[5][1] It was established in December 1914 as a station on the Peebinga railway line, which was closed in 1990.

[9] The government town of Marama was proclaimed on 23 August 1917 on land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Molineux located to the immediate south of the Marama railway station,[3] which had been constructed almost 2 years beforehand.

The name, the same as that of the station, derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "black duck".

[10] The locality's boundaries, which were created on 11 November 1999, include the site of the government town, located in its approximate centre.

Only a memorial hall, post office and automated telephone exchange remain.