Profile of the electoral division of Maranoa (Qld)

State/Territory:

Queensland

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

27 March 2018

First election this name was used at:

1901 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2019 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Maranoa (2018) [PDF 2.53MB]
Map of the Division of Maranoa (2017) [PDF 9.88MB]
Download Queensland GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named for the district which is watered by the Maranoa River. The name 'Maranoa' is possibly a corruption of the Mandandanji words 'mara' for duck and 'ngoa' for egg.

Area

729,897 sq km

Location description

The Division of Maranoa consists of:

• Balonne Shire Council,
• Barcaldine Regional Council,
• Barcoo Shire Council,
• Blackall Tambo Regional Council,
• Bulloo Shire Council,
• Diamantina Shire Council,
• Goondiwindi Regional Council,
• Longreach Regional Council,
• Maranoa Regional Council,
• Murweh Shire Council,
• Paroo Shire Council,
• Quilpie Shire Council,
• Western Downs Regional Council,
• Winton Shire Council,
• part of the South Burnett Regional Council,
• part of the Southern Downs Regional Council, and
• part of the Toowoomba Regional Council.

Demographic Rating:

Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Previous members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details