Orient, QLD 4850
Charters Towers - Ayr - InghamAll suburbs in postcode 4850
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Sales data as of May 2026
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What to know about Orient
Orient (4850) sits in the Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham region of Queensland.
Orient has roughly 6 residents, with a young-family demographic. Households are dominated by renters. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Orient scores 0/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 32°C (hot), winter mornings around 15°C (mild). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,874 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 5 government primary, 1 government secondary, 2 Catholic, 2 independent.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 0/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Orient's population at 6, with a median age of 31. That sits as a young-family demographic.
- Population
- 6
- Median age
- 31
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,874 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 32.2°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- 14.6°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Orient
- What is the Orient postcode?
- Orient is in the 4850 postcode, in QLD, in the Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham region.
- Where is Orient?
- Orient is a suburb in the Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham area, QLD 4850.
- What schools are in Orient?
- There are 10 schools serving Orient on this page, including Forrest Beach State School, Toobanna State School, Victoria Plantation State School.
- How walkable is Orient?
- Orient has a Walk Score of 0 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Orient?
- Orient is close to Yuruga, Bambaroo, Forrest Beach, Allingham, Helens Hill.
- What is the population of Orient?
- The population of Orient is approximately 6 (2021 Census). The median age is 31.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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