Formartin, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Formartin
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.37°N 151.4313°W
Pop:89
Postcode:4404
Area:132.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Wainui
Near-Ne:Bowenville
Near-E:Jondaryan
Near-Se:West Prairie
Near-S:West Prairie
Near-Sw:West Prairie
Near-W:St Ruth
Near-Nw:Bowenville

Formartin is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Formartin had a population of 89 people.

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.[2]

The land use is crop growing with irrigation in use in the north and east of the locality, taking advantage of the creek.

History

Formartin State School opened on 4 October 1948 and officially closed on 9 December 1988.[3] The school was at 1538 Jondaryan St Ruth Road .[4]

Demographics

In the Formartin had a population of 95 people.

In the, Formartin had a population of 89 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[5]

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.

Notes and References

  1. 23 December 2020.
  2. 23 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Formartin State School. 2020-12-16. Queensland State Archives. 22 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201222232819/https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A5224. live.
  4. Web site: 1972. Parish of Jondaryan sheet 1. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201223001219/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-jondaryan-sh1-1972.jpg. 23 December 2020. 23 December 2020. Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: 18 November 2020. Homesteads - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124212526/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/b27874c1-ccb9-463d-a26f-706abcc0ab79. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.