63,206
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Orange · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Orange
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Lower growth rates have shaped the local economy in Orange, where the population grew by just 2.8% since the last census. This modest increase is much lower than most similar areas, meaning the town is expanding far more slowly than the national average.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 2.8% since 2021, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 6.1%. This makes Orange's growth much lower than most areas at this level, with 63,206 people now living here.
2.8%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10304/orange/topic/economy-advantage