Maadi is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Maadi had a population of 49 people.

Geography

The western and eastern sides of the locality are steep, rising to to the west and to Mount Tippett () above sea level to east. The centre of the locality is relatively low-lying at or less. The east and south-east of the locality are within the Walter Hill Range Conservation Park. Apart from this protected area, the lower lying land is used for crop growing (mostly

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

rural residential A hobby farm (also called a lifestyle block, acreage living, or rural residential) is a smallholding or small farm that is maintained without expectation of being a primary source of income. Some are held simply to bring homeowners closer to n ...

housing, and

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on native vegetation. The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the south ( Djarawong) and forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality. It exits to the north (

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). The locality was served by the now-abandoned Maadi railway station ().

History

The locality takes its name from a former railway station, named on 31 August 1922 by the

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. The name is probably a corruption of the Palestinian place

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, a significant base area on the strategic railway built into the

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, known to the

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units. Alternatively, the name may originate from Maadi (sometimes spelt Meadi), on the then edge of the desert south of Cairo, where Maadi (Meadi) Camp accommodated AIF Light Horse brigades when staying in Egypt during World War I.

Demographics

In the , Maadi had a population of 44 people. In the , Maadi had a population of 49 people.

Education

There are no schools in Maadi. The nearest government primary schools are El Arish State School in neighbouring

to the north and Feluga State School in Feluga to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south-west.

References

{{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland