Orange Hill vs Roma

Roma is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 45 in Orange Hill. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Orange Hill, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Roma, about half of households rent. On these figures, Orange Hill tends to suit couples, while Roma suits people living alone.

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

  • Orange Hill carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 70/100)
  • Roma has more parks and reserves (12 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

Roma

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Roma

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (333 min vs 344 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (476.1 km vs 487.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Roma

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • But Orange Hill carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 70/100)

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

Investors

Roma

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-0.1% vs -10.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Orange Hill Roma
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.

Orange Hill Roma
Walkability 0 / 13
Orange Hill — Walkability: 0/100 Roma — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 76 / 30
Orange Hill — Safety: 76/100 Roma — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Orange Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Roma — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Roma has more residents (6,838 vs 179); Orange Hill has higher household incomes ($122,512 vs $88,712).

Orange Hill Roma
Population 179 6,838
+3720% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.9% -0.1%
Median age 45 35
Median household income $122,512/yr
+28% vs other
 $88,712/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+11% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Orange Hill Roma
0-4 3.9% / 6.9%
Orange Hill — 0-4: 3.9% Roma — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 15.1% / 14.6%
Orange Hill — 5-14: 15.1% Roma — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.1% / 6.1%
Orange Hill — 15-19: 6.1% Roma — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.5% / 8.1%
Orange Hill — 20-24: 4.5% Roma — 20-24: 8.1%
25-34 6.1% / 14.0%
Orange Hill — 25-34: 6.1% Roma — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 11.2% / 13.3%
Orange Hill — 35-44: 11.2% Roma — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 15.1% / 11.9%
Orange Hill — 45-54: 15.1% Roma — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 19.6% / 11.4%
Orange Hill — 55-64: 19.6% Roma — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 8.4% / 7.5%
Orange Hill — 65-74: 8.4% Roma — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 6.1% / 4.2%
Orange Hill — 75-84: 6.1% Roma — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ — / 1.8%
Orange Hill — 85+: not among its largest Roma — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Orange Hill 69.7% couple families
Orange Hill — Couple Families: 69.7% Orange Hill — Lone Person: 30.3% Orange Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Orange Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Orange Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Roma 36.7% couple families
Roma — Couple Families: 36.7% Roma — Lone Person: 42.1% Roma — One Parent Families: 15.0% Roma — Group Household: 4.9% Roma — 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.

Orange Hill 0.0% renting
Orange Hill — Owned Outright: 60.7% Orange Hill — Mortgage: 39.3% Orange Hill — Renting: 0.0%
Roma 47.2% renting
Roma — Owned Outright: 25.7% Roma — Mortgage: 27.1% Roma — Renting: 47.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Orange Hill 100.0% houses
Orange Hill — Houses: 100.0% Orange Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Orange Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Roma 89.8% houses
Roma — Houses: 89.8% Roma — Townhouses: 8.8% Roma — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Orange Hill Roma
Certificate III & IV 20.7% / 17.3%
Orange Hill — Certificate III & IV: 20.7% Roma — Certificate III & IV: 17.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 7.9%
Orange Hill — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Roma — Bachelor Degree: 7.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.2%
Orange Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Roma — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 1.3%
Orange Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Roma — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 1.8%
Orange Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Roma — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Property market

Orange Hill Roma
Median house price — $411,250
Median unit price — $330,000
Median land price — $87,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 116 sales

Development activity

Orange Hill Roma
New dwellings approved 11
across Maranoa
same for both
Approvals change year on year +100%
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.

Orange Hill Roma
Houses — 5.0%
$480/wk on $498K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Orange Hill Roma
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 62% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 3% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 73% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 3% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 92% of QLD

Liveability

Roma is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Orange Hill Roma
Grade — C
Score — 36/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Roma carries more crime risk (70 vs 24).

Orange Hill Roma
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
24/100
 High
70/100
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
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Orange Hill Roma
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Orange Hill

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

Schools in Roma

  • Roma State College Government · Combined at peers
  • St John's School Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Roma State College - Junior Campus Government · Primary
  • Roma State College - Middle Campus Government · Primary
  • Roma State College - Senior Campus Government · Secondary
  • St John's School - Second Campus Catholic · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Orange Hill Roma
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 12
Parks & reserves 0 12
Childcare 0 7
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 0 7
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 10

Mobility

Orange Hill sits further from the CBD (487.8 km vs 476.1 km).

Orange Hill Roma
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Brisbane 487.8 km
+2% vs other
 476.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 344 min 333 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 4455
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 4455
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.

Orange Hill Roma
Car (driver) 86.3% / 80.5%
Orange Hill — Car (driver): 86.3% Roma — Car (driver): 80.5%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 6.8%
Orange Hill — Car (passenger): 7.4% Roma — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Worked from Home 6.3% / 4.8%
Orange Hill — Worked from Home: 6.3% Roma — Worked from Home: 4.8%
Walked Only — / 7.0%
Orange Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Roma — Walked Only: 7.0%
Bicycle — / 0.5%
Orange Hill — Bicycle: not among its largest Roma — Bicycle: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.3%).

Setting

Orange Hill Roma
Elevation 344 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 301 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Orange Hill Roma
Connectivity score 29/100 58/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
71 premises
 25%
4,056 premises

Climate

Orange Hill Roma
Annual rainfall 530 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 34.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Orange Hill Roma
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 12.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Orange Hill Roma
Average residential rate $1,233/yr
same for both
Council Maranoa
same for both

Federal electorate

Orange Hill Roma
Division Maranoa
same for both
Member David Littleproud
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Orange Hill Roma
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Orange Hill

Rural

Roma

Acreage Affordable

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