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| Locality | Blackswamp |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Western Downs Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -26.57599 |
| Longitude | 150.53286 |
| Population | 58 |
| Density | 0.3 /km² |
| Area | 178.8 km² |
| Elevation | 351 m |
| Postcode | 4413 |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 266 km west-northwest |
Blackswamp is a locality in the Western Downs Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 58. The locality covers an area of 178.8 km², giving a population density of about 0.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 351 m above sea level. It lies approximately 266 km west-northwest of Brisbane. Blackswamp is located at 26.5760°S, 150.5329°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving. Postcode: 4413. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Blackswamp lies under a vast, wide sky, its horizon etched with the subtle, dusty greens of Australian bushland. It lies 178.0 km north-west of Toowoomba City, QLD (from Toowoomba City, QLD: bearing 308°T), and is situated 21.3 km north-north-west of Chinchilla. The land here is a gentle, rolling expanse, broken by outcrops of weathered rock and the occasional stand of hardy eucalypts, their grey-green leaves rustling in the ever-present breeze. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers. Even at midday, when the sun beats down with relentless warmth, there's a quiet stillness to Blackswamp, a sense of patient endurance in the way the sparse grasses hold their colour and the shadows stretch long and thin across the property fences.
The history of Blackswamp is closely tied to the rich, dark soils that give it its name, soils that have long supported the region's primary industries. For generations, this land has been a place of diligent farming and grazing, where the success of families has been measured by the yield of their crops and the health of their livestock. The local economy, while perhaps not booming, possesses a quiet resilience, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have made their lives here. The main road, a ribbon of bitumen that cuts through the landscape, carries the occasional ute and truck, the lifeblood of the district, linking Blackswamp to neighbouring centres and the wider world, each vehicle a small, purposeful movement against the immense backdrop of the Western Downs.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Blackswamp, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Blackswamp, in the Western Downs Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Blackswamp includes the postcode (4413), telephone area code (07), and local government area (Western Downs Regional), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Blackswamp is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |