Maadi, Queensland

Maadi is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Maadi had a population of 44 people.[1]

Maadi
Queensland
Maadi
Coordinates17.8330°S 145.9911°E / -17.8330; 145.9911
Population44 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density11.58/km2 (30.0/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4855
Area3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Maadi:
Shell Pocket El Arish El Arish
Gulngai Maadi Friday Pocket
Walter Hill Walter Hill Djarawong

History

The locality takes its name from a former railway station, named on 31 August 1922 by the Queensland Railways Department. The name is probably a corruption of the Palestinian place Maadan, a significant base area on the strategic railway built into the Sinai Peninsula in World War I, known to the Australian Light Horse units.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maadi (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Maadi – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45722)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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