| Orange Hill Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Orange Hill | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°29′29″S148°47′24″E / 26.4913°S 148.79°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 179 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4455 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 35.0 km2 (13.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Orange Hill is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Orange Hill had a population of 179 people. [3]
Bungil Creek forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The Carnarvon Highway passes through the locality from south to north. The predominant land use is for cattle grazing. [4]
In May 1888, local residents met with the intention to establish a school in the Northern Road area. [5] Northern Road Provisional School was in operation by November 1891. [6] It later become Northern Road State School. [7] The school closed some time after November 1939. [8] It was at 777 Carnarvon Highway ( 26°30′23″S148°47′17″E / 26.50648°S 148.78819°E ). [9] [4] In 1951, the school building was to be relocated to Mount Abundance. [10]
The locality was officially named and bounded on 20 July 2001. [2]
In the 2016 census, Orange Hill had a population of 201 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Orange Hill had a population of 179 people. [3]
There are no schools in Orange Hill but Roma immediately to the south has both primary and secondary schools. [4]
Roma is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Maranoa Region. The town was incorporated in 1867 and is named after Lady Diamantina Bowen, the wife of Sir George Bowen, the Governor of Queensland at the time. In the 2016 census, the locality of Roma had a population of 6,848 people.
Surat is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Surat had a population of 402 people.
Injune is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Injune had a population of 461 people.
Wallumbilla is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Wallumbilla had a population of 388 people, with 191 people living in the town itself.
Mitchell is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. The town services the local area, a cattle and sheep farming district. In the 2016 census, the locality of Mitchell had a population of 1,031 people.
Yuleba is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Yuleba had a population of 271 people.
Amby is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Amby had a population of 86 people.
Muckadilla is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Muckadilla had a population of 58 people.
Euthulla is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Euthulla had a population of 370 people.
Hodgson is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Hodgson had a population of 61 people.
Mooga is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Mooga had a population of 17 people.
Mount Abundance is a locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Abundance had a population of 178 people.
Tingun is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Tingun had a population of 157 people.
Bungil is a locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bungil had a population of 69 people.
Dargal Road is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Dargal Road had a population of 152 people.
Mount Hutton is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mount Hutton had a population of 32 people.
Forestvale is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Forestvale had a population of 47 people.
Noorindoo is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Noorindoo had a population of 71 people.
Mount Bindango is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Mount Bindango had a population of 33 people.
Roma–Condamine Road is a continuous 115-kilometre (71 mi) road route in the Maranoa and Western Downs local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled regional road, rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS).
