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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 rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. It borders New South Wales. In the 2021 census, O'Reilly had a population of 114 people.

Geography

O'Reilly is located on Queensland's border with New South Wales on the elevated Lamington Plateau. The plateau remains heavily vegetated by Gondwana Rainforests.

Almost the whole of the locality is within the Lamington National Park, except for the Boonyong pastoral property (28°13′06″S 153°06′59″E / 28.2183°S 153.1165°E / -28.2183; 153.1165 (Booyong pastoral property)) and the O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat mountain resort (28°13′50″S 153°07′49″E / 28.2305°S 153.1304°E / -28.2305; 153.1304 (O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat)).

The Lamington National Park contains a network of walking tracks, lookouts and numerous waterfalls.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, O'Reilly had "no people or a very low population".

In the 2021 census, O'Reilly had a population of 114 people.

Education

There are no schools in O'Reilly. The nearest primary school is Canungra State School in Canungra. The nearest secondary school is Tamborine Mountain State High School in Tamborine Mountain.

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