Formartin is a rural

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in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. 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 The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometres (3 ...

and part of the Murray-Darling basin. 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. The school was at 1538 Jondaryan St Ruth Road ().

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: * Avalyn () * Avondale () * Bandawing () * Baroona () * Brigadoon () * Cameron Downs () * Cardwell () * Coolooli () * Dennis Downs () * Double Eight () * Ellerslie () * Formartin () * Kaen () * Kantara () * Nunkeri () * Struanville () * The Three Mile () * Wanganui () * Wyeera ()

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 Cecil Plains is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Cecil Plains had a population of 380 people. Geography Cecil Plains is in the Darling Downs ...

to the south-west,

Dalby State High School Dalby State High School is a heritage-listed Queensland State High Schools, state high school at 28B Nicholson Street, Dalby, Queensland, Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1953 to 1954. It was added to the ...

(to Year 12) in Dalby to the north-west, and Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in

Oakey Oakey is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Museum of Army Aviation is located at Oakey Airport. In the , the locality of Oakey had a pop ...

to the east.

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland