Orange Hill
Queensland
Orange Hill is located in Queensland
Orange Hill
Orange Hill
Coordinates26°29′29″S 148°47′24″E / 26.4913°S 148.79°E / -26.4913; 148.79
Population201 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density5.115/km2 (13.25/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4455
Area39.3 km2 (15.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Orange Hill:
Euthulla Euthulla Euthulla
Euthulla Orange Hill Euthulla
Euthulla Roma Euthulla

Orange Hill is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Orange Hill had a population of 201 people.[1]

Geography

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.[3]

History

In May 1888, local residents met with the intention to establish a school in the Northern Road area.[4] Northern Road Provisional School was in operation by November 1891.[5] It later become Northern Road State School.[6] The school closed some time after November 1939.[7] It was at 777 Carnarvon Highway (26°30′23″S 148°47′17″E / 26.50648°S 148.78819°E / -26.50648; 148.78819 (Northern Road State School (former))).[8][3] In 1951, the school building was to be relocated to Mount Abundance.[9]

The locality was officially named and bounded on 20 July 2001.[2]

Education

There are no schools in Orange Hill but Roma immediately to the south has both primary and secondary schools.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Orange Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Orange Hill – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47448)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Advertising". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. No. 971. Queensland, Australia. 19 May 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Family Notices". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. No. 1330. Queensland, Australia. 11 November 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Advertising". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. No. 5705. Queensland, Australia. 8 December 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "SCHOOLS LONG VACATION". Western Star and Roma Advertiser. No. 6915. Queensland, Australia. 16 December 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Parish of Euthulla" (Map). Queensland Government. 1931. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "TOWN TALK". Western Star. No. 6393. Queensland, Australia. 23 February 1951. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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