Orange Hill, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Orange Hill
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.4913°N 148.79°W
Pop:179
Postcode:4455
Area:35.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:8.7
Dir1:N
Location1:Roma
Dist2:359
Dir2:WNW
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:547
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Maranoa Region
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Euthulla
Near-Ne:Euthulla
Near-E:Euthulla
Near-Se:Euthulla
Near-S:Roma
Near-Sw:Euthulla
Near-W:Euthulla
Near-Nw:Euthulla

Orange Hill is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Orange Hill had a population of 179 people.

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.

History

In May 1888, local residents met with the intention to establish a school in the Northern Road area.[2] Northern Road Provisional School was in operation by November 1891.[3] It later become Northern Road State School.[4] The school closed some time after November 1939.[5] It was at 777 Carnarvon Highway .[6] In 1951, the school building was to be relocated to Mount Abundance.[7]

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

Demographics

In the, Orange Hill had a population of 201 people.

In the, Orange Hill had a population of 179 people.

Education

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

Notes and References

  1. 26 November 2018.
  2. News: 19 May 1888 . Advertising . 3 . . 971 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 23 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223034835/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97507455 . live .
  3. News: 11 November 1891 . Family Notices . 3 . . 1330 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 23 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223034836/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97498355 . live .
  4. News: 8 December 1923 . Advertising . 3 . . 5705 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 23 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223034842/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98064049 . live .
  5. News: 16 December 1939 . SCHOOLS LONG VACATION . 2 . . 6915 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 23 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223034838/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98085434 . live .
  6. Web site: 1931 . Parish of Euthulla . 6 November 2023 . . Map . 5 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105224200/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-euthulla-1931/original . live .
  7. News: 23 February 1951 . TOWN TALK . 1 . . 6393 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia . 9 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231109211228/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/97540255 . live .