:Maroon, Queensland

The southern end of Dugandan Range ({{coord|-28.1246|152.6881|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Dugandan Range}}) forms a small part of the locality's north-western boundary.{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}

The locality has the following mountains:

• Mount May ({{coord|-28.2204|152.6708|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount May}}) {{convert|836|m}}{{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite QPN|21261|Mount May|mountain in Scenic Rim Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}
• Paddys Peak ({{coord|-28.2286|152.6950|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Paddys Peak}}) {{convert|546|m}}

The south and east of the locality, including Mount May and Paddys Peak, are protected areas within the Mount Barney National Park.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=30 August 2022}}

The locality name comes from wahlmoorum, which is the Yaggera language name for Mount Ballow, which is associated with a legendary giant sand goanna.{{cite QPN|45161|Maroon|locality in Scenic Rim Region|accessdate=30 November 2019}}

The Maroon pastoral property was established in 1843.

A cemetery at Maroon has graves dating back to 1856.

Maroon Provisional School opened on 15 July 1891.{{cite news |date=22 June 1892 |title=DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3543819 |accessdate=4 July 2024 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLIX |issue=10,745}} On 1 January 1909, it became Maroon State School.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} A new school building was officially opened on Friday 11 March 1938 by Minister for Public Instruction, Frank Cooper.{{cite news |date=12 March 1938 |title=Visits to schools |volume=LXXVIII |page=8 (DAILY) |newspaper=Queensland Times |issue=16,008 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116901357 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=20 March 2022 |archive-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320011159/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116901357 |url-status=live }} The original school building was sold for removal.{{cite news |date=5 February 1938 |title=Advertising |volume=LXXVIII |page=14 (DAILY) |newspaper=Queensland Times |issue=15,978 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116899019 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=20 March 2022 |archive-date=20 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320011256/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116899019 |url-status=live }}

File:St Andrew's Anglican Church, Maroon, 2022 01.jpg

On Sunday 17 November 1907, Archbishop St Clair Donaldson officially opened and dedicated St Andrew's Anglican Church. The church was capable of seating 120 people. The land was donated by J. J. Prout. The builder was carpenter and farmer Frederick William Cook of Cotswold Cottage. In 2019, the church was closed and deconsecrated in 2019 and is now used as a bed-and-breakfast accommodation. It is on Lot 2 Newlove Road behind the School of Arts ({{Coord|-28.1733|152.7204|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Andrew's Anglican Church (closed)}}).{{cite news |date=21 November 1907 |title=New Anglican Church at Maroon |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124237601 |accessdate=30 August 2022 |newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLIX |issue=7212}}{{cite news |date=7 September 1907 |title=Archdeaconal visit to Boonah |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124238782 |accessdate=30 August 2022 |newspaper=Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser |location=Queensland, Australia |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLIX |issue=7182}}{{Cite web |title=Maroon |url=https://sites.google.com/a/bhanglican.org.au/www-copy/about-us/maroon |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Anglican Parish of Boonah-Harrisville}}{{Cite web |title=Romantic Stay Scenic Rim {{!}} Newlove Church Bnb {{!}} Maroon |url=https://www.staynewlove.com/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Newlove Church |language=en}}{{Google maps|url=https://goo.gl/maps/ap2Qweo1hq2eWMC69|access-date=30 August 2022|title=Streetview: St Andrew's Anglican Church (former)|date=August 2019}}

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In July 1913, Mr J. H. Slatter (senior) donated {{Convert|0.5|acre}} of land opposite the school and £20 towards establishing a Methodist church. Tenders were called to erect the church in September 1913.{{cite news |date=5 September 1913 |title=Random Pars. |volume=5 |page=2 |newspaper=The Beaudesert Times |issue=256 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217059431 |accessdate=30 August 2022 |via=National Library of Australia}} The church was opened on Sunday 7 December 1913 by Reverend William Henry Greenwood of Boonah. It was {{Convert|18 by 24|ft}} with six Gothic windows and a matching door. The builder was Gordon Evans of Rathdowney{{cite news |date=28 July 1913 |title=BELOW THE RANGE. |page=10 |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=17,328 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19895185 |accessdate=30 August 2022 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |date=11 December 1913 |title=Our Boonah Letter |volume=LV |page=2 (Daily) |newspaper=Queensland Times |issue=8940 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118661644 |accessdate=30 August 2022 |via=National Library of Australia}} It was at 2777 Boonah Rathdowney Road ({{Coord|-28.1714|152.7142|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Maroon Methodist Church (former)}}).{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Maroon Methodist Church |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=6518 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Queensland religious places database}} In 1977 as part of the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia, it became the Maroon Uniting Church. Circa 1999, the church building was replaced with a new building constructed on steel stumps with hardiplank walls, timber floor, and a Colorbond roof.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.1716473,152.7141164,3a,31.3y,45.97h,86.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sQQHY31z5ydoojkzqmB_KVQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656|title=Maroon Uniting Church|date=December 2009|access-date=30 August 2022}} By August 2012, the church land and building were listed for sale and sold in October 2013 for $110,000.{{Cite web |title=2777 Boonah Rathdowney Road, Maroon QLD 4310 |url=https://www.homehound.com.au/listing/withdrawn/qld/south-east/ipswich-west-moreton/maroon/2777-boonah-rathdowney-road-maroon-qld-4310/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Boonah Rathdowney Road, Maroon, Qld 4310 |url=https://www.realestate.com.au/sold/property-lifestyle-qld-maroon-7557675 |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=Realestate.com.au}} The church building was demolished by October 1914.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-28.1716736,152.7141631,3a,75y,45.97h,86.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWJ4p-nWaZ-4CQuanirK6ig!2e0!7i13312!8i6656|date=October 2014|title=Former site of Maroon Methodist/Uniting Church|access-date=30 August 2022}}

In 1914, the Maroon pastoral property was subdivided into 30 dairy farms.{{Cite book |title=Heritage Trails of the Great South East |last=Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) |author-link=Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) |year=2000 |publisher=State of Queensland |isbn=0-7345-1008-X |pages=32 }}

The Maroon War Memorial commemorates those of the district who enlisted in World War I; it was dedicated on 21 May 1920 by General Sir William Birdwood.{{cite web|title=Maroon War Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/91948-maroon-war-memorial|publisher=Monuments Australia|accessdate=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113170709/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/91948-maroon-war-memorial|archive-date=13 January 2017|url-status=live}}

Maroon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1925) and closed in 1973.{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014 | archive-date = 15 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD& | url-status = live }}

The Maroon Dam was built in the west of Maroon between 1969 and 1974.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Maroon had a population of 149 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31789|name=Maroon (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}} The locality contains 25 households, in which 57.0% of the population are males and 43.0% of the population are females with a median age of 46, 8 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $1,104, $334 below the national average. 2.8% of Maroon's population is either of Aborigional or Torres Strait Islander descent. 67.9% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 32.1% of the population is not married. 21.2% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were English (36.4%), Australian (28.2%) and German (10.5%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (86.5%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (93.9%). The most common nominated religions were Anglican (36.2%), No religion (17.7%) and Catholic (16.3%). The most common occupation was a manager (25.9%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (58.6%).

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Maroon had a population of 152 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31773|name=Maroon (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

File:MaroonWarMemorial.JPG

Maroon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Maroon War Memorial, Boonah-Rathdowney Road{{cite QHR|14811|War Memorial & Memorial Enclosure|600036|accessdate=12 July 2013}}
• Maroon State School, 2772 Boonah Rathdowney Road{{cite QHR||Maroon State School and Maroon War Memorial|650004|accessdate=18 January 2018}}
• Maroon School of Arts, south-east corner of Boonah Rathdowney Road and Newlove Road ({{Coord|-28.1730|152.7199|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Maroon School of Arts}})
• St Andrew's Anglican Church, Newlove Road (off Boonah-Rathdowney Road){{cite web |title=Local Heritage Register |url=http://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/documents/717563/41748830/Scenic%20Rim%20Local%20Heritage%20Register.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094854/http://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/documents/717563/41748830/Scenic%20Rim%20Local%20Heritage%20Register.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |accessdate=9 February 2015 |publisher=Scenic Rim Regional Council |pages=93–96}}
• Cotswold Cottage, 186 Cotswold Road ({{coord|-28.1823|152.7459|region:AU-QLD_type:landmark||name=Cotswold Cottage}}){{cite QHR|14812|Cotswold Cottage|600037|accessdate=12 July 2013}}

File:1938 teaching building and Mt Maroon, from NW (2015).jpg

Maroon State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 2772 Boonah-Rathdowney Road ({{coord|-28.1716|152.7137|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Maroon State School}}).{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|accessdate=21 November 2018}}{{Cite web |date=2020-01-07 |title=Maroon State School |url=https://maroonss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Maroon State School |language=en}} In 2023, the school enrolment of 19 students.{{Cite web |title=Maroon State School: School annual report, 2023 |url=https://maroonss.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual-report-2023.pdf |access-date=1 February 2025 |website=Maroon State School |page=2}}

Maroon Outdoor Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 123 Maroon Dam Road ({{coord|-28.1737|152.6511|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Maroon Outdoor Education Centre}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.maroonoec.eq.edu.au|title=Maroon Outdoor Education Centre|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311082239/http://www.maroonoec.eq.edu.au/|archive-date=11 March 2017|url-status=live}}

There are no secondary schools in Maroon. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School in Boonah to the north.

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