60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33
- 2021: 60
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Orange Grove · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children than the state average defines Orange Grove, where 26.7% of the 60 residents are under 15. This creates a young community that stands in stark contrast to the typical age profile seen across New South Wales.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Orange Grove — lower than 69% of areas.
| Orange Grove | 60 |
|---|---|
| 2380, NSW | 11,118 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than both the state and national figures.
60 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
37 yrs —
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children make up over a quarter of the population, while seniors aged 65 and over are far below the national figure at just 5.0%.
5.0% —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Orange Grove splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (35%) and Children (0–14) (31%), with Older adults (45–64) at 27%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 19.4%, while the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is well below the state average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.4% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Orange Grove, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (21%) and Divorced (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Orange Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13104/orange-grove/topic/demographics-identity