Marmadua, Queensland

Marmadua is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Marmadua had a population of 15 people.

Geography
The Western railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Kumbarilla), forms the northern boundary of the locality, and then exits to the north (Weranga), but no railway stations serve the locality.

The Moonie Highway 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 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 grazing 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 205.5 mi2 and was carrying approx 3500 cattle. In 1936, an artesian bore was sunk to a depth of 170 ft 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).