Almost all of the locality is occupied by the Marodian pastoral station, where the land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]
History
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.[4] The pastoral run name might come from the Kabi language word maridhan meaning place of kangaroos.[2]
In 1867, the Marodian area was suspected of having gold due to geological similarities with other gold-bearing areas.[5] There were early finds of alluvial gold at Colo Flats and Yorkey’s Hill.[6] In 1884, the Queensland Surveyor General, A. C. Gregory, continued to promote the likelihood of gold in the Marodian area.[7] In 1901, the Marodian Gold Mining Syndicate dug a shaft down to 350 feet (110 m).[8][9][10] In 1902, interest in the goldfield was still low with 109 people on the goldfield compared with over 14,000 on the Gympie goldfields.[11] In 1903, the Marodian Gold Mining Company established a mining lease of 40 acres (16 ha),[12] but operations had ceased by 1904.[13]
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".[14]
In the 2021 census, Marodian had "no people or a very low population".[1]
Education
There are no schools in Marodian. The nearest government primary schools are:[15]
^"Colonial Extracts". The Moreton Bay Courier. Vol. VI, no. 297. Queensland, Australia. 21 February 1852. p. 4. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^"The Miner". The Queenslander. Vol. II, no. 94. Queensland, Australia. 16 November 1867. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.