Marodian, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 25°50′44″S 152°17′34″E / 25.8455°S 152.2927°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 69.5 km2 (26.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 0 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4570 | ||||||||||||
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Marodian is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Geography
The Brooweena - Woolooga Road enters the locality from the north (Gigoomgan) and exits to the south (Woolooga).[3]
Almost all of the locality is occupied by the Marodian pastoral station, where the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
The locality takes its name from the parish name, which in turn is derived from the name of a pastoral run held by James and Norman Leith Hay in 1852.[4] The pastoral run name might come from the Kabi language word maridhan meaning place of kangaroos.[2]
In 1867, the Marodian area was suspected of having gold due to geological similarities with other gold-bearing areas.[5] There were early finds of alluvial gold at Colo Flats and Yorkey’s Hill.[6] In 1884, the Queensland Surveyor General, A. C. Gregory, continued to promote the likelihood of gold in the Marodian area.[7] In 1901, the Marodian Gold Mining Syndicate dug a shaft down to 350 feet (110 m).[8][9][10] In 1902, interest in the goldfield was still low with 109 people on the goldfield compared with over 14,000 on the Gympie goldfields.[11] In 1903, the Marodian Gold Mining Company established a mining lease of 40 acres (16 ha),[12] but operations had ceased by 1904.[13]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".[14]
In the 2021 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
There are no schools in Marodian. The nearest government primary schools are:[15]
- Brooweena State School in Brooweena to the north
- Theebine State School in Theebine to the south-east
- Woolooga State School in neighbouring Woolooga to the south
The nearest government secondary schools are:[15]
- Kilkivan State School (to Year 10) in Kilkivan to the south
- James Nash State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the south-east
References
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marodian (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- 1 2 "Marodian – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46660)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ↑ "Colonial Extracts". The Moreton Bay Courier. Vol. VI, no. 297. Queensland, Australia. 21 February 1852. p. 4. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "The Miner". The Queenslander. Vol. II, no. 94. Queensland, Australia. 16 November 1867. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Wide Bay Burnett Minerals Region Investment Attraction Strategy Project (Stages 1 and 2) : Final Report Volume 1" (PDF). Wide Bay Burnett Regional Organisation of Councils. August 2020. p. 44. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ↑ "OUR GOLD DEPOSITS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 3, 485. Queensland, Australia. 17 September 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Advertising". Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XXXIII, no. 4169. Queensland, Australia. 26 January 1901. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Running Creek". Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XXXIII, no. 4204. Queensland, Australia. 18 April 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Marodian Goldfield". Gympie Times and Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XXXIII, no. 4301. Queensland, Australia. 30 November 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Our Goldfields Populations". Morning Post (Cairns). Vol. 13, no. 3. Queensland, Australia. 10 January 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Notes and News". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. Vol. XXIX, no. 3650. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1897. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Norton Goldfield (entry 602491)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Marodian (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2023.