Ayr, Queensland

Ayr
Queensland
Burdekin Hotel, Ayr, 2010
Ayr is located in Queensland
Ayr
Ayr
Coordinates19°34′28″S 147°24′24″E / 19.5744°S 147.4066°E / -19.5744; 147.4066 (Ayr (town centre))
Population8,603 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density295.6/km2 (765.7/sq mi)
Established1882
Postcode(s)4807
Elevation12.0 m (39 ft)
Area29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Dawson
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
29.5 °C
85 °F
18.4 °C
65 °F
866.8 mm
34.1 in
Localities around Ayr:
Brandon Alva Airdmillan
Brandon Ayr Airdmillan
Brandon McDesme Jarvisfield

Ayr is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is the centre of a sugarcane-growing region and the administrative centre for the Burdekin Shire Council.[4] In the 2021 census, the locality of Ayr had a population of 8,603 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ayr – town in Shire of Burdekin (entry 1066)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Ayr – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 49421)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Contact Us". Burdekin Shire Council. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.