. Southern Cross Provisional School opened circa 1895. On 1 January 1909, it became Southern Cross State School. It closed circa 1932.

Demographics

In the , Southern Cross had a population of 542 people. In the , Southern Cross had a population of 575 people.

Education

There are no schools in Southern Cross. The nearest government primary schools are

Charters Towers Central State School Charters Towers Central State School is a heritage-listed state school at 39–47 High Street, Charters Towers City, Queensland, Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland, Charters Towers, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. ...

in Charters Towers CBD and Richmond Hill State School in Richmond Hill, both to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is

Charters Towers State High School Charters Towers State High School (CTSHS) is a public co-educational secondary school, located in the Charters Towers suburb of Charters Towers City, Queensland, Australia. It is administered by the Queensland Department of Education, with an ...

in the Charters Towers CBD.

References

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