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Burdekin

Queensland · Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Townsville

This profile uses the ABS Burdekin statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Burdekin is a locality in the Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Burdekin SA2.

Where in QLD
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At a glance
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Schools
12
Top ICSEA 988 (gov)
Childcare
9
NQS-rated services
Population
7,980
+1.0% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Burdekin SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.

Government schools Soon QLD zoning

Government schools in Burdekin

Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.

Home Hill State High School Government · 165 students
ICSEA 891
Home Hill State School Government · 128 students
ICSEA 875
Giru State School Government · 60 students
ICSEA 925
Jarvisfield State School Government · 39 students
ICSEA 839

A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.

Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Colman's Catholic School
Catholic 118 students
ICSEA 964 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Burdekin

Live

ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

Live
  • Ayr Community Kindergarten Mackenzie Street Campus
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Ayr
    Exceeding NQS
  • Lillie's Cubby House
    Centre-Based Care · 100 places · Ayr
    Meeting NQS
  • Mayfield Early Education Home Hill
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Home Hill
    Meeting NQS
  • Bright Horizons Australia Childcare Ayr
    Centre-Based Care · 75 places · Ayr
    Meeting NQS
  • Big Birds Nest Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 58 places · Ayr
    Meeting NQS
  • Home Hill State School TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Home Hill
    Meeting NQS
  • Burdekin Christian College Early Learning Child Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 36 places · Ayr
    Meeting NQS
  • Giru Day Care Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 29 places · Giru
    Meeting NQS
  • Home Hill Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 24 places · Home Hill
    Meeting NQS

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register
The neighbourhood

Amenities

Live
GPs / clinics
0
Supermarkets
1
Parks
15
Train stations
2

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Burdekin SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors
Population & growth
Population
7,980
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.00%
2024→25
Net change
+79
people / yr
Density
2
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+79
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+6
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+31
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+42

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Burdekin
+1.00%
QLD median
+1.10%
National median
+0.80%