Blackrock is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the , Blackrock had a population of 319 people.
Geography Blackrock lies to the immediate south-east of the town and locality of Ingham.
Palm Creek forms the northern, north-eastern, eastern, and south-eastern boundaries of the locality. It then flows south-east ending at the Coral Sea between the localities of Forrest Beach and Orient.
Blackrock has the following mountains:
Mount Mercer (also known as Warren's Hill) (), rising above sea level
Mount Margaret (), There are two main access roads into Blackrock, both commencing in Ingham:
Warrens Hill Road which terminates at Mount Mercer (Warren's Hill) Orient Road which runs further to the south and exits the locality to the south (Orient) The land use is predominantly crop growing (mostly sugarcane) with some grazing on native vegetation. There is a network of cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Victoria sugar mill at Victoria Plantation.
History The locality was officially named and bounded on 27 April 2001. However, that name has been used at least informally for the area since at least 1927.
In July 2026, unidentified spherical objects were found in Blackrock and were also washed up on neighbouring Forrest Beach. They were suspected to contain hazardous liquids and local homes were evacuated. It was believed that the objects were "space junk" and the Australian Space Agency was investigating them.
Demographics In the Blackrock had a population of 320 people.
In the , Blackrock had a population of 319 people.
Education There are no schools in Blackrock. The nearest government primary schools are:
Ingham State School in neighbouring Ingham to the north-west Toobanna State School in neighbouring Toobanna to the west Victoria Plantation State School in neighbouring Victoria Plantation to the north The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham.
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