Formartin, Queensland
Suburbs around Formartin: | ||
Bowenville | Wainui | Bowenville |
St Ruth | Formartin | Jondaryan |
West Prairie | West Prairie | West Prairie |
Formartin is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Formartin had a population of 89 people.[1]
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 (27°23′43″S 151°24′32″E / 27.3952°S 151.4090°E / -27.3952; 151.4090 (Formartin State School (former))).[6][4]
Demographics
In the 2016 census Formartin had a population of 95 people.[7]
In the 2021 census, Formartin had a population of 89 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[8]
- Avalyn (27°23′37″S 151°21′17″E / 27.3935°S 151.3547°E / -27.3935; 151.3547 (Avalyn (homestead)))
- Avondale (27°23′54″S 151°22′18″E / 27.3982°S 151.3716°E / -27.3982; 151.3716 (Avondale (homestead)))
- Bandawing (27°20′06″S 151°23′47″E / 27.3350°S 151.3965°E / -27.3350; 151.3965 (Bandawing (homestead)))
- Baroona (27°23′10″S 151°24′55″E / 27.3860°S 151.4153°E / -27.3860; 151.4153 (Baroona (homestead)))
- Brigadoon (27°21′15″S 151°23′54″E / 27.3543°S 151.3984°E / -27.3543; 151.3984 (Brigadoon (homestead)))
- Cameron Downs (27°23′45″S 151°20′37″E / 27.3957°S 151.3436°E / -27.3957; 151.3436 (Cameron Downs (homestead)))
- Cardwell (27°22′30″S 151°25′12″E / 27.3749°S 151.4200°E / -27.3749; 151.4200 (Cardwell (homestead)))
- Coolooli (27°22′36″S 151°27′14″E / 27.3767°S 151.4539°E / -27.3767; 151.4539 (Coolooli (homestead)))
- Dennis Downs (27°22′47″S 151°20′50″E / 27.3798°S 151.3473°E / -27.3798; 151.3473 (Dennis Downs (homestead)))
- Double Eight (27°23′45″S 151°27′43″E / 27.3959°S 151.4619°E / -27.3959; 151.4619 (Double Eight (homestead)))
- Ellerslie (27°21′00″S 151°22′43″E / 27.3501°S 151.3785°E / -27.3501; 151.3785 (Ellerslie (homestead)))
- Formartin (27°23′33″S 151°24′28″E / 27.3925°S 151.4077°E / -27.3925; 151.4077 (Formartin (homestead)))
- Kaen (27°22′49″S 151°24′51″E / 27.3802°S 151.4142°E / -27.3802; 151.4142 (Kaen (homestead)))
- Kantara (27°21′42″S 151°27′53″E / 27.3616°S 151.4648°E / -27.3616; 151.4648 (Kantara (homestead)))
- Nunkeri (27°23′07″S 151°22′49″E / 27.3854°S 151.3804°E / -27.3854; 151.3804 (Nunkeri (homestead)))
- Struanville (27°21′23″S 151°21′03″E / 27.3565°S 151.3508°E / -27.3565; 151.3508 (Struanville (homestead)))
- The Three Mile (27°22′34″S 151°31′17″E / 27.3762°S 151.5213°E / -27.3762; 151.5213 (The Three Mile (homestead)))
- Wanganui (27°21′08″S 151°24′44″E / 27.3521°S 151.4123°E / -27.3521; 151.4123 (Wanganui (homestead)))
- Wyeera (27°21′50″S 151°22′37″E / 27.3640°S 151.3770°E / -27.3640; 151.3770 (Wyeera (homestead)))
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
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Formartin (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Formartin – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49184)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Oakey Creek – watercourse in the Western Downs Region (entry 25001)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Formartin State School". Queensland State Archives. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Parish of Jondaryan sheet 1". Queensland Government. 1972. Archived from the original on 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Formartin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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