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 | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 17.8330°S 145.9911°E / -17.8330; 145.9911 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 44 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 11.58/km2 (30.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4855 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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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]