Formartin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°22′12″S 151°25′53″E / 27.37°S 151.4313°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 89 ( 2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.670/km2 (1.734/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 2021 census, Formartin had a population of 89 people. [1]
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]
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). [6] [4]
In the 2016 census Formartin had a population of 95 people. [7]
In the 2021 census, Formartin had a population of 89 people. [1]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: [8]
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]