Maramie, Queensland

Maramie Queensland
Maramie
Coordinates	16°04′15″S 142°16′33″E / 16.0708°S 142.2758°E / -16.0708; 142.2758 (Maramie (centre of locality))
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)
Location	101 km (63 mi) SE of Kowanyama 260 km (162 mi) NE of Normanton 504 km (313 mi) WNW of Cairns 2,127 km (1,322 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Carpentaria
State electorate(s)	Cook Traeger
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt Kennedy
Suburbs around Maramie: Kowanyama Edward River Yarraden Dixie Yagoonya Maramie Palmer Highbury Yagoonya Yagoonya Staaten Strathmore

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 / -16.5531; 141.8248 (Dorunda Outstation (homestead)))
• Dunbar (16°02′42″S 142°22′43″E / 16.0449°S 142.3785°E / -16.0449; 142.3785 (Dunbar (homestead)))
• Koolatah (15°53′32″S 142°26′39″E / 15.8922°S 142.4443°E / -15.8922; 142.4443 (Koolatah (homestead)))
• Oriners (15°24′32″S 142°56′36″E / 15.4088°S 142.9432°E / -15.4088; 142.9432 (Oriners (homestead)))

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]

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