Charters Towers

Charters Towers
Queensland
Charters Towers; Queensland
	View of Gill Street
	Charters Towers
Coordinates	20°04′35″S 146°15′41″E / 20.0765°S 146.2614°E
Population	8,040 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	4820
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	136 km (85 mi) SW of Townsville ; 1,309 km (813 mi) NNW of Brisbane ;
LGA(s)	Charters Towers Region
Region	North Queensland
County	Davenport
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal division(s)	Kennedy

Charters Towers is a rural town in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] It is 136 km (85 mi) by road south-west from Townsville on the Flinders Highway. During the last quarter of the 19th century, the town boomed as the rich gold deposits under the city were developed. After becoming uneconomical in the 20th century, profitable mining operations have commenced once again. In the 2021 census, the town of Charters Towers had a population of 8,040 people.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Charters Towers – town in Charters Towers Region (entry 6945)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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[qpnt-2] "Charters Towers – town in Charters Towers Region (entry 6945)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

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