Airville, Queensland
| 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 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 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 a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Airville had a population of 308 people.[3]
Geography[edit]
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.[4]
Maida Vale is a neighbourhood in the north-east of the locality (19°36′S 147°21′E / 19.6°S 147.35°E).[5]
Labatt Lagoon is a waterhole (19°37′00″S 147°19′00″E / 19.6166°S 147.3166°E).[6]
History[edit]
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.[7]
Maidavale State School opened in the north-east of the locality on 27 April 1910.[7]
Demographics[edit]
In the 2016 census, Airville had a population of 338 people.[8]
In the 2021 census, Airville had a population of 308 people.[3]
Education[edit]
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).[9][10] 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).[11] 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).[12]
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).[9][13] 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).[14] 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).[12]
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.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Airville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Airville – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 44663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Airville (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Maida Vale – locality unbounded in Shire of Burdekin (entry 20596)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Labatt Lagoon – waterhole in Shire of Burdekin (entry 18704)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Airville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Airville State School". Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Airville State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Maidavale State School". Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Maidavale State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
External links[edit]
Media related to Airville, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons