Orange · Urban Centre

Income in Orange

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Higher than typical weekly earnings for both families and individuals define daily life in Orange. Most residents earn around the national average, though the area sees a much higher proportion of high earners than most similar places.

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📍 Orange, Urban Centre

Where Orange sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,622
  • $500–$589: 3 areas
  • $589–$679: 7 areas
  • $679–$768: 58 areas
  • $768–$857: 106 areas
  • $857–$946: 148 areas
  • $946–$1,036: 173 areas
  • $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
  • $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
  • $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
  • $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
  • $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
  • $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
  • $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
  • $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
  • $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
  • $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
  • $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
  • $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
  • $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
  • $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
  • $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
  • $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
  • $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
  • $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
  • $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
  • $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
  • $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
  • $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Orange — higher than 73% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Orange$1,622
2800, NSW $1,713
New South Wales $1,829
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family in Orange earns $2,101 a week, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the New South Wales figure. Typical personal weekly income is $831, slightly above both the state and national figures.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

While 19.2% of households earn over $3,000 a week—a much higher rate than most areas—this is still well below the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the 11.5% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is a little below the Australian average.

Household income distribution

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Orange splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 18%.

Personal income distribution

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In Orange, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Orange [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112016/orange/topic/income