Jackson, Queensland

Jackson is a town in the Maranoa local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town's economy was based on the rail industry. At the 2006 census, Jackson had a population of 171. The town has a small public library that services the community.Australia's largest onshore oil field is located at similarly named Jackson Oil Fields; however, it is located in a different area of the state approximately 160km west of Thargomindah (http://mulgatraining.com.au/bullooshire/travel/Jackson.htm). The field was discovered in 1981 and contains 350 million barrels of oil, of which just under one third is recoverable.HistoryJackson Post Office opened by July 1908 and closed in 1988.