Blackwater is both a town and a locality in the
Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.
It is the major town in a significant coal mining
area in Central Queensland. At
the 2011 census, Blackwater had a population of
5,100.

Six major open cut coal mines and one
underground dot the landscape surrounding the
town and provide its main employment
opportunities. Blackwater is also situated close to
the Blackdown Tableland National Park which lies
to the southeast and Blackwater coal mine located
south of the town. Emerald is 74 kilometres (46 mi)
to the west.