Orangeville

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Demographics

The median age of 40 matches the national figure exactly, though the suburb is on an aging trajectory, with the senior share rising 5.8 points and the working-age share falling 2.9 points over the decade. Average household size of 3.4 is 0.9 above the national average, consistent with the large-family, four-plus bedroom stock. Overseas-born residents represent only 10.2% of the population, which is 11.4 points below the national figure, reflecting an Anglo-Celtic community where English, Italian, Maltese, Scottish and Irish ancestries account for the largest groups. University qualifications reach 23.2%, which is 6.9 points below the national figure. Volunteering is notable at 15.2% of residents, above the typical suburban rate.

All dwellings in Orangeville are separate houses, a uniformity rare even among rural NSW suburbs. The bedroom profile is heavily weighted to large homes: 76.5% have four or more bedrooms, 16.9% have three bedrooms and just 4.2% have two bedrooms, so the overall stock suits families rather than singles or couples. Tenure is stable, with 40.4% owning outright, 52.5% carrying a mortgage and only 7.1% renting, compared to national renting rates above 30%. The median house price moved from $2,010,000 in 2024 to $2,052,500 in 2025, a 2.1% gain over one year. Rent-to-income at 15.1% indicates renters face minimal housing stress, though the thin rental supply means few tenancies become available.

Community Profile

Economy & Employment

Construction dominates the local employment base at 23.6% of workers (108 people), roughly double what is typical nationally. Education accounts for 11.1% and Healthcare for 10.7%, followed by Manufacturing at 9.2% and Public Administration at 7.6%. By occupation, Clerical and Administrative workers lead with 138 people, followed by Professionals (119) and Managers (115), showing a workforce split between white-collar roles and trade-based construction employment. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, well below the national rate, and the full-time employment rate reaches 60.9%. SEIFA IRSD decile 3 and IRSAD decile 3 place the suburb below average on standard disadvantage measures, though income sits at the 96th percentile nationally, reflecting that land-rich acreage owners report lower conventional income indicators.

Transport to Work

Transport here is almost entirely car-dependent: 88.8% of residents drive to work, compared to the national car-driver rate, and only 0.8% use public transport, reflecting the low-density, 42.86 km2 footprint and limited bus or rail access. No schools are recorded within the suburb boundary in the current dataset, so families rely on nearby Camden and Picton schools. Crime statistics are not available for Orangeville at this locality level. Mortgage and rent stress are both low, with mortgage-to-income at 23.2% and rent-to-income at 15.1%, both below standard stress thresholds. Only 2.8% of residents need daily assistance, a figure consistent with the younger family profile and acreage lifestyle.

Population Forecast

Population growth runs at 0.52% annually, adding roughly 46 residents per year, and the 10-year change totals 5.5%. The broader area population tracked at 8,887 in 2025 and medium forecasts project around 9,185 by 2031. Overseas migration is the primary growth driver, adding approximately 75 residents a year, while net internal migration runs negative at minus 26. Rent growth of 25.9% over the period and real income growth of 9.9% are above what many comparable NSW acreage suburbs recorded across the same decade. The gentrification score of 27 indicates early signs, and affordability improved from 43.8% in 2011 to 40.8% in 2021, a positive shift. Population growth avoided a COVID dip, suggesting stable underlying demand.

National Ranking iPercentile rank among ~15,000 AU suburbs. 90% = higher than 90% of suburbs

How Orangeville compares to ~15,000 Australian suburbs

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