Orange Hill is a rural
locality
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in the
Maranoa Region
Maranoa Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma, Queensland, Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region.
In the , the Maranoa Region had a population of 1 ...
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Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Orange Hill had a population of 179 people.
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Geography
Bungil Creek forms the eastern boundary of the locality. The Carnarvon Highway
Carnarvon Highway is a state highway in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, linking the township of Rolleston in Queensland's Central Highlands Region, via the town of St George, eventually to Moree in northern New South Wales. It is ...
passes through the locality from south to north. The predominant land use is for cattle grazing
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.
History
In May 1888, local residents met with the intention to establish a school in the Northern Road area. Northern Road Provisional School was in operation by November 1891. It later become Northern Road State School. The school closed some time after November 1939. It was at 777 Carnarvon Highway ().
Demographics
In the , Orange Hill had a population of 201 people.
Education
There are no schools in Orange Hill but Roma immediately to the south has both primary and secondary schools.
References
{{Maranoa Region
Maranoa Region
Localities in Queensland