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Orange vs Upper Lachlan Shire
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 118 km apart · Orange profile · Upper Lachlan Shire profile
Orange Upper Lachlan Shire
Orange and Upper Lachlan Shire are two different types of regional areas. Orange is a larger, more mobile hub where 43.5% of people moved there in the last five years, including 15.8% arriving from overseas. It is more walkable and connected, with 87.8% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. In contrast, Upper Lachlan Shire is a more stable, rural area where residents are far older, with a typical age of 49 compared to 37 in Orange. Housing also differs sharply; 49.9% of homes in Upper Lachlan Shire are owned outright, while 32.6% of households in Orange are renting.
Both areas sit near the national average for overall advantage. They also share similar unemployment rates and a nearly identical percentage of people in de facto relationships. However, the gap in resident ages has widened since 2011, and the difference in renting and outright home ownership has also grown over the last decade.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 38,057
- First area, 2016: 40,344
- First area, 2021: 43,512
- Second area, 2011: 7,193
- Second area, 2016: 7,695
- Second area, 2021: 8,514
- First area, 2011: 36 yrs
- First area, 2016: 37 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Orange: 0.9% males, 1.5% females; 85+ in Upper Lachlan Shire: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Orange: 1.0% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 1.7% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Orange: 1.6% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.4% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Orange: 2.2% males, 2.6% females; 70–74 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.7% males, 3.4% females
- 65–69 in Orange: 2.3% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 60–64 in Orange: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 60–64 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 4.5% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Orange: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 4.8% males, 4.3% females
- 50–54 in Orange: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.6% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Orange: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Orange: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in Orange: 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 35–39 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 30–34 in Orange: 3.3% males, 3.6% females; 30–34 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.0% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Orange: 3.1% males, 3.6% females; 25–29 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 20–24 in Orange: 2.8% males, 2.8% females; 20–24 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 15–19 in Orange: 3.2% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 10–14 in Orange: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 10–14 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.6% males, 2.4% females
- 5–9 in Orange: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 5–9 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 3.2% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Orange: 3.8% males, 3.2% females; 0–4 in Upper Lachlan Shire: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $582
- First area, 2016: $667
- First area, 2021: $842
- Second area, 2011: $492
- Second area, 2016: $609
- Second area, 2021: $753
- First area, 2011: $1,161
- First area, 2016: $1,295
- First area, 2021: $1,665
- Second area, 2011: $943
- Second area, 2016: $1,161
- Second area, 2021: $1,465
- First area, 2011: $1,472
- First area, 2016: $1,655
- First area, 2021: $2,133
- Second area, 2011: $1,192
- Second area, 2016: $1,498
- Second area, 2021: $1,906
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.5
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $230
- First area, 2016: $270
- First area, 2021: $330
- Second area, 2011: $140
- Second area, 2016: $190
- Second area, 2021: $277
- First area, 2011: $1,625
- First area, 2016: $1,629
- First area, 2021: $1,700
- Second area, 2011: $1,460
- Second area, 2016: $1,400
- Second area, 2021: $1,540
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Orange vs Upper Lachlan Shire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA16150/orange/vs/LGA17640/upper-lachlan-shire