# Forbes vs Orange — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 121 km apart

Forbes and Orange are both regional New South Wales areas, but they differ greatly in how easy they are to get around without a car. Orange is somewhat walkable, with 62.5% of homes having a 15-minute-city walkshed, while Forbes is mostly car-dependent at 35%. Residents in Orange also have much better access to local needs, with 89.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 74% near a school, compared to 66.8% and 54% in Forbes.

Both areas have a similar typical personal income for First Nations residents, sitting around $610 to $640. While they share this common ground, other gaps remain. Orange has a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population with 3,330 people, compared to 1,233 in Forbes. Other differences are smaller, such as the typical age of First Nations residents, who are slightly older in Forbes at 23 compared to 21 in Orange.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Forbes | Orange | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,233 | 3,330 | 2,097 larger in Orange |  |
| Median age | 23 yrs | 21 yrs | 2 yrs older in Forbes |  |
| Year 12 | 28.8% | 31.1% | 2.3 pts higher in Orange |  |
| Unemployment | 8.2% | 9.5% | 1.3 pts higher in Orange |  |
| Median income | $640 | $610 | $30 higher in Forbes |  |
| Household income | $1,257 | $1,514 | $257 higher in Orange |  |
| Indigenous language | 1.1% | 2.7% | 1.6 pts higher in Orange |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Forbes | Orange | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.6 higher in Orange |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 3.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 more in Orange |  |
| 15-min city | 35.0% | 62.5% | 27.5 pts higher in Orange |  |
| Walk to shops | 35.4% | 52.7% | 17.4 pts higher in Orange |  |
| Walk to transit | 65.6% | 87.8% | 22.2 pts higher in Orange |  |
| Walk to school | 54.0% | 74.0% | 20.0 pts higher in Orange |  |
| Walk to a park | 66.8% | 89.2% | 22.5 pts higher in Orange |  |
| Walk to health | 40.5% | 46.6% | 6.1 pts higher in Orange |  |
| Intersections/km² | 0 | 17 | 17 higher in Orange |  |
| Mean slope | 3.1% | 4.7% | 1.7 pts higher in Orange |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE105011/forbes/vs/IARE105018/orange