Osborne is a rural

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in the

Shire of Burdekin The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River. The shire covers an area of . It has e ...

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, Australia. In the , Osborne had a population of 245 people.

Geography

Osborne is low flat land (under 10 metres above sea level) bounded to the north by the

Burdekin River The Burdekin River is a river in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea at Upsta ...

. It is predominantly used to grow

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

. There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.

History

Osborne State School opened on 7 December 1914. Iona State School opened on 13 August 28 and closed on 23 June 1963. It was located on the north-west corner of Iona Road and Bapty Road (approx ).

Demographics

In the , Osborne had a population of 273 people. In the , Osborne had a population of 245 people.

Education

Osborne State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Kirknie Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 15 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 13 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 2 non-teaching staff (1 full-time equivalent).

References

{{Shire of Burdekin Shire of Burdekin Localities in Queensland