Marmadua is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Marmadua had a population of 15 people.

Geography

The Western railway line enters the locality from the north-east (

Kumbarilla Kumbarilla is a town and rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kumbarilla had a population of 223 people. Geography The locality ranges from 350m to 400m above sea level. The town is locat ...

), forms the northern boundary of the locality, and then exits to the north ( Weranga), but no railway stations serve the locality. The

Moonie Highway The Moonie Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. Part of State Route 49, it leaves the Warrego Highway at Dalby and runs for over 290 km until it reaches St George. From there, State Route 49 continues west as the Balonne ...

enters the locality from the north-west (Kumbarilla / Halliford), briefly forms part of the north-western boundary of the locality before exiting to the south-west ( Weir River). As the highway enters the locality, the

Surat Developmental Road The Surat Developmental Road (State Route 87) is a sealed road in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road (numbers 86A and 86B), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). Route des ...

splits from it and passes through the north of Mamadua before exiting to the north (Weranga). The east, south and part of the west of Marmadua are within the Kumbarilla State Forest which extends into a number of neighbouring localities. Apart from these protected areas, the land is a mixture of crop growing and

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on native vegetation.

History

The locality name is the name of a pastoral station in the 1880s. In the 1870s, it was an outstation of the Weranga Station. By 1914, Marmadua pastoral station consisted of and was carrying approx 3500 cattle. In 1936, an

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was sunk to a depth of to provide more water for the cattle.

Demographics

In the , Marmadua had a population of 9 people. In the , Marmadua had a population of 15 people.

Education

There are no schools is Marmadua. The nearest government primary schools are Moonie State School in neighbouring Moonie to the south-west and Tara State College in neighbouring Tara to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Tara State College (to Year 12).

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