Borenore vs Orange

Orange is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 44 in Borenore. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Borenore, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Borenore: a median of $1.2 million, against $730,000 in Orange, though rent is higher in Orange. On these figures, Borenore tends to suit couples, while Orange suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Orange

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (68 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (33 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (17 vs 1)
  • But Borenore carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 85/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Orange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($730,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Borenore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)
  • But Orange has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 7%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Orange

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 6/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 236 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (268.8 km vs 278.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Borenore carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 85/100)
  • Orange has more GPs (16 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Orange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs 3.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Borenore and Orange drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Borenore Orange
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Borenore Orange
Walkability 6 / 27
Borenore — Walkability: 6/100 Orange — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 79 / 15
Borenore — Safety: 79/100 Orange — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 87 / 71
Borenore — Low fire risk: 87/100 Orange — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Orange has more residents (41,232 vs 476); Borenore has higher household incomes ($128,960 vs $85,332).

Borenore Orange
Population 476 41,232
+8562% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.0% +8.2%
Median age 44 36
Median household income $128,960/yr
+34% vs other
 $85,332/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $330/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Borenore Orange
0-4 4.6% / 7.1%
Borenore — 0-4: 4.6% Orange — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 15.1% / 14.5%
Borenore — 5-14: 15.1% Orange — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 7.8% / 6.1%
Borenore — 15-19: 7.8% Orange — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.8% / 5.6%
Borenore — 20-24: 4.8% Orange — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 7.6% / 13.8%
Borenore — 25-34: 7.6% Orange — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 9.9% / 12.6%
Borenore — 35-44: 9.9% Orange — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 15.5% / 11.6%
Borenore — 45-54: 15.5% Orange — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 14.3% / 10.7%
Borenore — 55-64: 14.3% Orange — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 13.9% / 9.5%
Borenore — 65-74: 13.9% Orange — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 4.2% / 5.8%
Borenore — 75-84: 4.2% Orange — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.7% / 2.5%
Borenore — 85+: 1.7% Orange — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Borenore 67.7% couple families
Borenore — Couple Families: 67.7% Borenore — Lone Person: 14.0% Borenore — One Parent Families: 14.0% Borenore — Group Household: 4.3% Borenore — Other Families: 0.0%
Orange 38.0% couple families
Orange — Couple Families: 38.0% Orange — Lone Person: 39.4% Orange — One Parent Families: 16.8% Orange — Group Household: 4.4% Orange — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Borenore 6.9% renting
Borenore — Owned Outright: 46.5% Borenore — Mortgage: 46.5% Borenore — Renting: 6.9%
Orange 34.8% renting
Orange — Owned Outright: 31.0% Orange — Mortgage: 34.3% Orange — Renting: 34.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Borenore Orange
Bachelor Degree 18.1% / 11.4%
Borenore — Bachelor Degree: 18.1% Orange — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 15.5%
Borenore — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Orange — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 6.9%
Borenore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Orange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 5.5% / 3.4%
Borenore — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5% Orange — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.6%
Borenore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Orange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Borenore Orange
England 1.9% / 1.6%
Borenore — England: 1.9% Orange — England: 1.6%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.7%
Borenore — Philippines: 0.6% Orange — Philippines: 0.7%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.4%
Borenore — South Africa: 0.8% Orange — South Africa: 0.4%
India — / 1.2%
Borenore — India: not among its largest Orange — India: 1.2%
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Borenore — New Zealand: not among its largest Orange — New Zealand: 1.0%
Singapore 0.6% / —
Borenore — Singapore: 0.6% Orange — Singapore: not among its largest
Nepal — / 0.6%
Borenore — Nepal: not among its largest Orange — Nepal: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Borenore 75.0% houses
Borenore — Houses: 75.0% Borenore — Flats / Apartments: 25.0% Borenore — Townhouses: 0.0%
Orange 85.6% houses
Orange — Houses: 85.6% Orange — Flats / Apartments: 4.2% Orange — Townhouses: 10.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Borenore Orange
Median house price $1,200,000 $730,000
Median unit price — $513,000
Median land price — $372,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 524 sales

Zoning mix

Borenore has more rural and farming land (97% vs 44%); Orange has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 1%).

Borenore Orange
Rural and farming 97% 44%
Residential 0% 25%
Environmental 1% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 8%
Parks and recreation 0% 6%
Industrial 0% 4%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Borenore Orange
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
 238
across Orange
Approvals change year on year -43% +56%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Borenore Orange
Houses — 3.9%
$600/wk on $799K
Units — 4.4%
$428/wk on $510K

Ranking within NSW

Borenore Orange
House price Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 41% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 39% of NSW

Liveability

Orange is more walkable (27 vs 6).

Borenore Orange
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Orange carries more crime risk (85 vs 21); Orange carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 13).

Borenore Orange
Bushfire Low
13/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Low
21/100
 High
85/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Borenore Orange
Inside the suburb 1 17
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0 5
Rated below peers 0 7

Schools in Borenore

  • Borenore Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Orange

  • Catherine McAuley Catholic Primary School Orange Catholic · Primary above peers
  • OneSchool Global NSW - Orange Independent · Combined above peers
  • Orange High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Bletchington Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • James Sheahan Catholic High School Orange Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Kinross Wolaroi School Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Borenore Orange
Supermarkets 0 10
Cafes & restaurants 1 38
Parks & reserves 0 68
Childcare 0 33
GPs 0 16
Pharmacies 0 12
Hospitals 0 4
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 10
Fuel stations 0 14
EV chargers 0 3
Waterways 16 107

Mobility

Borenore sits further from the CBD (278.4 km vs 268.8 km).

Borenore Orange
Walkability score 6/100 27/100
Distance to Sydney 278.4 km
+3% vs other
 268.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 236 min 225 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2800
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2800
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Borenore Orange
Car (driver) 71.5% / 77.6%
Borenore — Car (driver): 71.5% Orange — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 21.3% / 11.5%
Borenore — Worked from Home: 21.3% Orange — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 6.8%
Borenore — Car (passenger): 4.0% Orange — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 3.2% / 3.0%
Borenore — Walked Only: 3.2% Orange — Walked Only: 3.0%
Bus — / 0.6%
Borenore — Bus: not among its largest Orange — Bus: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.6%).

Setting

Borenore Orange
Elevation 756 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 845 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Borenore Orange
Connectivity score 30/100 68/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
186 premises
 43%
21,826 premises

Climate

Borenore Orange
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Borenore Orange
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 10.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.4 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Borenore Orange
Average residential rate $750/yr $1,668/yr
Council Cabonne Orange

Federal electorate

Borenore Orange
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Borenore Orange
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Borenore

Rural

Orange

Regional Centre River

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