Maramie, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 16°04′15″S 142°16′33″E / 16.0708°S 142.2758°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 13,348.0 km2 (5,153.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 28 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00210/km2 (0.00543/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4871 | ||||||||||||
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Maramie is an outback locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Maramie had a population of 28 people.[1]
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]
