Westmar is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Westmar had a population of 64 people.

Geography

The

Moonie River The Moonie River (Mooni River) is a river in Shire of Balonne, Queensland and Walgett Shire, New South Wales, both in Australia. It is a perennial river of the Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin. Name The river was named '' ...

flows from east to west through the northern part of the locality. The

Moonie Highway The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. Part of State Route 49, it leaves the Warrego Highway at Dalby and runs for over 290 km until it reaches St George. From there, State Route 49 continues west as the Balonne H ...

passes from east to west through the southern part of the locality. Apart from the

Kinkora State Forest Kinkora may refer to: * Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, Canada **Kinkora Regional High School *Kinkora, New Jersey *Kinkora (crater) *Kinkora-Pemberton rail-trail See also *Borden-Kinkora Borden-Kinkora is a provincial electoral district for the L ...

on the eastern boundary of the locality, the land is used for agriculture, predominantly on a freehold basis.

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. It was on Old Moonie Road (corner of Bendee Road, ). Westmar State School opened on 7 March 1962. In 2009, a war memorial was unveiled at the school commemorating those who had died in military conflicts. In the , Westmar had a population of 64 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Bendee () * Bendee West () * Kinkora () * Leumeah () * Tremere () * Woodlands ()

Education

Westmar State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 18425 Moonie Highway (). In 2015, it had an enrolment of 22 students organised into 2 classes with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 41 students with 3 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in or near Westmar. Distance education and boarding schools are the options.

References

{{Western Downs Region Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland