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Airville
Queensland
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Teacher Miss M.B. Gralow and students, Airdale School, 1908
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Airville
Coordinates 19°37′56″S147°20′43″E / 19.6322°S 147.3452°E / -19.6322; 147.3452 (Airville (centre of locality))
Population308 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density7.016/km2 (18.17/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4807
Area43.9 km2 (16.9 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s) Burdekin
Federal division(s) Dawson
Suburbs around Airville:
Barratta Brandon Brandon
Mount Kelly Airville McDesme
Mount Kelly Osborne Home Hill

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]

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Geography

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°36′S147°21′E / 19.6°S 147.35°E / -19.6; 147.35 (Maida Vale) ). [4]

Labatt Lagoon is a waterhole ( 19°37′00″S147°19′00″E / 19.6166°S 147.3166°E / -19.6166; 147.3166 (Labatt Lagoon) ). [5]

History

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]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Airville had a population of 338 people. [7]

In the 2021 census, Airville had a population of 308 people. [1]

Education

Airville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Old Clare Road ( 19°39′18″S147°20′51″E / 19.6551°S 147.3476°E / -19.6551; 147.3476 (Airville State School) ). [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°36′09″S147°21′36″E / 19.6025°S 147.3599°E / -19.6025; 147.3599 (Maidavale State School) ). [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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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Airville (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Airville – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 44663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Maida Vale – locality unbounded in Shire of Burdekin (entry 20596)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Labatt Lagoon – waterhole in Shire of Burdekin (entry 18704)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Airville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  8. 1 2 "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Airville State School". Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Airville State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  11. 1 2 "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Maidavale State School". Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Maidavale State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

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