Burdekin Shire is located in the Dry Tropics Region of North Queensland. The Shire encompasses a total land area of about 5,060 square kilometres. Burdekin Shire is a predominantly rural area. The main township is Ayr, with a smaller township at Home Hill, and small settlements at Airville, Alva, Brandon, Clare, Fredericksfield, Giru, Inkerman, Jarvisfield, McDesme, Millaroo, Mount Kelly and Osborne. Rural land is used mainly for agriculture.

NOTE: The land use shown in the map is derived from ABS Mesh Block categories. Mesh Blocks broadly identify land use and are not designed to provide definitive land use. It is purely an indicator of the main planned land use for a Mesh Blocks. For more information please refer to ABS Mesh Block categories.