March vs Orange

Orange is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 42 in March. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In March, most households are couple families. On these figures, March 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

They split

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

  • March carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 85/100)
  • Orange has more parks and reserves (68 vs 0)

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

March

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $330/wk)
  • But Orange has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Orange

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (268.8 km vs 272.9 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 March carries lower crime risk (0/100 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 2.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

March 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.

March 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.

March Orange
Walkability 0 / 27
March — Walkability: 0/100 Orange — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 100 / 15
March — Safety: 100/100 Orange — Safety: 15/100
Low fire risk 59 / 71
March — Low fire risk: 59/100 Orange — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Orange has more residents (41,232 vs 118); Orange rents higher ($330/wk vs $240/wk).

March Orange
Population 118 41,232
+34842% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% +8.2%
Median age 42 36
Median household income $100,724/yr
+15% vs other
 $85,332/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk $330/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

March Orange
0-4 3.4% / 7.1%
March — 0-4: 3.4% Orange — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 20.3% / 14.5%
March — 5-14: 20.3% Orange — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 6.8% / 6.1%
March — 15-19: 6.8% Orange — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 5.1% / 5.6%
March — 20-24: 5.1% Orange — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 3.4% / 13.8%
March — 25-34: 3.4% Orange — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 13.6% / 12.6%
March — 35-44: 13.6% Orange — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 18.6% / 11.6%
March — 45-54: 18.6% Orange — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 11.9% / 10.7%
March — 55-64: 11.9% Orange — 55-64: 10.7%
65-74 22.0% / 9.5%
March — 65-74: 22.0% Orange — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 — / 5.8%
March — 75-84: not among its largest Orange — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / 2.5%
March — 85+: not among its largest Orange — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

March 55.2% couple families
March — Couple Families: 55.2% March — Lone Person: 34.5% March — One Parent Families: 10.3% March — Group Household: 0.0% March — 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.

March 14.7% renting
March — Owned Outright: 52.9% March — Mortgage: 32.4% March — Renting: 14.7%
Orange 34.8% renting
Orange — Owned Outright: 31.0% Orange — Mortgage: 34.3% Orange — Renting: 34.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

March 100.0% houses
March — Houses: 100.0% March — Townhouses: 0.0% March — 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

Qualifications

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

March Orange
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 15.5%
March — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Orange — Certificate III & IV: 15.5%
Bachelor Degree 10.2% / 11.4%
March — Bachelor Degree: 10.2% Orange — Bachelor Degree: 11.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.9%
March — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Orange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 3.4%
March — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Orange — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
March — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Orange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Property market

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

Zoning mix

March has more rural and farming land (100% vs 44%); Orange has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

March Orange
Rural and farming 100% 44%
Residential 0% 25%
Environmental 0% 13%
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

March 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.

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

Ranking within NSW

March Orange
House price — Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 41% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability — 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 0).

March Orange
Grade — C
Score — 34/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Orange carries more crime risk (85 vs 0); March carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 29).

March Orange
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
29/100
Crime None
0/100
 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

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

Schools in March

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

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

March Orange
Supermarkets 0 10
Cafes & restaurants 0 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 0 107

Mobility

March sits further from the CBD (272.9 km vs 268.8 km).

March Orange
Walkability score 0/100 27/100
Distance to Sydney 272.9 km
+2% vs other
 268.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 229 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.

March Orange
Car (driver) 77.1% / 77.6%
March — Car (driver): 77.1% Orange — Car (driver): 77.6%
Worked from Home 22.9% / 11.5%
March — Worked from Home: 22.9% Orange — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
March — Car (passenger): not among its largest Orange — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only — / 3.0%
March — Walked Only: not among its largest Orange — Walked Only: 3.0%
Bus — / 0.6%
March — Bus: not among its largest Orange — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

March Orange
Elevation 828 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 845 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

March 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)

March 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

March

Family Rural

Orange

Regional Centre River

More comparisons

Other comparisons with March

March vs Clergate March vs Kangaroobie

Other comparisons with Orange

Orange vs Molong Orange vs Clifton Grove Orange vs Canobolas Orange vs Borenore Orange vs Nashdale Orange vs Springside
Full data on March Full data on Orange
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or