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O'Reilly
Queensland
Green Mountain Scenic View, Lamington National Park QLD Dec 2013.jpg
Mountain scenery, 2013
O'Reilly is located in Queensland
O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Location in Queensland
Population 114 (2021 census)
 • Density 1.547/km2 (4.01/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4275
Area 73.7 km2 (28.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s) Scenic Rim
Federal Division(s) Wright
Suburbs around O'Reilly:
Cainbable Sarabah Illinbah
Kerry O'Reilly Binna Burra
Darlington Southern Lamington Limpinwood (NSW)

O'Reilly is a small rural area in Queensland, Australia. It's located in the beautiful Scenic Rim Region and shares a border with New South Wales. In 2021, about 114 people lived there.

Exploring O'Reilly's Geography

O'Reilly sits on the high Lamington Plateau, right on Queensland's border with New South Wales. This plateau is covered in ancient rainforests, known as Gondwana Rainforests. These forests are very old and special!

Almost all of O'Reilly is part of the amazing Lamington National Park. This park is famous for its many walking tracks, stunning lookouts, and beautiful waterfalls. It's a great place to explore nature. Inside O'Reilly, there's also a place called O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat, which is a mountain resort.

O'Reilly's Population

In 2021, the population of O'Reilly was 114 people. A few years earlier, in 2016, the area had a very small population, almost none.

Schools and Education

There are no schools directly in O'Reilly. For primary school, kids usually go to Canungra State School in Canungra. For high school, the closest option is Tamborine Mountain State High School in Tamborine Mountain.

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