$330 ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $230
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Orange · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Orange
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more houses in Orange have three or more bedrooms compared to the rest of New South Wales. This makes for a spacious housing landscape where the typical weekly rent is $330 and the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,700.
$330
▲ +43.5%
- $0–$21: 0 areas
- $21–$43: 0 areas
- $43–$64: 3 areas
- $64–$86: 15 areas
- $86–$107: 11 areas
- $107–$129: 20 areas
- $129–$150: 15 areas
- $150–$171: 45 areas
- $171–$193: 25 areas
- $193–$214: 57 areas
- $214–$236: 36 areas
- $236–$257: 48 areas
- $257–$279: 36 areas
- $279–$300: 27 areas
- $300–$321: 45 areas
- $321–$343: 28 areas
- $343–$364: 27 areas
- $364–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$407: 26 areas
- $407–$429: 10 areas
- $429–$450: 6 areas
- $450–$471: 12 areas
- $471–$493: 2 areas
- $493–$514: 7 areas
- $514–$536: 5 areas
- $536–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$579: 2 areas
- $579–$600: 7 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Orange — higher than 71% of areas.
| Orange | $330 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $330 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $330, which is higher than most areas but well below the New South Wales figure of $420. Mortgage payments have also risen, with the usual monthly cost increasing by $75 since 2011 to reach $1,700.
$1,700 ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,625
- 2016: $1,629
- 2021: $1,700
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Orange splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (42%) and $200–$349 (40%), with Under $200 at 14%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Orange, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 42%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and Under $1,000 (16%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
About 32.6% of households in Orange are renting, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Those who own their homes outright make up 30.8% of the area, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
32.6% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.8% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.6%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Orange splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (33%), with Owned outright at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common here at 86.3%, far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why 81.5% of homes have three or more bedrooms, leaving just 0.70 people per bedroom, which is well below the state average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.3% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 85.7%
- 2021: 86.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 78.9%
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 81.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Orange, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Orange, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16150/orange/topic/housing-dwellings