Clontarf is a rural

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in the

Toowoomba Region The Toowoomba Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area (LGA) on the border of Darling Downs and South East Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, the LGA was preceded by several other local go ...

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, Australia. In the , Clontarf had a population of 28 people.

Geography

The Domville State Forest is a protected area in the north of the locality; it extends into neighbouring

Millmerran Millmerran , known as Domville between 1 June 1889 and 16 November 1894, is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millmerran had a population of 1,545 p ...

. In the north-east of the locality is a small part of the Commodore Mine extending over from neighbouring Domville. Apart from those uses, the predominant land use is for agriculture, being a mix of crop growing and

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...

on native vegetation. The

Millmerran–Inglewood Road Millmerran–Inglewood Road is a continuous road route in the Toowoomba and Goondiwindi regions of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Millmerran–Inglewood Road (number 337) is a state-controlled regional road. R ...

( State Route 82) enters the locality from north (Millmerran / Domville) and exits to south-west ( Millwood).

History

The locality takes its name from Clontarf in Ireland, the birthplace of local pioneer John McLoughlin. Clontarf State School opened on 2 December 1913 and closed on 28 April 1972. It was on triangular land parcel on the eastern side of Clontarf Lavelle Road (approx ).

Demographics

In the , Clontarf had a population of 25 people. In the , Clontarf had a population of 28 people.

Education

There are no schools in Clontarf. The nearest government primary school is Millmerran State School in neighbouring

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 Pittsworth is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Pittsworth had a population of 3,300 people. Geography Pittsworth township is south-west of Brisbane via the Warrego Highway, s ...

to the north-east. However, some parts of Clontarf are too distant for a daily commute to Pittsworth, so other options are

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and boarding schools.

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