Orange Hill is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, 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. 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 (26°30′23″S 148°47′17″E / 26.50648°S 148.78819°E / -26.50648; 148.78819 (Northern Road State School (former))). In 1951, the school building was to be relocated to Mount Abundance.

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

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Orange Hill had a population of 201 people.

In the 2021 census, 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.