locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localitie ...
in the
Central Highlands Region
Central Highlands Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. In the , the Central Highlands Region had a population of 27,836 people.
History
'' Wadja'' (also known as ''Wadjigu'', ''Wadya'', ''Wadjainngo'', ''Mandalgu'', a ...
,
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia. In the , Orion had a population of 87 people.
Geography
The
Comet River
The Comet River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia.
Geography
Formed by the confluence of the Brown River and Clematis Creek, the Comet River rises in the Expedition Range, north of Expedition National Park and south of Rolleston ...
forms the south-eastern boundary of the locality.
The
Dawson Highway
The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone and Springsure, Queensland, Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston, Queensland, Rolleston it is signed as ...
enters the locality from the south (
Albinia
Albinia is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Orbetello, province of Grosseto, in the Tuscan Maremma. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to Cairdbeign). The Blackwater railway line enters the locality from the south-east (
Lowesby
Lowesby is a small parish and township situated in the district of Harborough District, Harborough in Leicestershire. It is 8 miles east of the county capital, Leicester, and 90 miles north of London.
Geography
Lowesby parish is located 500 fee ...
), passes briefly through the south-east of the locality before exiting to the south (Albinia).
The eastern and central parts of the locality are about 200 metres about sea level, while the western part of the locality is more mountainous, rising to unnamed peaks of 600 metres. There are two named peaks in the locality:
* Mount Sirius ()
* Terrace Hill ()
The Cairdbeign State Forest is in the west of the locality. Predominant land uses elsewhere in the locality are
grazing
In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to free range (roam around) and consume wild vegetations in order to feed conversion ratio, convert the otherwise indigestible (by human diges ...
on native vegetation, mostly in the west and east, and the growing of grain, mostly in the north and south.
History
Orion State School opened on 28 January 1964. The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014.
Demographics
In the , Orion had a population of 87 people.
In the , Orion had a population of 87 people, as in 2016.
Education
Orion State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 1002 Ten Chain Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 16 students with 1 teacher and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 11 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2022, enrolment had fallen to 3 students.
There are no secondary schools in Orion. The nearest secondary school is Springsure State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring
Springsure
Springsure is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Springsure had a population of 950 people.
Geography
Springsure is situated by road ...
to the north-west; however, due to distances, some parts of the locality would be too distant for daily travel. There are no schools providing secondary education to Year 12 nearby. Other options are
distance education
Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance; today, it usually involves online ...
and boarding school.
Amenities
Orion Community Hall is at 1002 Orion Ten Chain Road, immediately south of the school.()