Burdell, Queensland
locality in Queensland, Australia
Burdell is a north-western suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Burdell had a population of 7,171 people.
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))).
The suburb is bounded to the south by the North Townsville Road (former 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)).
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.
History
Bohlevale State School opened on 20 November 1911.
St Clare's Catholic Primary School opened on 24 January 2011 with an initial enrolment of 177 students.
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