Gunnedah 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, Gunnedah tends to suit people living alone, while Orange Grove suits 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

Gunnedah

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (26 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)
  • But Orange Grove carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 90/100)

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

First-home buyers

Orange Grove

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 22%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Gunnedah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gunnedah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (312 min vs 332 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (436.1 km vs 454.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gunnedah

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (23/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)
  • But Orange Grove carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 90/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 6.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Gunnedah 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.

Gunnedah 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.

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Walkability 23 / 0
Gunnedah — Walkability: 23/100 Orange Grove — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 10 / 49
Gunnedah — Safety: 10/100 Orange Grove — Safety: 49/100
Low fire risk 66 / 76
Gunnedah — Low fire risk: 66/100 Orange Grove — Low fire risk: 76/100

Demographics

Gunnedah has more residents (10,359 vs 60); Orange Grove has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $81,328).

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Population 10,359
+99% vs other
 60
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.5% +81.8%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $81,328/yr $110,500/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $350/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Gunnedah Orange Grove
0-4 7.4% / 8.3%
Gunnedah — 0-4: 7.4% Orange Grove — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 15.3% / 13.3%
Gunnedah — 5-14: 15.3% Orange Grove — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 5.2% / —
Gunnedah — 15-19: 5.2% Orange Grove — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 5.5% / —
Gunnedah — 20-24: 5.5% Orange Grove — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 13.9% / 6.7%
Gunnedah — 25-34: 13.9% Orange Grove — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 11.7% / 13.3%
Gunnedah — 35-44: 11.7% Orange Grove — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 10.3% / 20.0%
Gunnedah — 45-54: 10.3% Orange Grove — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 11.4% / 10.0%
Gunnedah — 55-64: 11.4% Orange Grove — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 9.6% / 5.0%
Gunnedah — 65-74: 9.6% Orange Grove — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 6.9% / 8.3%
Gunnedah — 75-84: 6.9% Orange Grove — 75-84: 8.3%
85+ 2.9% / —
Gunnedah — 85+: 2.9% Orange Grove — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Gunnedah 38.0% couple families
Gunnedah — Couple Families: 38.0% Gunnedah — Lone Person: 39.2% Gunnedah — One Parent Families: 16.5% Gunnedah — Group Household: 4.3% Gunnedah — Other Families: 2.0%
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.

Gunnedah 32.0% renting
Gunnedah — Owned Outright: 33.3% Gunnedah — Mortgage: 34.7% Gunnedah — Renting: 32.0%
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.

Gunnedah 88.1% houses
Gunnedah — Houses: 88.1% Gunnedah — Flats / Apartments: 2.6% Gunnedah — Townhouses: 9.3%
Orange Grove 83.3% houses
Orange Grove — Houses: 83.3% Orange Grove — Flats / Apartments: 16.7% Orange Grove — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 5.0%
Gunnedah — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Orange Grove — Certificate III & IV: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 6.7%
Gunnedah — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Orange Grove — Bachelor Degree: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 6.7%
Gunnedah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Orange Grove — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 10.0%
Gunnedah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Orange Grove — Postgraduate Degree: 10.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / —
Gunnedah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Orange Grove — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Property market

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Median house price $570,000 —
Median unit price $391,000 —
Median land price $1,037,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 79 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Orange Grove has more rural and farming land (100% vs 89%).

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Rural and farming 89% 100%
Environmental 5% 0%
Residential 4% 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

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

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.

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Houses 4.5%
$560/wk on $640K
 —
Units 4.3%
$425/wk on $518K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Gunnedah Orange Grove
House price Higher than 17% of NSW —
Income Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Schools Higher than 60% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 1% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 91% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 35% of NSW —

Liveability

Gunnedah is more walkable (23 vs 0).

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Grade C —
Score 32/100 —
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Gunnedah carries more crime risk (90 vs 51); Gunnedah carries more bushfire risk (34 vs 24).

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Bushfire Low
34/100
 Low
24/100
Crime High
90/100
 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 4
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Inside the suburb 7 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Gunnedah

  • St Mary's College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Xavier's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Carinya Christian School Gunnedah Independent · Combined at peers
  • Gunnedah High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Gunnedah Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Gunnedah South 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

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 26 0
Childcare 10 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 7 0
Fuel stations 6 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 18 1

Mobility

Orange Grove sits further from the CBD (454.9 km vs 436.1 km).

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Walkability score 23/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 436.1 km 454.9 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 312 min 332 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2380
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2380
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.

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Car (driver) 76.8% / 73.7%
Gunnedah — Car (driver): 76.8% Orange Grove — Car (driver): 73.7%
Worked from Home 8.7% / 26.3%
Gunnedah — Worked from Home: 8.7% Orange Grove — Worked from Home: 26.3%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / —
Gunnedah — Car (passenger): 7.7% Orange Grove — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bus 3.3% / —
Gunnedah — Bus: 3.3% Orange Grove — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 3.2% / —
Gunnedah — Walked Only: 3.2% Orange Grove — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.8%).

Setting

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Elevation 320 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Gunnedah Orange Grove
Connectivity score 65/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 31%
5,398 premises
 0%
25 premises

Climate

Gunnedah 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)

Gunnedah 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Gunnedah

Affordable Family Rural

Orange Grove

Rural

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