$330 ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $230
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Orange · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Orange
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rental rates are higher than most similar areas in Orange, though overall housing costs remain modest. Detached houses dominate the landscape, with about 86% of homes being separate dwellings. The area has a mix of tenure, with a high proportion of renters compared to the national average.
$330
▲ +43.5%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Orange — higher than 66% of areas.
| Orange | $330 |
|---|---|
| 2800, NSW | $330 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $330, which is higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the national figure of $375. Home loans are also more affordable than in the state, with typical monthly payments of $1,690.
$1,690 ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,625
- 2016: $1,625
- 2021: $1,690
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 43%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and Under $1,000 (16%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 33.7% of households renting. This is well above the Australian average of 30.6%, while the proportion of homes owned outright is much lower than most areas at 30.0%.
33.7% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.0% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 30.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Orange splits fairly evenly between Rented (34%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Owned outright at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 85.6% of the market, a figure far above the national average. These homes tend to be large, with 80.9% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.6% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.7%
- 2016: 84.9%
- 2021: 85.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.9% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.2%
- 2016: 78.5%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Orange, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Orange, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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/sal/SAL13103/orange/topic/housing-dwellings