Living in Orange

In Orange, the median rent tenants pay is €908 a month (2021) and unemployment is 3.1% (2026).

Orange is a city in Australia.

Last checked 2026-10-079 sources

Population41,920people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01

Median gross salary (region)2,253EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent908EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate3.1%country median 4.5% — 31% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

PM2.5, annual mean6.78µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data.airquality.nsw.gov.au

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Orange?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustraliaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Orange.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	17,058 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Main residence dwellings	15,616 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	330 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median monthly rent	908 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02²Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	908 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02²Official

Is Orange a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%

Student37%strong on education, weak on safety · range 29–45%

Family60%strong on family, weak on safety · range 51–69%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–67%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 3.1% in March 2026.

What is the unemployment rate in Orange?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁹

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Orange is 3.1%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Orange 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	12,446 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Employment rate	59.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,653 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	838 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,253 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁸Official
Unemployment rate	3.1 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁹Independent

What does a salary buy in Orange?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €908
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Orange Salary needed to live in Orange

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Orange. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Workforce Australia — Public employment service

Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Orange. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	7.38 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Orange. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For humanitarian entrants.

In Person, HybridFree

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Orange.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Orange?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.78 µg/m³ · data.airquality.nsw.gov.au¹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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27°13°

26°12°

23°10°

19°6°

14°3°

11°2°

10°1°

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15°3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustraliaAnnual PM2.5 in Orange is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 37 cities with data, 12 have annual PM2.5 of 5 to under 6 µg/m³.

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Orange 6.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.78 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data.airquality.nsw.gov.au¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 27.2 · Feb 25.8 · Mar 22.8 · Apr 18.8 · May 14.1 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 9.8 · Aug 11.2 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 18.2 · Nov 21.6 · Dec 24.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORANGE AIRPORT⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12.9 · Feb 12.5 · Mar 9.6 · Apr 5.7 · May 2.7 · Jun 1.5 · Jul 0.6 · Aug 0.8 · Sep 3.2 · Oct 5.7 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 10.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORANGE AIRPORT⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 20 · Feb 19.1 · Mar 16.2 · Apr 12.3 · May 8.4 · Jun 6.1 · Jul 5.2 · Aug 6 · Sep 8.9 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 14.9 · Dec 17.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORANGE AIRPORT⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 67.8 · Feb 76.6 · Mar 63.3 · Apr 40.3 · May 54 · Jun 75.2 · Jul 76.7 · Aug 82.4 · Sep 78.4 · Oct 72 · Nov 79.7 · Dec 89.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORANGE AIRPORT⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Christchurch (New Zealand) ±1.3 °C, Lower Hutt (New Zealand) ±3.9 °C, Ventura (United States) ±6.8 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±8.0 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±8.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 144.8 km² in 2021. Population density was 298.5 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Orange?

The published population was 41,920 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01²

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 4,507 is not 16.3% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.2%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	144.8 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	16.3 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census GCP Significant Urban Areas for Australia (DataPack)²Official
Foreign residents	4,507 people	10 Aug 2021	Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality.²Official
Population density	298.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Female residents	21,582 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Male residents	20,336 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Population	41,920 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01²Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

34,223

37,442

40,660

43,879

43,213200120052011201520212025

Population rose 22.3% between 2001 and 2025, from 35,324 to 43,213.

International community in Orange

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	41,920	100.0%
Australia	35,067	83.7%
Country of birth not stated	2,345	5.6%
England	675	1.6%
India	497	1.2%
Born elsewhere(d)	484	1.2%
New Zealand	399	1.0%
Philippines	298	0.7%
Nepal	233	0.6%
South Africa	181	0.4%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	177	0.4%

Show 42 more groups

Published group	People	Share
Zimbabwe	109	0.3%
Germany	106	0.3%
United States of America	94	0.2%
Thailand	89	0.2%
Netherlands	84	0.2%
Scotland	83	0.2%
Pakistan	81	0.2%
Italy	76	0.2%
Korea, Republic of (South)	68	0.2%
Sri Lanka	65	0.2%
Canada	63	0.2%
Malaysia	55	0.1%
Fiji	47	0.1%
Vietnam	44	0.1%
Indonesia	41	0.1%
Ireland	36	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	32	0.1%
Poland	31	0.1%
Bangladesh	28	0.1%
Singapore	28	0.1%
Croatia	26	0.1%
Greece	25	0.1%
Wales	22	0.1%
France	20	0.0%
Japan	20	0.0%
Brazil	19	0.0%
Taiwan	19	0.0%
Iraq	18	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	18	0.0%
Iran	16	0.0%
Afghanistan	12	0.0%
Myanmar	11	0.0%
Samoa	10	0.0%
Chile	9	0.0%
Lebanon	9	0.0%
Malta	9	0.0%
North Macedonia	8	0.0%
Turkey	8	0.0%
Cambodia	7	0.0%
Egypt	7	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	0.0%
Mauritius	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	41,920	100.0%
Australia	35,067	83.7%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	4,507	10.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	41,920	100.0%
Australian citizen	37,716	90.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	10.75 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Households	15,616 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Labour force participation rate	62 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official
Median age	37 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,700 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia²Official

Alternatives for people set on Orange

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Mackay as an Orange alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 22.5% Mackay vs 16.3% Orange+38%
Median gross pay, region: €2,382 Mackay vs €2,253 Orange+6%
Unemployment: 3.2% Mackay vs 3.1% Orange+3%

Full comparison More about Mackay

Alternative cities in Australia

Other cities in Australia to compare with Orange, nearest in population first.

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Bowral - Mittagong41,600 residents Dubbo42,452 residents Warragul - Drouin42,827 residents Traralgon - Morwell43,252 residents Busselton40,544 residents Nowra - Bomaderry40,264 residents

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Orange in rankings

#13 of 30 in Cities with lowest unemployment in Australia #26 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in Australia

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Orange when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Orange?

The published population was 41,920 people in August 2021. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Table G01.

Is the air quality good in Orange?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data.airquality.nsw.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Orange?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (March 2026). Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

What is the typical salary around Orange?

The median gross salary is 2,253 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

How many foreign residents live in Orange?

4,507 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality..

Is Orange a good place to live?

Orange may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Orange?

The official country of birth distribution records 35,067 people (83.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Orange, Australia: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 00704fe8890a4e72d20cd90dc41f1e36]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/au/orange/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Orange, Australia: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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data.airquality.nsw.gov.au data.airquality.nsw.gov.au · checked 2026-08-26
Official 2021 Census GCP G01 Birthplace_Elsewhere_P: persons born outside Australia, at exact associated 2021 SUA grain. This is foreign-born, not foreign nationality. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-08-10
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station ORANGE AIRPORT WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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