Canobolas vs Orange

Orange is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 48 in Canobolas. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Canobolas, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Canobolas: a median of $1.37 million, against $730,000 in Orange. On these figures, Canobolas tends to suit couples, while Orange suits people living alone, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Canobolas is a small, affluent rural community of 481 people with a median household income of $118,196 and median house prices around $1,370,000, suited to buyers seeking privacy and higher socio-economic standing. Orange is a larger regional centre of 41,232 people with more affordable housing at $720,000 median and a walkability score of 27, better for those wanting town amenities and services. Canobolas carries notably higher bushfire risk (54 versus 31) but significantly lower crime risk (48 versus 84), while both share identical weekly rent at $330 and zero flood risk.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Canobolas carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 85/100)
  • Orange has more childcare (33 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Orange

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($730,000 vs $1,370,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Canobolas leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)
  • Orange has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 14%)

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 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 241 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (268.8 km vs 276.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Orange

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (16 vs 0)
  • But Canobolas carries lower crime risk (53/100 vs 85/100)

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

Investors

Orange

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs 1.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Canobolas 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.

Canobolas 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.

Canobolas Orange
Walkability 0 / 27
Canobolas — Walkability: 0/100 Orange — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 47 / 15
Canobolas — Safety: 47/100 Orange — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 46 / 71
Canobolas — Low fire risk: 46/100 Orange — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Orange has more residents (41,232 vs 481); Canobolas has higher household incomes ($118,196 vs $85,332).

Canobolas Orange
Population 481 41,232
+8472% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.1% +8.2%
Median age 48 36
Median household income $118,196/yr
+28% vs other
 $85,332/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Canobolas Orange
0-4 4.6% / 7.1%
Canobolas — 0-4: 4.6% Orange — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 12.3% / 14.5%
Canobolas — 5-14: 12.3% Orange — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 7.7% / 6.1%
Canobolas — 15-19: 7.7% Orange — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.5% / 5.6%
Canobolas — 20-24: 3.5% Orange — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 6.7% / 13.8%
Canobolas — 25-34: 6.7% Orange — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 12.1% / 12.6%
Canobolas — 35-44: 12.1% Orange — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 14.1% / 11.6%
Canobolas — 45-54: 14.1% Orange — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 18.5% / 10.7%
Canobolas — 55-64: 18.5% Orange — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 13.7% / 9.5%
Canobolas — 65-74: 13.7% Orange — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 7.5% / 5.8%
Canobolas — 75-84: 7.5% Orange — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.8% / 2.5%
Canobolas — 85+: 0.8% Orange — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Canobolas 57.9% couple families
Canobolas — Couple Families: 57.9% Canobolas — Lone Person: 30.7% Canobolas — One Parent Families: 7.0% Canobolas — Group Household: 4.4% Canobolas — 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.

Canobolas 13.9% renting
Canobolas — Owned Outright: 50.3% Canobolas — Mortgage: 35.8% Canobolas — Renting: 13.9%
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.

Canobolas Orange
Bachelor Degree 19.1% / 11.4%
Canobolas — Bachelor Degree: 19.1% Orange — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 15.5%
Canobolas — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Orange — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 6.9%
Canobolas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Orange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.3% / 3.4%
Canobolas — Postgraduate Degree: 7.3% Orange — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 1.6%
Canobolas — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Orange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Canobolas Orange
England 3.1% / 1.6%
Canobolas — England: 3.1% Orange — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.0%
Canobolas — New Zealand: 1.5% Orange — New Zealand: 1.0%
Taiwan 1.2% / —
Canobolas — Taiwan: 1.2% Orange — Taiwan: not among its largest
India — / 1.2%
Canobolas — India: not among its largest Orange — India: 1.2%
Malaysia 1.0% / —
Canobolas — Malaysia: 1.0% Orange — Malaysia: not among its largest
Italy 1.0% / —
Canobolas — Italy: 1.0% Orange — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.7%
Canobolas — Philippines: not among its largest Orange — Philippines: 0.7%
Nepal — / 0.6%
Canobolas — Nepal: not among its largest Orange — Nepal: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Canobolas 100.0% houses
Canobolas — Houses: 100.0% Canobolas — Townhouses: 0.0% Canobolas — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Orange 85.6% houses
Orange — Houses: 85.6% Orange — Townhouses: 10.1% Orange — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Canobolas Orange
Median house price $1,370,000 $730,000
Median unit price — $513,000
Median land price — $372,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 38 days
from 524 sales

Zoning mix

Canobolas has more land zoned for conservation (38% vs 13%); Canobolas has more rural and farming land (61% vs 44%).

Canobolas Orange
Rural and farming 61% 44%
Environmental 38% 13%
Residential 1% 25%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

Canobolas 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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Canobolas Orange
House price Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 41% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% 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 0).

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

Risk profile

Canobolas carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 29); Orange carries more crime risk (85 vs 53).

Canobolas Orange
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 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

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

Schools in Canobolas

  • Canobolas Public School Government · Primary above peers

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

Canobolas Orange
Supermarkets 0 10
Cafes & restaurants 2 38
Parks & reserves 5 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 19 107

Mobility

Canobolas sits further from the CBD (276.4 km vs 268.8 km).

Canobolas Orange
Walkability score 0/100 27/100
Distance to Sydney 276.4 km
+3% vs other
 268.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 241 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.

Canobolas Orange
Car (driver) 66.8% / 77.6%
Canobolas — Car (driver): 66.8% Orange — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 25.5% / 11.5%
Canobolas — Worked from Home: 25.5% Orange — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 6.8%
Canobolas — Car (passenger): 4.1% Orange — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 3.6% / 3.0%
Canobolas — Walked Only: 3.6% Orange — Walked Only: 3.0%
Bus — / 0.6%
Canobolas — Bus: not among its largest Orange — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

Canobolas Orange
Elevation 1,044 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 845 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Canobolas Orange
Connectivity score 29/100 68/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
188 premises
 43%
21,826 premises

Climate

Canobolas 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)

Canobolas 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Canobolas

Rural

Orange

Regional Centre River

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