Formartin, Queensland
| Formartin Queensland |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 95 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.715/km2 (1.851/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4404 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 132.9 km2 (51.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Formartin is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Formartin had a population of 95 people.[1]
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Geography
The locality is partly bounded to the north and north-east by Oakey Creek. The creek is a tributary of the Condamine River and part of the Murray-Darling basin.[3][4]
The land use is crop growing with irrigation in use in the north and east of the locality, taking advantage of the creek.[4]
History
Formartin State School opened on 4 October 1948 and officially closed on 9 December 1988.[5] The school was at 1538 Jondaryan St Ruth Road (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[6][4]
In the 2016 census Formartin had a population of 95 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[7]
- Avalyn (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Avondale (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Bandawing (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Baroona (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Brigadoon (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Cameron Downs (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Cardwell (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Coolooli (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Dennis Downs (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Double Eight (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Ellerslie (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Formartin (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Kaen (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Kantara (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Nunkeri (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Struanville (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- The Three Mile (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Wanganui (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
- Wyeera (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)
Education
There are no schools in Formartin. The nearest primary schools are Bowenville State School in neighboring Bowenville to the north-east, Jondaryan State School in neighboring Jondaryan to the east, and Dalby South State School in Dalby to the north-west. The nearest secondary schools are Cecil Plains State School (to Year 9) in Cecil Plains to the south-west, Dalby State High School (to Year 12) in Dalby to the north-west, and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in Oakey to the east.[4]
References
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