Orient, Queensland

Orient is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the, Orient had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The Coral Sea forms the eastern boundary of the locality which has a sandy beach known as Bronte Beach. Cattle Creek forms the western and southern boundary, while Trebonne Creek and Palm Creek forms parts of the northern boundary.
Most of the east and south of the locality is within the Halifax Bay Wetlands National Park.
Orient Road is the only road route through the locality, entering from the north-west and proceeding south and then east, becoming Bronte Road which provides access to and through the national park.
Apart from the national park, the land use is a mixture of crop growing and grazing on native vegetation. There is a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Victoria sugar mill.

In the, Orient had a population of 3 people.
In the, Orient had "no people or a very low population".

There are no schools in Orient. The nearest government primary school is Toobanna State School in neighbouring Toobanna to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the north-west. There are also Catholic primary and secondary schools in Ingham.