Mount Hunter vs Orangeville

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Orangeville: a median of $2.1 million, against $1.85 million in Mount Hunter. On these figures, Orangeville 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

First-home buyers

Mount Hunter

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,850,000 vs $2,100,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Mount Hunter

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (76.9 km vs 86 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 78 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Orangeville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.3% vs 2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Hunter Orangeville
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.

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Walkability 5 / 5
Mount Hunter — Walkability: 5/100 Orangeville — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 80 / 86
Mount Hunter — Safety: 80/100 Orangeville — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 89 / 7
Mount Hunter — Low fire risk: 89/100 Orangeville — Low fire risk: 7/100

Demographics

Orangeville has more residents (1,354 vs 749); Orangeville has higher household incomes ($144,976 vs $114,400).

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Population 749 1,354
+81% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.3% +8.3%
Median age 39 40
Median household income $114,400/yr $144,976/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+2% vs other
 $420/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Hunter Orangeville
0-4 7.1% / 5.4%
Mount Hunter — 0-4: 7.1% Orangeville — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.4% / 14.6%
Mount Hunter — 5-14: 13.4% Orangeville — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 9.3% / 9.5%
Mount Hunter — 15-19: 9.3% Orangeville — 15-19: 9.5%
20-24 4.3% / 5.9%
Mount Hunter — 20-24: 4.3% Orangeville — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 10.3% / 8.3%
Mount Hunter — 25-34: 10.3% Orangeville — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 12.4% / 11.1%
Mount Hunter — 35-44: 12.4% Orangeville — 35-44: 11.1%
45-54 14.2% / 16.2%
Mount Hunter — 45-54: 14.2% Orangeville — 45-54: 16.2%
55-64 13.0% / 13.4%
Mount Hunter — 55-64: 13.0% Orangeville — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 11.1% / 10.3%
Mount Hunter — 65-74: 11.1% Orangeville — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 4.1% / 4.3%
Mount Hunter — 75-84: 4.1% Orangeville — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.5% / 0.5%
Mount Hunter — 85+: 0.5% Orangeville — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Hunter 65.9% couple families
Mount Hunter — Couple Families: 65.9% Mount Hunter — Lone Person: 18.2% Mount Hunter — One Parent Families: 14.1% Mount Hunter — Group Household: 1.8%
Orangeville 76.0% couple families
Orangeville — Couple Families: 76.0% Orangeville — Lone Person: 11.8% Orangeville — One Parent Families: 10.4% Orangeville — Group Household: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Hunter 11.3% renting
Mount Hunter — Owned Outright: 37.1% Mount Hunter — Mortgage: 51.6% Mount Hunter — Renting: 11.3%
Orangeville 7.1% renting
Orangeville — Owned Outright: 40.4% Orangeville — Mortgage: 52.5% Orangeville — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Certificate III & IV 21.2% / 21.0%
Mount Hunter — Certificate III & IV: 21.2% Orangeville — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / 8.4%
Mount Hunter — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Orangeville — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.9%
Mount Hunter — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Orangeville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 3.0%
Mount Hunter — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Orangeville — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 1.1%
Mount Hunter — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Orangeville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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

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.

Mount Hunter Orangeville
England 2.3% / 2.9%
Mount Hunter — England: 2.3% Orangeville — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.5% / 0.5%
Mount Hunter — New Zealand: 1.5% Orangeville — New Zealand: 0.5%
Italy 0.7% / 0.8%
Mount Hunter — Italy: 0.7% Orangeville — Italy: 0.8%
Germany 0.7% / 0.4%
Mount Hunter — Germany: 0.7% Orangeville — Germany: 0.4%
Iran 0.5% / —
Mount Hunter — Iran: 0.5% Orangeville — Iran: not among its largest
Malaysia — / 0.4%
Mount Hunter — Malaysia: not among its largest Orangeville — Malaysia: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Hunter 98.2% houses
Mount Hunter — Houses: 98.2% Mount Hunter — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Orangeville 98.5% houses
Orangeville — Houses: 98.5% Orangeville — Flats / Apartments: 1.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Median house price $1,850,000 $2,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $2,390,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 67 days
from 3 sales
 124 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Orangeville has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 0%); Mount Hunter has more rural and farming land (99% vs 78%).

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Rural and farming 99% 78%
Environmental 0% 22%
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

Mount Hunter Orangeville
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mount Hunter Orangeville
House price Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 48% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW

Liveability

Mount Hunter scores higher overall (59 vs 45).

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Grade B C
Score 59/100 45/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Orangeville carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 11).

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Bushfire Low
11/100
 High
93/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
14/100
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

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mount Hunter

  • Mount Hunter Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Orangeville

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Parks & reserves 1 0
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Orangeville sits further from the CBD (86 km vs 76.9 km).

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Walkability score 5/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 76.9 km 86 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 78 min
Public transport score 29/100
Bus
 35/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 11.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 2.5 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2570
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.

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Car (driver) 61.6% / 57.4%
Mount Hunter — Car (driver): 61.6% Orangeville — Car (driver): 57.4%
Worked from Home 34.7% / 35.3%
Mount Hunter — Worked from Home: 34.7% Orangeville — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 4.8%
Mount Hunter — Car (passenger): 2.6% Orangeville — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.9%
Mount Hunter — Walked Only: 1.1% Orangeville — Walked Only: 1.9%
Train — / 0.5%
Mount Hunter — Train: not among its largest Orangeville — Train: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.6%).

Setting

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Elevation 125 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 196 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.3 km 42.5 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Connectivity score 37/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 10%
263 premises
 0%
449 premises

Climate

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Hunter Orangeville
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Hunter Orangeville
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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