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Living in Orange Grove, NSW
Orange Grove is in the Gunnedah council area. About 60 people lived here at the 2021 Census. Here's who they are, their homes and how they get around, next to the rest of Gunnedah and New South Wales.
Rent now
$518 a week
That's the median rent on new leases in Gunnedah (2380), the postcode most of Orange Grove is in, in the June quarter 2026. Half of new leases cost more and half cost less.
Who lives here
| Measure | Orange Grove | Gunnedah | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 37 | 39 |
| People per home | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Household income, a week (median) | $2,125 | $1,557 | $1,829 |
Homes
| Measure | Orange Grove | Gunnedah | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 33% | 34% | 32% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| Rented | 22% | 29% | 33% |
| Separate houses | 83% | 90% | 66% |
| Flats and apartments | 0% | 2% | 22% |
| Rent, a week (median, 2021) | $350 | $300 | $420 |
| Mortgage repayment, a month (median) | $1,517 | $1,476 | $2,167 |
Shares of homes where people answered the question. Rent and mortgage figures are from 2021, so they're well below today's. See what tenants pay now.
Getting around
| Measure | Orange Grove | Gunnedah | NSW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with no car | 0% | 5% | 9% |
| Homes with two or more cars | 86% | 62% | 52% |
| Went to work by car | 47% | 79% | 54% |
| Went to work by public transport | 0% | 3% | 4% |
| Walked or cycled to work | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Worked from home | 17% | 11% | 36% |
How people got to work on Census day, as a share of those who went to work or worked at home. The Census was on 10 August 2021, when Greater Sydney and Melbourne were in lockdown, so many more people there worked from home than usual, and fewer took public transport.
Schools
There's no school in Orange Grove itself.
School zones for 2026
- Carroll Public School primary
- Gunnedah High School high school
The middle of Orange Grove is in these government school zones. A zone is set by your exact address, and streets near its edge may be zoned for another school, so check your address with the school before you rent or buy.
Government schools only: New South Wales doesn't publish an open list of Catholic and independent schools. Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Orange Grove. Check enrolment rules with the school or the state's education department. We don't rank or rate schools.
Bushfire map
- All of Orange Grove is mapped as bushfire prone.
These are planning maps. They decide building rules, like how a new home must be built. They aren't an insurance price or a promise: a place outside them can still burn or flood. Check a street address on the NSW Planning Portal spatial viewer.
More about Gunnedah
- What it costs to live in Gunnedah: rent, power, fuel, pokies losses and crime, against New South Wales.
- Compare Gunnedah with another area.
- Is living in Orange Grove worth the drive? Add up rent and fuel against another suburb.
- Other suburbs in Gunnedah.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, General Community Profile, and Suburbs and Localities boundaries, CC BY 4.0. Gunnedah figures use the council's 2021 boundaries. School zones: NSW Department of Education, school intake zones, CC BY. Rent: state rental bond data (see the rent pages). Hazards: NSW Rural Fire Service, Bush Fire Prone Land (NSW Planning Portal), CC BY.