Maramie, Queensland

Maramie is a locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. In the, Maramie had a population of 28 people.

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.
The Burke Developmental Road enters the locality from the south and exits to the east.
There are three national parks within the locality:

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
Staaten River National Park in the south-east of the locality

Apart from these protected areas, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The locality takes its name from Maramie Creek which was in turn named by pastoralists Francis Lascelles Jardine and Alexander William Jardine after the fresh water crayfish which they caught in the creek.

Demographics

In the, Maramie had a population of 13 people.
In the, Maramie had a population of 28 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:

Dorunda Outstation
Dunbar
Koolatah
Oriners

Education

There are no schools in Maramie. The nearest government 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.