Black River, Queensland
Black River is a northern suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.. In the , Black River had a population of 1,476 people. Geography. The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality; there were no stations within the locality. History. The suburb is named after the Black River which was in turn named after John Melton Black (1830-1919) who was a pastoralist, merchant and a settler of Townsville. In the , Black River had a population of 1,476 people.