15 December 2009
Maranoa
Queensland
Current, boundary gazetted 15 December 2009 (former divisional profile)
Contact the Maranoa AEC divisional office
Named after the district name which was taken from the Maranoa River which passes through the area. The river was discovered by Sir Thomas Mitchell in 1846 and retained its Aboriginal name.
Maranoa covers an area of approximately 731 297 sq km from the Northern Territory, South Australian and New South Wales borders to Diamantina in the north and Nanango, Warwick and Stanthorpe in the east. The main towns include Charleville, Chinchilla, Cunnamulla, Dalby, Goondiwindi, Kingaroy, Miles, Roma, St George, Stanthorpe, Tara, Thargomindah and Warwick.
Mainly primary production including coal, oil, gas, orchards, cotton, grain, cattle and sheep.
1900/1901
Rural
Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website
For supporting information, see Party Codes, Demographic Ratings and Seat Status.