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Westmar is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Westmar had a population of 64 people.[1]

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Westmar
Queensland
Westmar
Coordinates27.8825°S 149.7572°E / -27.8825; 149.7572 (Westmar (centre of locality))
Population64 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1268/km2 (0.3284/sq mi)
Area504.7 km2 (194.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 109 km (68 mi) NW of Goondiwindi
  • 118 km (73 mi) E of St George
  • 185 km (115 mi) Sw of Dalby
  • 248 km (154 mi) WSW of Toowoomba
  • 379 km (235 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Westmar:
Inglestone Inglestone Southwood
Flinton Westmar Southwood
Flinton Tarawera Lundavra

Geography


The Moonie River flows from east to west through the northern part of the locality. The Moonie Highway passes from east to west through the southern part of the locality.[3]

Apart from the Kinkora State Forest on the eastern boundary of the locality, the land is used for agriculture, predominantly on a freehold basis.[3]


History


Beardmore Provisional School opened on 29 August 1960 at Cooroorah. It was officially opened as Beardmore State School on 29 March 1963. It closed on 5 December 1997.[4][5] It was on Old Moonie Road (corner of Bendee Road, 27.7655°S 149.8461°E / -27.7655; 149.8461 (Beardmore State School (former))).[6][7]

Westmar State School opened on 7 March 1962.[8] In 2009, a war memorial was unveiled at the school commemorating those who had died in military conflicts.[9]

In the 2016 census, Westmar had a population of 64 people.[1]


Economy


There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including:[10]


Education


Westmar State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18425 Moonie Highway (27.9197°S 149.7195°E / -27.9197; 149.7195 (Westmar State School)).[11][12] In 2015, it had an enrolment of 22 students organised into 2 classes with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent).[13] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 41 students with 3 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[14]

There are no secondary schools in or near Westmar. Distance education and boarding schools are the options.[3]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Westmar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Westmar – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47758)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. "Agency ID 2814, Beardmore State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. "8842 Flinton" (Map). Queensland Government. 1983. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  9. "Westmar State School War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  10. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. "Westmar State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. "2015 School Annual Report" (PDF). Westmar State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  14. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.


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