| Type: | suburb |
| Blacks Beach | |
| City: | Mackay |
| State: | qld |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
| Coordinates: | -21.0627°N 149.1877°W |
| Pop: | 4153 |
| Postcode: | 4740 |
| Area: | 6.5 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 15.9 |
| Dir1: | N |
| Location1: | Mackay CBD |
| Dist2: | 392 |
| Dir2: | SE |
| Location2: | Townsville |
| Dist3: | 969 |
| Dir3: | NNW |
| Location3: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Mackay Region |
| Stategov: | Whitsunday |
| Stategov2: | Mackay |
| Fedgov: | Dawson |
| Near-N: | Dolphin Heads |
| Near-Ne: | Coral Sea |
| Near-E: | Coral Sea |
| Near-Se: | Slade Point |
| Near-S: | Andergrove |
| Near-Sw: | Beaconsfield |
| Near-W: | Rural View |
| Near-Nw: | Eimeo |
Blacks Beach is a coastal suburb, one of the "northern beaches" of the city of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Blacks Beach had a population of 4,153 people.
Blacks Beach boasts a continuous 6km (04miles) beach, the longest in the Mackay region. It is popular for watersports.[2]
The suburb is named after Maurice Hume Black, who operated The Cedars sugar plantation and mill from 1871. The mill closed in 1885 and the plantation then crushed their sugarcane at the River Estate sugar mill. Black had originally lived on the plantation but later moved to the coast.[3]
In the, Blacks Beach had a population of 2,871 people.
In the, Blacks Beach had a population of 3,861 people.
In the, Blacks Beach had a population of 4,153 people.
There are no schools in Blacks Beach. The nearest government primary schools are Eimeo Road State School in neighbouring Rural View to the west and Andergrove State School in neighbouring Andergrove to the south. The nearest secondary schools are Mackay Northern Beaches State High School in Rural View and Pioneer State High School in Andergrove.
The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Blacks Beach Road.[4] [5]
There are a number of parks in the suburb, including: