Orford is a suburb of Tasmania, Tasmania and is
about 58 kms northeast of TAS's capital city of
Hobart. In the 2011 Australian census the
population of Orford was 518 when there were 262
Females and 256 Males living there. The median
age for people living in Orford was 53.
Orford is a village on the east coast of Tasmania,
Australia. The village is centred on the mouth of
the Prosser River, on the southern margin of a
substantial coastal inlet called Prosser Bay. Beyond
this bay are the waters of the Mercury Passage.
Despite its small size and population Orford is
serviced with one supermarket, three cafes and
eateries, a hotel and other accommodation, police
and fire brigade, a primary school and a library.