Airville, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Airville
State:qld
Coordinates:-19.6322°N 147.3452°W
Pop:308
Postcode:4807
Area:43.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11.8
Dir1:SW
Location1:Ayr
Dist2:90.1
Dir2:SE
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1247
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Burdekin
Stategov:Burdekin
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:Brandon
Near-Ne:Brandon
Near-E:McDesme
Near-Se:Home Hill
Near-S:Osborne
Near-Sw:Mount Kelly
Near-W:Mount Kelly
Near-Nw:Barratta

Airville is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, 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 (-19.6°N 147.35°W).[2]

Labatt Lagoon is a waterhole (-19.6166°N 147.3166°W).[3]

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, Airville had a population of 338 people.

In the, 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 (-19.6551°N 147.3476°W).[4] [5] 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).[6] 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).[7]

Maidavale State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Maidavale Road (-19.6025°N 147.3599°W).[8] 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).[9] 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.

Notes and References

  1. 18 September 2020.
  2. 18 September 2020.
  3. 18 September 2020.
  4. Web site: State and non-state school details. Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. live.
  5. Web site: Airville State School. 25 March 2021. 3 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210403164256/https://airvilless.eq.edu.au/. live.
  6. Web site: Annual Report 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004042224/https://airvilless.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2016.pdf. 4 October 2017. 4 October 2017. Airville State School.
  7. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 28 January 2020. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  8. Web site: Maidavale State School. 25 March 2021. 9 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309053051/https://maidavaless.eq.edu.au/. live.
  9. Web site: Annual Report 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013062113/https://maidavalss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2016.pdf. 13 October 2017. 13 October 2017. Maidavale State School.