Ayr, Queensland
| Ayr Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Burdekin Hotel, Ayr, 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°34′28″S 147°24′24″E / 19.5744°S 147.4066°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 8,603 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 295.6/km2 (765.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1882 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4807 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 12.0 m (39 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 29.1 km2 (11.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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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 2021 census, the locality of Ayr had a population of 8,603 people.