| Orient Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Orient | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18°47′56″S146°15′03″E / 18.7990°S 146.2508°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4850 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 100.5 km2 (38.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Orient is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Orient had "no people or a very low population". [1]
The Coral Sea forms the eastern boundary of the locality which has a sandy beach known as Bronte Beach. [3] [4] Cattle Creek forms the western and southern boundary, while Trebonne Creek and Palm Creek forms parts of the northern boundary. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Most of the east and south of the locality is within the Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park. [9]
Orient Road is the only road route through the locality, entering from the north-west (Blackrock) and proceeding south and then east, becoming Bronte Road which provides access to and through the national park. [10]
Apart from the national park, the land use is a mixture of crop growing (mostly sugarcane) and grazing on native vegetation. [9] There is a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Victoria sugar mill. [10]
In the 2016 census, Orient had a population of 3 people. [11]
In the 2021 census, Orient had "no people or a very low population". [1]
There are no schools in Orient. The nearest government primary school is Toobanna State School in neighbouring Toobanna to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the north-west. There are also Catholic primary and secondary schools in Ingham. [12]
