The Shire of Burdekin is a
local government area
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located in
North Queensland
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, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between
Townsville
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and
Bowen in the
delta
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of the
Burdekin River
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. The shire covers an area of .
It has existed as a local government entity since 1888. In the , the Shire of Burdekin had a population of 16,692 people.
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History
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spoken on Yuru country. The Yuru language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Burdekin, including the town of Home Hill
Home Hill is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Home Hill had a population of 2,876 people.
At the delta of the Burdekin River, it is a sugarc ...
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On 16 January 1888, the Ayr Division was created out of Subdivision 3 of the Thuringowa Division in 1888 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1887''.
With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Ayr Division became the Shire of Ayr on 31 March 1903.[
On 12 June 1982, the Shire of Ayr was renamed the Shire of Burdekin, a change long desired by the residents of Home Hill.]
Facilities
The public library headquarters of the Burdekin Shire Council Library Services is located at 108 Graham Street, Ayr. The Burdekin Shire also operate a public library in Home Hill at 77-79 Ninth Avenue. Both libraries opened in 1984.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Burdekin includes the following settlements:
* Airdmillan
* Airville
* Alva
* Ayr
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* Barratta
* Brandon
* Carstairs
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* Clare Clare may refer to:
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* Colevale
* Cromarty
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* Dalbeg
* Eight Mile Creek
* Fredericksfield
* Giru
* Groper Creek
* Home Hill
Home Hill is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Home Hill had a population of 2,876 people.
At the delta of the Burdekin River, it is a sugarc ...
* Horseshoe Lagoon
* Inkerman
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* Jarvisfield
* Jerona
* Kalamia
* Kirknie
* Maidavale
* Majors Creek
* McDesme
* Millaroo
Millaroo is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millaroo had a population of 86 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the west by the Burdekin River. The place is located ...
* Mona Park
* Mount Kelly
* Mount Surround
* Mulgrave
* Osborne
* Parkside
* Rangemore
* Rita Island
* Shirbourne
* Swans Lagoon
* Upper Haughton
* Wangaratta
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* Wunjunga
Demographics
Council
Below is the current council, elected in 2020
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Chairmen and mayors
References
External links
Visit Burdekin
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Local government areas of Queensland
1888 establishments in Australia
North Queensland