Carroll vs Orange Grove

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Orange Grove, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Orange Grove tends to suit couples.

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 Grove

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 93/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 57%)
  • But Carroll has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 83%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Carroll

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carroll

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (298 min vs 332 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (416.3 km vs 454.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Carroll is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Orange Grove carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Orange Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (81.8% vs -9.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carroll Orange Grove
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.

Carroll Orange Grove
Walkability 8 / 0
Carroll — Walkability: 8/100 Orange Grove — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 7 / 49
Carroll — Safety: 7/100 Orange Grove — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 70 / 76
Carroll — Low fire risk: 70/100 Orange Grove — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Carroll has more residents (305 vs 60); Orange Grove rents higher ($350/wk vs $220/wk).

Carroll Orange Grove
Population 305
+80% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.5% +81.8%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $79,248/yr $110,500/yr
+39% vs other
Median weekly rent $220/wk $350/wk
+59% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carroll Orange Grove
0-4 8.2% / 8.3%
Carroll — 0-4: 8.2% Orange Grove — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 16.4% / 13.3%
Carroll — 5-14: 16.4% Orange Grove — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 8.5% / —
Carroll — 15-19: 8.5% Orange Grove — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 6.6% / —
Carroll — 20-24: 6.6% Orange Grove — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.5% / 6.7%
Carroll — 25-34: 10.5% Orange Grove — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 7.5% / 13.3%
Carroll — 35-44: 7.5% Orange Grove — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 15.7% / 20.0%
Carroll — 45-54: 15.7% Orange Grove — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 14.4% / 10.0%
Carroll — 55-64: 14.4% Orange Grove — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 6.9% / 5.0%
Carroll — 65-74: 6.9% Orange Grove — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 5.2% / 8.3%
Carroll — 75-84: 5.2% Orange Grove — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ — / —
Carroll — 85+: not among its largest Orange Grove — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carroll 36.9% couple families
Carroll — Couple Families: 36.9% Carroll — Lone Person: 29.8% Carroll — One Parent Families: 20.2% Carroll — Group Household: 7.1% Carroll — Other Families: 6.0%
Orange Grove 50.0% couple families
Orange Grove — Couple Families: 50.0% Orange Grove — Lone Person: 28.6% Orange Grove — One Parent Families: 21.4% Orange Grove — Group Household: 0.0% Orange Grove — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carroll 26.8% renting
Carroll — Owned Outright: 39.2% Carroll — Mortgage: 34.0% Carroll — Renting: 26.8%
Orange Grove 25.0% renting
Orange Grove — Owned Outright: 37.5% Orange Grove — Mortgage: 37.5% Orange Grove — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carroll 100.0% houses
Carroll — Houses: 100.0% Carroll — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Orange Grove 83.3% houses
Orange Grove — Houses: 83.3% Orange Grove — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Carroll Orange Grove
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 5.0%
Carroll — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Orange Grove — Certificate III & IV: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 6.7%
Carroll — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Orange Grove — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.7%
Carroll — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Orange Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 10.0%
Carroll — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Orange Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / —
Carroll — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Orange Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Property market

Carroll Orange Grove
Median house price $292,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Carroll Orange Grove
Rural and farming 97% 100%
Environmental 3% 0%
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

Carroll Orange Grove
New dwellings approved 25
across Gunnedah
same for both
Approvals change year on year -17%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Carroll Orange Grove
House price Higher than 3% of NSW —
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 98% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW

Liveability

Carroll is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Carroll Orange Grove
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Carroll carries more crime risk (93 vs 51).

Carroll Orange Grove
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
93/100
 Moderate
51/100
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
same for both

Schools

Carroll Orange Grove
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carroll

  • Carroll Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Orange Grove

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Carroll Orange Grove
Parks & reserves 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Orange Grove sits further from the CBD (454.9 km vs 416.3 km).

Carroll Orange Grove
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 416.3 km 454.9 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 298 min 332 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2340
 0.1%
postcode 2380
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 2340
 50
postcode 2380

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.

Carroll Orange Grove
Car (driver) 75.4% / 73.7%
Carroll — Car (driver): 75.4% Orange Grove — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 19.7% / 26.3%
Carroll — Worked from Home: 19.7% Orange Grove — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / —
Carroll — Car (passenger): 2.5% Orange Grove — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.5% / —
Carroll — Walked Only: 2.5% Orange Grove — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.4%).

Setting

Carroll Orange Grove
Elevation 278 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carroll Orange Grove
Connectivity score 27/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
100 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Carroll Orange Grove
Annual rainfall 626 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Carroll Orange Grove
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.2 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Carroll Orange Grove
Average residential rate $1,093/yr
same for both
Council Gunnedah
same for both

Federal electorate

Carroll Orange Grove
Division Parkes
same for both
Member Jamie Chaffey
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Carroll

Family Rural

Orange Grove

Rural

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