Airville, Queensland
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| Airville Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Teacher Miss M.B. Gralow and students, Airdale School, 1908 | |||||||||||||||
  Airville | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°37′56″S 147°20′43″E / 19.6322°S 147.3452°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 308 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 7.016/km (18.17/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4807 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 43.9 km (16.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Airville is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Airville had a population of 308 people.
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.
Maida Vale is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality (19°36′S 147°21′E / 19.6°S 147.35°E).
Labatt Lagoon is a waterhole (19°37′00″S 147°19′00″E / 19.6166°S 147.3166°E).
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.
Maidavale State School opened in the north-east of the locality on 27 April 1910.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Airville had a population of 338 people.
In the 2021 census, Airville had a population of 308 people.
Education
Airville State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Old Clare Road (19°39′18″S 147°20′51″E / 19.6551°S 147.3476°E). 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). 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).
Maidavale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Maidavale Road (19°36′09″S 147°21′36″E / 19.6025°S 147.3599°E). 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). 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).
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.