Maidenwell is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Maidenwel…Maidenwell is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Maidenwell had a population of 227 people. Pioneer settler John King dug the first well in the district, hence the name Maidenwell.