| Type: | suburb |
| Marodian | |
| State: | qld |
| Coordinates: | -25.8455°N 152.2927°W |
| Pop: | 0 |
| Postcode: | 4570 |
| Area: | 69.5 |
| Timezone: | AEST |
| Utc: | +10:00 |
| Dist1: | 43.9 |
| Dir1: | NNE |
| Location1: | Kilkivan |
| Dist2: | 59.9 |
| Dir2: | NW |
| Location2: | Gympie |
| Dist3: | 76.3 |
| Dir3: | SW |
| Location3: | Maryborough |
| Dist4: | 117 |
| Dir4: | SW |
| Location4: | Hervey Bay |
| Dist5: | 235 |
| Dir5: | NNW |
| Location5: | Brisbane |
| Lga: | Fraser Coast Region |
| Stategov: | Maryborough |
| Fedgov: | Wide Bay |
| Near-N: | Gigoomgan |
| Near-Ne: | Glenbar |
| Near-E: | Mount Urah |
| Near-Se: | Glen Echo |
| Near-S: | Woolooga |
| Near-Sw: | Calgoa |
| Near-W: | Calgoa |
| Near-Nw: | Gigoomgan |
Marodian is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".
The Brooweena - Woolooga Road enters the locality from the north (Gigoomgan) and exits to the south (Woolooga).
Almost all of the locality is occupied by the Marodian pastoral station, where the land use is grazing on native vegetation.
The locality takes its name from the parish name, which in turn is derived from the name of a pastoral run held by James and Norman Leith Hay in 1852.[2] The pastoral run name might come from the Kabi language word maridhan meaning place of kangaroos.[1]
In 1867, the Marodian area was suspected of having gold due to geological similarities with other gold-bearing areas.[3] There were early finds of alluvial gold at Colo Flats and Yorkey’s Hill.[4] In 1884, the Queensland Surveyor General, A. C. Gregory, continued to promote the likelihood of gold in the Marodian area.[5] In 1901, the Marodian Gold Mining Syndicate dug a shaft down to .[6] [7] [8] In 1902, interest in the goldfield was still low with 109 people on the goldfield compared with over 14,000 on the Gympie goldfields.[9] In 1903, the Marodian Gold Mining Company established a mining lease of,[10] but operations had ceased by 1904.[11]
In the, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".
In the, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".
There are no schools in Marodian. The nearest government primary schools are:[12]
The nearest government secondary schools are: