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| Population: | 8,093 [1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 4807 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 19°35′S 147°24′E / 19.583°S 147.4°ECoordinates: 19°35′S 147°24′E / 19.583°S 147.4°E | ||||||
| Elevation: | 12.0 m (39 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Burdekin Shire Council | ||||||
| State District: | Burdekin | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Dawson | ||||||
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Ayr is a town in Queensland, Australia near the delta of the Burdekin River. It is within the Burdekin Shire, which produces the most sugar cane per square kilometre in Australia utilising underground water supplies and water from the Burdekin Dam to irrigate crops when rains fail.
Ayr is located 88 km south of Townsville on the Bruce Highway and 12km away from the (smaller) town of Home Hill. It is 112km north of Bowen and 290km north of Mackay. Ayr has a population of approximately 9000. It has the usual chain stores, ten pin bowling, a toyshop, drive in movie, cinema, 6 pubs as well as a range of sports, electrical, fashion stores. Ayr has several banks including the Commonwealth, ANZ, Suncorp, National and Bendigo Bank. Alva beach, a popular area for fishing and swimming, is located 16km east of Ayr.
Ayr has several state primary schools (Ayr, East Ayr, Kalamia and several others in surrounding areas) and two non-government primary schools, St Francis School (Catholic) and Burdekin Christian College. Ayr has one state high school and one non-government high school. Ayr State High School was the 8th public secondary high school in Queensland. The non-government high school is called the Burdekin Catholic High School.
A wide variety of sports are played in Ayr, including Touch football, which is competitive and draws an increasing number of participants each year,Rugby League, Rugby Union, Soccer, tennis and golf. Netball and Table Tennis (ping pong) are also popular. The Ayr Surf Life Saving club is a small yet highly established club boasting a number of past and present skilled members and competitors.
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Notable persons from Ayr
- Matthew Ham: Professional Soccer Player - Queensland Roar
- Shane Muspratt: Professional Rugby League Player
- Ryan Phelan: Journalist and Television presenter
- Don Walker: Musician/song writer - Cold Chisel
- Karrie Webb: LPGA Golfer, member of LPGA Hall Of Fame and was born and raised in Ayr.
- Luke Anscombe: semi professional football (soccer) player currently contracted to Chinese 3rd division Club Saoed AC, he was raised in Ayr.
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| Home Hill | The Sunlander | Giru | ||
| Home Hill | Diesel Tilt Train | Giru | ||
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ayr (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL302400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
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