State/Territory: Queensland

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 27 March 2018

First Election This Name Was Used At: 1901 Federal Election

First Election This Boundary Was Used At: 2019 federal election

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.

Square 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.