Orange

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED10063
People 77,898
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 39
Families 19,829
Average children per family  null
for families with children 2
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 34,170
Average people per household 2.5
Median weekly household income $1,224
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,500
Median weekly rent $235
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 38,287 49.2 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 39,611 50.8 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 5,580 7.2 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 77,898 people in Orange. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.2% of the population.

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Age Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 5,382 6.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 5,753 7.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 5,202 6.7 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5,168 6.6 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 4,126 5.3 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 4,405 5.7 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 4,682 6.0 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 4,425 5.7 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 4,782 6.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 4,950 6.4 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,057 6.5 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 5,042 6.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,538 5.8 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 4,405 5.7 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 3,411 4.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,650 3.4 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 2,000 2.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,919 2.5 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Orange was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.5% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 29,842 48.5 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 2,189 3.6 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 5,339 8.7 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 4,163 6.8 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 20,019 32.5 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Orange aged 15 years and over, 48.5% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 26,073 49.3 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 5,437 10.3 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 21,358 40.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Orange, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,516 6.2 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 4,793 19.6 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,572 6.4 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 823 3.4 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 2,785 11.4 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,537 6.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 959 3.9 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,774 7.2 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 1,871 7.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 326 1.3 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 6,517 26.6 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Orange 31.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.4% were in primary school, 21.6% in secondary school and 14.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 8,877 14.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 4,797 7.8 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 2,250 3.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 9,516 15.5 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 6,738 10.9 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 2,296 3.7 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 9,995 16.2 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 81 0.1 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 10 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 7,167 11.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 208 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 7,723 12.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Orange, 10.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 35,521 33.9 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 32,158 30.7 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 10,212 9.7 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 7,426 7.1 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
German 2,896 2.8 236,146 2.4 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Orange were Australian 33.9%, English 30.7%, Irish 9.7%, Scottish 7.1% and German 2.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Orange (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 65,698 84.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,180 1.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 621 0.8 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
India 446 0.6 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Philippines 331 0.4 86,749 1.2 232,386 1.0
South Africa 247 0.3 43,058 0.6 162,449 0.7

In Orange, 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.5%, New Zealand 0.8%, India 0.6%, Philippines 0.4% and South Africa 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 7,243 9.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 3,275 4.2 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 2,273 2.9 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 58,730 75.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Orange, 75.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 61,435 78.9 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 2,317 3.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 943 1.2 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
India 630 0.8 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
Scotland 532 0.7 72,321 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Orange, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.9%, England 3.0%, New Zealand 1.2%, India 0.8% and Scotland 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 62,496 80.2 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 2,104 2.7 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 868 1.1 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
India 613 0.8 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
Philippines 468 0.6 124,029 1.7 325,049 1.4

In Orange, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 80.2%, England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.1%, India 0.8% and Philippines 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 23,058 29.6 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 17,911 23.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 14,917 19.2 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 7,046 9.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 5,092 6.5 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Orange were Catholic 29.6%, Anglican 23.0%, No Religion, so described 19.2%, Not stated 9.0% and Uniting Church 6.5%. In Orange, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (77.0%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Malayalam 278 0.4 13,881 0.2 53,206 0.2
Italian 191 0.2 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Mandarin 184 0.2 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 136 0.2 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Afrikaans 122 0.2 7,735 0.1 43,741 0.2
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English only spoken at home 69,044 88.7 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,667 5.5 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Orange 88.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Malayalam 0.4%, Italian 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2% and Afrikaans 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 21,252 59.4 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 10,332 28.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 2,009 5.6 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 2,164 6.1 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 35,757 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Orange. Of these 59.4% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 3,508 10.4 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 3,067 9.1 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,757 11.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 6,023 17.9 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 15,228 45.3 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Orange, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.3% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 6,178 18.4 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 4,965 14.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,887 14.5 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4,096 12.2 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 3,699 11.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 3,607 10.7 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 3,047 9.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,562 7.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Orange included Professionals 18.4%, Managers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.2%, Labourers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.6%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,601 4.8 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Gold Ore Mining 1,004 3.0 2,657 0.1 20,141 0.2
Primary Education 875 2.6 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 851 2.5 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Other Social Assistance Services 824 2.5 54,259 1.6 158,230 1.5

Of the employed people in Orange, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.8%, Gold Ore Mining 3.0%, Primary Education 2.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5% and Other Social Assistance Services 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 625 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,549 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,224 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Orange was $625.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 23,144 68.9 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 2,159 6.4 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 1,899 5.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 1,356 4.0 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Truck 409 1.2 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 208 0.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 25,257 75.2 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Orange, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.9%, Worked at home 6.4%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Walked only 4.0% and Truck 1.2%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 42,169 68.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 17,946 29.2 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,297 11.9 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 14,122 22.9 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Orange, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.2% provided care for children and 11.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 12,117 19.7 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 15,978 26.0 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 7,666 12.5 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 6,414 10.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Orange, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 7,923 40.0 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 8,229 41.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 3,432 17.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 239 1.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Orange, 41.5% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 17.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.8 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.2 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Orange, 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 3,699 22.9 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 583 3.6 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,834 23.7 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 2,029 12.6 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 875 5.4 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,234 20.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 935 5.8 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 970 6.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Orange, of couple families with children, 22.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 23.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 28,208 88.1 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 3,815 11.9 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Orange, 88.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.9% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 25,055 88.8 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,693 6.0 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,057 3.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 188 0.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Orange, 88.8% were separate houses, 6.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.7% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 106 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 866 3.1 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4,158 14.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 11,909 42.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 10,333 36.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 824 2.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.5 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Orange, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 14.7% had 2 bedrooms and 42.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9,782 34.7 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 9,018 32.0 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 8,263 29.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 198 0.7 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 941 3.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Orange, 34.7% were owned outright, 32.0% were owned with a mortgage and 29.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 19,504 69.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 7,970 28.3 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 726 2.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Orange, of all households, 69.2% were family households, 28.3% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 24.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 11.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Orange, 24.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 235 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.4 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.6 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,500 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.9 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.1 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,759 6.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 9,296 33.0 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 10,385 36.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 5,486 19.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,279 4.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Orange, 33.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6,194 22.0 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 21,077 74.7 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 932 3.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Orange, 74.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 2,775 49.7 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 2,811 50.3 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 20 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Orange, 49.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.3% were female. The median age was 20 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.1 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,090 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Orange, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,090.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Orange % Orange New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 219 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,313 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Orange, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $219 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,313.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.