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Domville is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia, about 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) south of Milmerran.[2]

Domville
Queensland
Domville
Coordinates27.9361°S 151.2805°E / -27.9361; 151.2805
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4357
Area26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Domville:
Millmerran Millmerran Millmerran
Clontarf Domville Millmerran
Clontarf Grays Gate Grays Gate

Millmerran was known as Domville for five years between 1 June 1889 and 16 November 1894.[3]

In the 2016 census, Domville had a population of 0 people.[1]


History


Domville's name is from Thomas John Domville Taylor (c.1817-1889), whose sketch of Mount Domville is held by the National Library of Australia.[4] He was also the artist of a rare sketch showing an historic event, the 1843 Battle of One Tree Hill.[5][6]


Geography


The north and eastern part of the locality is farmland with the Commodore Mine in the south-west extending into neighbouring Clontarf. It is part of the Balonne-Condamine drainage basin.[7] The Millmerran–Inglewood Road (State Route 82) forms the north-western boundary.[8]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Domville (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Domville – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49602)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. Frew, Joan (1981) Queensland Post Offices 1842-1980 and Receiving Offices 1869-1927, p. 346. Fortitude Valley, Queensland: published by the author, ISBN 0-9593973-0-2
  4. Domville Taylor, Thomas John (6 September 1845). "Mount Domville, Darling Downs, Queensland" (Sketch). National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. O'Keefe, Louise (23 October 2010). "Darling Downs History on Display". The Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. "Mount Domville". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  8. Domville, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.



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