Shirbourne, Queensland

Shirbourne is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the, Shirbourne had a population of 48 people.

Geography

The Haughton River forms the eastern boundary of the locality.
Ironbark is a mountain in the south of the locality, rising to above sea level.
The land use in the west and south of the locality is grazing on native vegetation, while the north and east of the locality is used for crop growing, predominantly sugarcane. There is a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill, the Invicta sugar mill in neighbouring Giru.

Shirbourne State School opened on 17 August 1931 and closed on 7 August 1970. It was at 628 Shirbourne Road.

In the, Shirbourne had a population of 76 people.
In the, Shirbourne had a population of 48 people.

There are no schools in Shirbourne. The nearest government primary school is Giru State School in neighbouring Giru to the north-east. The nearest government secondary school is Ayr State High School in Ayr to the east.