Airville, Queensland
Suburb of Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Airville is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Airville had a population of 308 people.[1]
| Airville Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Teacher Miss M.B. Gralow and students, Airdale School, 1908 | |||||||||||||||
  Airville | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19.6322°S 147.3452°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 308 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.016/km2 (18.17/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4807 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 43.9 km2 (16.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Airville is bounded on the south-east by the Burdekin River. It is flat low-lying land (about 10 metres above sea level) used predominantly for sugarcane plantations. There is a network of cane tramways to deliver the harvested sugar to the local sugar mills.[3]
Maida Vale is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality (19.6°S 147.35°E).[4]
Labatt Lagoon is a waterhole (19.6166°S 147.3166°E).[5]
Airdale Provisional School opened in the south-west of the locality on 2 September 1890, becoming Airdale State School on 1 January 1909. In 1926, it was renamed Airville State School.[6]
Maidavale State School opened in the north-east of the locality on 27 April 1910.[6]
In the 2016 census, Airville had a population of 338 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Airville had a population of 308 people.[1]
Airville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Old Clare Road (19.6551°S 147.3476°E).[8][9] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 23 students who come from the local rural community with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[10] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 9 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[11]
Maidavale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Maidavale Road (19.6025°S 147.3599°E).[8][12] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 10 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[11]
There is no secondary school in Airville. The nearest secondary schools are Ayr State High School in Ayr to the north-east and Home Hill State High School in neighbouring Home Hill to the south-east.[3]
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