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Burdell is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Burdell had a population of 5,814 people.[1]

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Burdell Townsville, Queensland
Bruce Highway crossing the Bohle River at Burdell, 2015
Burdell
Coordinates	19.2477°S 146.6966°E / -19.2477; 146.6966 (Burdell (centre of suburb))
Population	5,814 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	380.0/km2 (984/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4818
Area	15.3 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	15.8 km (10 mi) W of Townsville CBD 1,358 km (844 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	City of Townsville
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Herbert
Suburbs around Burdell: Bushland Beach Bushland Beach Town Common Mount Low Burdell Bohle Deeragun Shaw Cosgrove

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the east and north-east by the Bohle River and to north-west and north by Stony Creek which becomes a tributary of Bohle River where they met on the suburb's boundary (19.2035°S 146.7035°E / -19.2035; 146.7035 (Stony Creek (mouth))).[3][4]

The suburb is bounded to the south by the Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line with Nightjar railway station within the suburb (19.2590°S 146.6997°E / -19.2590; 146.6997 (Nightjar railway station)).[4][5]

The land use is suburban housing in the south of the suburb. There is grazing on native vegetation in the west of the locality. The northern part of the suburb is marshland. Other parts of the suburbs are currently unused.[4]

History

Bohlevale State School opened on 20 November 1911.[6][7]

St Clare's Catholic Primary School opened on 24 January 2011 with an initial enrolment of 177 students.[8]

Townsville Grammar School opened its North Shore campus in Burdell in 2015.[9]

In the 2016 census Burdell had a population of 5,814 people.[1]

North Shore State School opened on 1 January 2018.[7]

Education

Bohlevale State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Bohlevale School Road (19.2488°S 146.6855°E / -19.2488; 146.6855 (Bohlevale State School)).[10][11] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 796 students with 61 teachers (58 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[12] It includes a special education program.[10]

North Shore State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Langford Street (19.2332°S 146.6961°E / -19.2332; 146.6961 (North Shore State School)).[10][13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 294 students with 24 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).[12] It includes a special education program.[10]

St Clare's Catholic School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Burdell Drive (19.2577°S 146.7044°E / -19.2577; 146.7044 (St Clare's Catholic School)).[10][14] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 672 students with 44 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 37 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).[12]

The North Shore Campus of Townsville Grammar School is a private primary (Pre Prep-6) school on the corner of Erskine Place and North Shore Boulevard (19.2525°S 146.7045°E / -19.2525; 146.7045 (Townsville Grammar School)).[10][15]

There is no secondary school in Burdell. The nearest government secondary school is Northern Beaches State High School in neighbouring Deeragun to the south-west.[4]

Amenities

There are a number of parks in the suburb, including:

• Beau Park Drive Park (19.2467°S 146.6894°E / -19.2467; 146.6894 (Beau Park Drive Park))[16]
• Pine Meadows Park (19.2452°S 146.6850°E / -19.2452; 146.6850 (Pine Meadows Park))[16]

References

External links

• "Townsville Northern Localities". Queensland Places. University of Queensland.

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