Amaroo, Queensland
Amaroo is an outback locality split between the Shire of Boulia and the Shire of Diamantina, both in Central Western Queensland, Australia. In the, Amaroo had a population of 17 people.
Geography
Amaraoo is a large but largely uninhabited locality in the Channel Country. Rivers like the Georgina River, Burke River, Hamilton River and Sylvester Creek flow through the locality, all of them part of the Lake Eyre basin. These rivers only flow intermittently and, even when they flow, the water usually evaporates before it reaches Lake Eyre. The land is relatively flat so there is no clear single course for these rivers but rather they flow along a series of channels in the same direction.The waterholes that result from the flooding of these rivers sustain both native fauna and support cattle grazing which is the principal land use.
The Bedourie Road passes through the locality from the north-east to the south. The Donohue Highway passes through the locality from the west to the north-east
The Tropic of Capricorn passes from east to west through the locality.
The entire locality is within the Marian Downs cattle station, which being also extends into some neighbouring localities. As at 2017, the property is the largest of 14 cattle stations owned by the North Australian Pastoral Company. The homestead is located at approx west of the Boulia Bedourie Road.
History
The locality takes its name from Lake Amaroo, which in turn derives its name from the Kogai word "Amu" meaning water.NAPCO purchased Marion Downs in 1934.
Demographics
In the, Amaroo had a population of 22 people.In the, Amaroo had a population of 17 people.