Maramie, Queensland
| Maramie Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Maramie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°04′15″S 142°16′33″E / 16.0708°S 142.2758°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00210/km2 (0.00543/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13,348.0 km2 (5,153.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Carpentaria | ||||||||||||||
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Maramie is a locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Maramie had a population of 28 people.[1]
Geography
The Mitchell River flows through from east to north-west. The Alice River rises in the locality and flows north-west to its junction with the Mitchell on the north-western boundary.[3]
The Burke Developmental Road (State Route 27) enters the locality from the south (Yagoonya) and exits to the east (Highbury).[4]
There are three national parks within the locality:[4]
- Errk Oykangand National Park in the north-west of the locality
- a small portion of Olkola National Park in the north-east of the locality (extending into neighbouring Dixie)
- Staaten River National Park in the south-east of the locality (extending into neighbouring Staaten)
Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[4]
History
The locality takes its name from Maramie Creek (now called Clark Creek) which was in turn named by pastoralists Francis Lascelles Jardine and Alexander William Jardine after the fresh water crayfish (known to them as maramie) which they caught in the creek.[2]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Maramie had a population of 13 people.[5]
In the 2021 census, Maramie had a population of 28 people.[1]
Economy
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[6]
- Dorunda Outstation (16°33′11″S 141°49′29″E / 16.5531°S 141.8248°E)
- Dunbar (16°02′42″S 142°22′43″E / 16.0449°S 142.3785°E)
- Koolatah (15°53′32″S 142°26′39″E / 15.8922°S 142.4443°E)
- Oriners (15°24′32″S 142°56′36″E / 15.4088°S 142.9432°E)
Education
There are no schools in Maramie. The nearest primary school is Kowanyama State School in neighbouring Kowanyama to the north-west, but it would be too distant from many parts of Maramie for a daily commute. There are no secondary schools nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maramie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Maramie – locality in Shire of Carpentaria (entry 42912)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "Maramie, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maramie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
