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Not in any Significant Urban Area vs Orange

Urban Area comparison ≈ 390 km apart · Not in any Significant Urban Area profile · Orange profile

Not in any Significant Urban Area Orange

Not in any Significant Urban Area (NSW) and Orange are two distinct parts of New South Wales. Not in any Significant Urban Area (NSW) is a much older place, with a typical resident aged 46, while the typical person in Orange is 37. Home ownership also differs greatly; 43.4% of homes in Not in any Significant Urban Area (NSW) are owned outright, compared to 30.3% in Orange. Life in Orange is more walkable, with a somewhat walkable score of 5.7, whereas Not in any Significant Urban Area (NSW) is mostly car-dependent with a score of 3.1.

The gap in home ownership has widened since 2011, with the difference in outright ownership growing from 2.6% to 13.1%. Despite this, the two areas share similar proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (around 7% to 8%) and very similar unemployment rates. They also both have about the same share of people needing help with daily activities, at around 6%.

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Where they differ most

Population: 980,466 larger in Not in any Significant Urban Area Recent movers: 10.1 pts higher in Orange Renting: 12.9 pts higher in Orange Unpaid child care: 5.5 pts higher in Orange Owned outright: 13.1 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area

Demographics & Identity

Population in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +980,466 larger in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
1,022,386 88th pct 41,920 58th pct
Median age in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +9 yrs older in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
46 yrs 81st pct 37 yrs 21st pct
First Nations in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +0.7 pts higher in Orange gap narrowing
7.1% 67th pct 7.8% 73rd pct
Aged 65+ in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +5.7 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap narrowing
23.6% 72nd pct 17.9% 30th pct
Under 15 in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +4.0 pts higher in Orange gap widening
17.7% 40th pct 21.7% 89th pct
De facto in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +0.3 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
12.7% 53rd pct 12.4% 41st pct

Age structure

28.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +5.6 pts 22.4%
20.6% Young adults (25–44) +5.7 pts ▸ 26.3%
23.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +5.7 pts 17.9%
17.7% Children (0–14) +4.0 pts ▸ 21.7%
10.0% Youth (15–24) +1.7 pts ▸ 11.7%

Marital status

47.8% Married ◂ +3.5 pts 44.3%
32.1% Never married +4.9 pts ▸ 37.0%
10.2% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 9.5%
6.2% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 5.8%
3.7% Separated ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Not in any Significant Urban Area Orange

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +1.4 pts higher in Orange gap narrowing
9.4% 16th pct 10.8% 29th pct

Country of birth

81.6% Australia +2.0 pts ▸ 83.7%
2.7% England ◂ +1.0 pts 1.6%
0.3% India +0.9 pts ▸ 1.2%
1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%
0.4% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.1% Nepal +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.3% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Italy even 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

41.5% Australian even 41.5%
41.0% English ◂ +0.7 pts 40.3%
12.2% Irish +0.3 pts ▸ 12.5%
10.7% Scottish ◂ +0.7 pts 10.0%
4.3% German ◂ +0.6 pts 3.7%
2.3% Italian even 2.3%
0.4% Indian +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.7% Chinese +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.5% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.4% Greek even 0.4%
0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Other language in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +3.6 pts higher in Orange gap widening
3.8% 13th pct 7.4% 59th pct
Limited English in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +0.5 pts higher in Orange gap steady
0.4% 19th pct 0.9% 61st pct

Language used at home

87.6% English only ◂ +0.5 pts 87.1%
0.2% Mandarin +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Italian even 0.2%
0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Greek even 0.1%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +2.4 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
35.3% 14th pct 33.0% 9th pct

Religious affiliation

52.6% Christianity +4.4 pts ▸ 57.0%
35.3% No religion ◂ +2.4 pts 33.0%
10.2% Not stated ◂ +3.5 pts 6.7%
0.3% Hinduism +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.6% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.3% Islam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.5% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +8.0 pts higher in Orange gap widening
40.4% 29th pct 48.4% 69th pct
Bachelor+ in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +5.9 pts higher in Orange gap widening
15.2% 51st pct 21.1% 78th pct

Highest year of school

40.4% Year 12 +8.0 pts ▸ 48.4%
30.0% Year 10 ◂ +2.7 pts 27.3%
12.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.2 pts 11.3%
6.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.8 pts 6.1%

Highest qualification level

34.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.7 pts 31.9%
17.7% Bachelor degree +5.8 pts ▸ 23.5%
13.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.7 pts ▸ 14.4%
4.6% Postgraduate degree +2.5 pts ▸ 7.1%
2.9% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.5 pts ▸ 3.4%
2.4% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

13.9% Management & commerce +3.4 pts ▸ 17.4%
14.8% Engineering & related ◂ +2.2 pts 12.6%
9.9% Health +4.2 pts ▸ 14.1%
10.2% Society & culture +1.1 pts ▸ 11.3%
8.7% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 9.3%
6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.6 pts 5.6%
4.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.7 pts ▸ 5.6%
5.0% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.7 pts 3.3%
2.7% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences +0.6 pts ▸ 2.5%
1.2% Information technology +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +$151 higher in Orange gap widening
$687 35th pct $838 81st pct
Household income in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +$298 higher in Orange gap widening
$1,355 43rd pct $1,653 72nd pct
Family income in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +$385 higher in Orange gap widening
$1,736 41st pct $2,121 79th pct
High earners in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +3.6 pts higher in Orange gap widening
8.3% 48th pct 11.9% 75th pct
High-income homes in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +4.7 pts higher in Orange gap widening
15.2% 50th pct 19.9% 76th pct

Household income distribution

30.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 26.2%
26.3% $1,500–$2,999 +3.8 pts ▸ 30.1%
19.7% Under $650 ◂ +2.9 pts 16.8%
7.7% $3,000–$3,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 10.3%
7.5% $4,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 9.7%

Personal income distribution

42.9% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 37.6%
30.2% $650–$1,499 +2.3 pts ▸ 32.6%
13.5% $1,500–$2,999 +5.5 pts ▸ 19.0%
2.9% $3,000 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.8%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange even
32.3% 47th pct 32.3% 47th pct
Mental health in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +2.9 pts higher in Orange
9.3% 28th pct 12.2% 83rd pct
Needs assistance in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +0.1 pts higher in Orange gap narrowing
6.2% 38th pct 6.3% 41st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

9.3% Mental health +2.9 pts ▸ 12.2%
11.9% Arthritis ◂ +2.1 pts 9.7%
9.2% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 10.0%
7.8% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 8.6%
5.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.4 pts 4.8%
5.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.8 pts 4.3%
3.7% Cancer ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%
2.7% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%
1.2% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%
0.8% Dementia even 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.4% None +2.8 pts ▸ 59.1%
20.8% One condition +0.6 pts ▸ 21.4%
7.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 7.2%
4.2% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 3.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +3.3 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
18.3% 85th pct 15.0% 43rd pct
Unpaid carers in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +1.3 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
13.1% 54th pct 11.7% 28th pct
Unpaid child care in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +5.5 pts higher in Orange gap widening
24.2% 28th pct 29.7% 90th pct
Defence service in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +1.0 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area
3.6% 65th pct 2.5% 16th pct
Housework 15h+ in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +4.2 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
24.6% 89th pct 20.5% 33rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +0.1 larger in Orange gap narrowing
2.4 43rd pct 2.5 71st pct
One-parent in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +2.9 pts higher in Orange gap widening
13.9% 20th pct 16.8% 53rd pct
Living alone in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +2.0 pts higher in Orange gap narrowing
27.3% 33rd pct 29.2% 58th pct

Family composition

51.5% Couples with children +4.6 pts ▸ 56.1%
33.6% Couples without children ◂ +7.6 pts 26.0%
13.9% One-parent families +2.9 pts ▸ 16.8%
0.9% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

Household size

38.4% 2 people ◂ +5.7 pts 32.7%
27.3% 1 person +2.0 pts ▸ 29.2%
13.1% 3 people +1.2 pts ▸ 14.3%
11.9% 4 people +1.9 pts ▸ 13.8%
6.1% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 6.9%
3.2% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 3.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +$50 higher in Orange gap narrowing
$280 34th pct $330 64th pct
Mortgage in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +$183 higher in Orange gap narrowing
$1,517 46th pct $1,700 69th pct
People / bedroom in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +0.10 higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
0.80 57th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +12.9 pts higher in Orange gap widening
20.4% 7th pct 33.3% 70th pct
Owned outright in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +13.1 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap widening
43.4% 89th pct 30.3% 28th pct
Separate houses in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +5.8 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap narrowing
91.6% 92nd pct 85.8% 60th pct
3+ bedrooms in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +2.7 pts higher in Orange gap narrowing
78.4% 56th pct 81.2% 83rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

43.4% Owned outright ◂ +13.1 pts 30.3%
31.0% Owned with a mortgage +2.4 pts ▸ 33.4%
20.4% Rented +12.9 pts ▸ 33.3%
3.2% Other tenure ◂ +1.8 pts 1.3%
2.0% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

Types of homes

91.6% Separate house ◂ +5.8 pts 85.8%
4.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +5.6 pts ▸ 10.0%
2.1% Flat or apartment +1.4 pts ▸ 3.6%
1.3% Other dwelling ◂ +1.0 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

40.8% 3 bedrooms +0.1 pts ▸ 41.0%
29.4% 4 bedrooms +4.1 pts ▸ 33.5%
15.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 13.4%
8.2% 5 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 6.7%
3.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 3.5%
0.7% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

42.3% $200–$349 ◂ +4.1 pts 38.2%
25.1% $350–$549 +15.3 pts ▸ 40.4%
21.7% Under $200 ◂ +8.2 pts 13.5%
3.8% $550–$749 ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%
1.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.8% $1,000–$1,799 +7.5 pts ▸ 40.3%
25.2% $1,800–$2,999 +5.4 pts ▸ 30.6%
23.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.7 pts 15.0%
12.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 9.3%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +2.4 pts higher in Orange gap steady
3.9% 13th pct 6.3% 54th pct
Work from home in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +5.4 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
15.6% 82nd pct 10.2% 64th pct
PT commute in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange even gap steady
0.4% 35th pct 0.4% 38th pct

How people get to work

60.7% Car (driver) +7.2 pts ▸ 67.8%
15.6% Worked at home ◂ +5.4 pts 10.2%
4.1% Car (passenger) +1.8 pts ▸ 5.9%
4.0% Walked ◂ +1.5 pts 2.5%
0.3% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Bicycle even 0.3%
0.1% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.3% 2 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 38.6%
31.9% 1 vehicle +5.3 pts ▸ 37.2%
15.5% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.4 pts 12.1%
10.3% 4 or more ◂ +4.6 pts 5.7%
3.9% No vehicle +2.4 pts ▸ 6.3%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +10.1 pts higher in Orange gap narrowing
33.8% 12th pct 43.9% 76th pct
Recent arrivals in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +6.4 pts higher in Orange gap widening
9.4% 27th pct 15.9% 66th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +0.6 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area gap steady
4.2% 29th pct 3.6% 17th pct
Participation in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +7.5 pts higher in Orange gap widening
54.5% 30th pct 62.0% 75th pct
Full-time in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +5.8 pts higher in Orange gap widening
57.6% 51st pct 63.4% 86th pct

Industries people work in

12.9% Health care & social assistance +8.1 pts ▸ 21.0%
11.9% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +10.1 pts 1.9%
8.4% Retail trade +1.3 pts ▸ 9.6%
8.8% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 9.6%
9.4% Construction ◂ +1.4 pts 8.0%
7.1% Public administration & safety +1.0 pts ▸ 8.1%
6.6% Accommodation & food +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%
2.5% Mining +3.4 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.6% Manufacturing ◂ +1.2 pts 4.4%
4.3% Professional & technical ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%
3.6% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

Occupations people work in

15.9% Professionals +6.8 pts ▸ 22.7%
17.5% Managers ◂ +6.7 pts 10.9%
14.5% Technicians & trades even 14.5%
11.8% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 13.2%
10.9% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 12.5%
12.1% Labourers ◂ +2.3 pts 9.8%
7.4% Sales workers +0.7 pts ▸ 8.2%
7.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.9 pts 6.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +2.6 higher in Orange
3.1 12th pct 5.7 77th pct
Types ≤15 min in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +2.2 more in Orange
3.3 11th pct 5.5 78th pct
15-min city in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +25.9 pts higher in Orange
38.6% 16th pct 64.4% 71st pct
Walk to shops in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +19.0 pts higher in Orange
35.8% 14th pct 54.8% 52nd pct
Walk to transit in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +49.9 pts higher in Orange
41.0% 17th pct 90.9% 81st pct
Walk to school in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +36.4 pts higher in Orange
40.2% 14th pct 76.7% 82nd pct
Walk to a park in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +36.0 pts higher in Orange
56.3% 4th pct 92.3% 66th pct
Walk to health in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +19.6 pts higher in Orange
29.2% 19th pct 48.7% 71st pct
Amenities/1k in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +3.2 more in Not in any Significant Urban Area
19.1 72nd pct 15.9 57th pct
Intersections/km² in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +33 higher in Orange
0 0th pct 33 73rd pct
Mean slope in Not in any Significant Urban Areain Orange +1.8 pts higher in Not in any Significant Urban Area
6.5% 73rd pct 4.7% 43rd pct

Compare Not in any Significant Urban Area with nearby areas

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Compare Orange with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Not in any Significant Urban Area vs Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/1000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/vs/1027/orange