McIlwraith is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.

[4] The Bundaberg-Gin Gin Road (State Route 3) runs along the northern boundary of the locality.

[2] McIlwraith State School opened on 30 October 1934.

[9][10] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

[12] There is no secondary school in McIlwraith; the nearest government secondary school is in neighbouring Gin Gin.