Clontarf, Queensland (Toowoomba Region)

Clontarf is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Clontarf had a population of 28 people.[3]

For the suburb in Moreton Bay City, see Clontarf, Queensland.

Clontarf
Queensland
Clontarf is located in Queensland
Clontarf
Clontarf
Coordinates27.9666°S 151.2333°E / -27.9666; 151.2333 (Clontarf (centre of locality))
Population28 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4357
Area62.0 km2 (23.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Clontarf:
Captains Mountain Millmerran Domville
Captains Mountain Clontarf Grays Gate
Millwood Kooroongarra Lavelle

Geography

The Domville State Forest is a protected area in the north of the locality; it extends into neighbouring Millmerran.[4] In the north-east of the locality is a small part of the Commodore Mine extending over from neighbouring Domville.[4]

Apart from those uses, the predominant land use is for agriculture, being a mix of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation.[4]

The Millmerran–Inglewood Road (State Route 82) enters the locality from north (Millmerran / Domville) and exits to south-west (Millwood).[5]

History

The locality takes its name from Clontarf in Ireland, the birthplace of local pioneer John McLoughlin.[2]

Clontarf State School opened on 2 December 1913 and closed on 28 April 1972.[6] It was on triangular land parcel on the eastern side of Clontarf Lavelle Road (approx 27.97359°S 151.24628°E / -27.97359; 151.24628 (Clontarf State School (former))).[7][4]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Clontarf had a population of 25 people.[8]

In the 2021 census, Clontarf had a population of 28 people.[3]

Education

There are no schools in Clontarf. The nearest government primary school is Millmerran State School in neighbouring Millmerran to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Millmerran State School (to Year 10) and Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the north-east. However, some parts of Clontarf are too distant for a daily commute to Pittsworth, so other options are distance education and boarding schools.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Clontarf (Toowoomba - Qld) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Clontarf – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47914)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Clontarf (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. Clontarf (Toowoomba Region), Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Parish of Domville" (Map). Queensland Government. 1931. Archived from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Clontarf (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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