Ayr is a town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin,
Queensland, Australia.

Ayr is located 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of
Townsville on the Bruce Highway and 12 kilometres
(7.5 mi) away from the (smaller) town of Home Hill.
It is 112 kilometres (70 mi) north of Bowen and 290
kilometres (180 mi) north of Mackay. Ayr is located
near the delta of the Burdekin River. It is within the
Burdekin Shire, which produces the most sugar
cane per square kilometre in Australia utilising
underground water supplies and water from the
Burdekin Dam to irrigate crops when rains fail.