$290 ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $360
- 2016: $235
- 2021: $290
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Orange · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Orange
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 88.5% of all dwellings in Orange, far exceeding the national figure. This is a place where housing is generally more affordable than in other areas, with typical rent and mortgage payments sitting well below the state and national averages.
$290
▼ -19.4%
- $100–$118: 6 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 0 areas
- $154–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$189: 4 areas
- $189–$207: 6 areas
- $207–$225: 10 areas
- $225–$243: 10 areas
- $243–$261: 21 areas
- $261–$279: 6 areas
- $279–$296: 16 areas
- $296–$314: 45 areas
- $314–$332: 33 areas
- $332–$350: 16 areas
- $350–$368: 38 areas
- $368–$386: 58 areas
- $386–$404: 44 areas
- $404–$421: 30 areas
- $421–$439: 21 areas
- $439–$457: 18 areas
- $457–$475: 12 areas
- $475–$493: 12 areas
- $493–$511: 6 areas
- $511–$529: 3 areas
- $529–$546: 3 areas
- $546–$564: 2 areas
- $564–$582: 4 areas
- $582–$600: 8 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Orange — lower than 79% of areas.
| Orange | $290 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $330 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $290, which is much lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of $420. Home loan payments are also lower than most areas, with the typical monthly payment of $1,517 falling $650 since 2011.
$1,517 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $1,500
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Orange, the largest group is $200–$349 at 45%, followed by $350–$549 (32%) and Under $200 (21%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Orange, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 34.9% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the Australian average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 28.2% of households that rent is a little below the national figure.
28.2% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 28.5%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.9% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Orange splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Rented at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Orange tend to be large, with 80.7% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is just 0.70, which is much lower than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.5% ▲ +61.6%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 88.9%
- 2021: 88.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.7% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 78.9%
- 2021: 80.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Orange, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Orange, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) 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/sed/SED10063/orange/topic/housing-dwellings