Lithgow - Oberon vs Orange

Orange and Lithgow - Oberon are two regional New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Orange is more compact, with 87.8% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport and 74% within 15 minutes of a school. In contrast, Lithgow - Oberon is much more spread out, with only 59.8% of homes near public transport and 48.1% near a school. Orange also has a far larger First Nations population, with 3,330 people compared to 1,876 in Lithgow - Oberon.

The gap in walkability between these two places has widened over time, as Orange is now far more likely to have 15-minute-city walksheds. Despite these layout differences, First Nations residents in both areas earn a similar typical personal income, sitting around $570 to $610. Both areas are also considered somewhat walkable, though Orange has more intersections per square kilometre and a flatter average terrain slope than Lithgow - Oberon.