$330 —
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Orange · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Orange
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Larger family homes are the norm in Orange, where 80.5% of houses have three or more bedrooms. This preference for space comes with housing costs that are higher than most similar areas, though they remain lower than the New South Wales and national figures.
$330
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Orange — higher than 70% of areas.
| Orange | $330 |
|---|---|
| 2800, NSW | $330 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $330 and the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,668. Both figures are higher than in most similar areas, but they sit well below the New South Wales average.
$1,668 —
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
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 34.3% of households renting. This is well above the national figure of 30.6%, while the proportion of homes owned outright is a little below the Australian average.
34.3% —
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.6% —
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
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 85.4% of the market, a figure far above both the state and national averages. Most homes are spacious, with 41.8% having three bedrooms and 32.7% having four, meaning there are typically fewer people per bedroom than in the rest of the country.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.4% —
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.5% —
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
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 43%, 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/ucl/UCL112016/orange/topic/housing-dwellings