Ayr (Ayr)
Ayr is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. It is the centre of a sugarcane-growing region and the administrative centre for the Burdekin Shire Council. In the, the locality of Ayr had a population of 8,738 people.
Ayr is located 88 km south of Townsville on the Bruce Highway and 12 km away from the (smaller) town of Home Hill. It is 112 km north of Bowen and 290 km north of Mackay. Ayr is located near the delta of the Burdekin River. It is within the Burdekin Shire, which produces the most sugar cane per square kilometre in Australia, accessing underground water supplies and water from the Burdekin Dam to irrigate crops when rains fail.
Mirrigan is a neighbourhood within the locality (-19.6°N, 147.4°W). It takes its name from the former Mirrigan railway station (-19.5943°N, 147.396°W) which was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 10 September 1914. It is an Aboriginal name meaning star.
Parkside is a neighbourhood within the south-east of the town (-19.5833°N, 147.4166°W).
Ayr railway station (-19.5744°N, 147.3961°W) is on the North Coast railway line and is a passenger stop for the Spirit of Queensland.
Kalamia Sidings railway siding point is on the Kalamia Sugar Mill's cane tramway (-19.571°N, 147.3932°W).
Ayr is located 88 km south of Townsville on the Bruce Highway and 12 km away from the (smaller) town of Home Hill. It is 112 km north of Bowen and 290 km north of Mackay. Ayr is located near the delta of the Burdekin River. It is within the Burdekin Shire, which produces the most sugar cane per square kilometre in Australia, accessing underground water supplies and water from the Burdekin Dam to irrigate crops when rains fail.
Mirrigan is a neighbourhood within the locality (-19.6°N, 147.4°W). It takes its name from the former Mirrigan railway station (-19.5943°N, 147.396°W) which was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 10 September 1914. It is an Aboriginal name meaning star.
Parkside is a neighbourhood within the south-east of the town (-19.5833°N, 147.4166°W).
Ayr railway station (-19.5744°N, 147.3961°W) is on the North Coast railway line and is a passenger stop for the Spirit of Queensland.
Kalamia Sidings railway siding point is on the Kalamia Sugar Mill's cane tramway (-19.571°N, 147.3932°W).
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