Orange Hill, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°29′29″S 148°47′24″E / 26.4913°S 148.79°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 35.0 km2 (13.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 179 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.114/km2 (13.25/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4455 | ||||||||||||
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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.[1]
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).[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]
