Orange vs Windera

Orange is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Windera. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Windera, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Windera: a median of $1.5 million, against $730,000 in Orange, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Orange tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Windera 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

They split

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

  • Orange has more parks and reserves (68 vs 0)
  • Windera carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 85/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Orange has cheaper houses ($730,000 vs $1,500,000)
  • Windera leaves households under less mortgage stress (15% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Orange

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 4%)
  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Orange

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 14/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (225 min vs 232 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (268.8 km vs 277.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Orange

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (16 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 14/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 11%)
  • But Windera carries lower crime risk (17/100 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 -1.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Orange and Windera 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 Windera
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 Windera
Walkability 27 / 14
Orange — Walkability: 27/100 Windera — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 15 / 83
Orange — Safety: 15/100 Windera — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 71 / 100
Orange — Low fire risk: 71/100 Windera — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Orange has more residents (41,232 vs 292); Windera has higher household incomes ($167,544 vs $85,332).

Orange Windera
Population 41,232
+99% vs other
 292
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% -1.7%
Median age 36 41
Median household income $85,332/yr $167,544/yr
+96% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $600/wk
+82% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Orange Windera
0-4 7.1% / 5.8%
Orange — 0-4: 7.1% Windera — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 14.5% / 18.8%
Orange — 5-14: 14.5% Windera — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 6.1% / 9.9%
Orange — 15-19: 6.1% Windera — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 5.6% / 4.8%
Orange — 20-24: 5.6% Windera — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 13.8% / 3.8%
Orange — 25-34: 13.8% Windera — 25-34: 3.8%
35-44 12.6% / 13.0%
Orange — 35-44: 12.6% Windera — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.6% / 20.2%
Orange — 45-54: 11.6% Windera — 45-54: 20.2%
55-64 10.7% / 11.3%
Orange — 55-64: 10.7% Windera — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 9.5% / 9.9%
Orange — 65-74: 9.5% Windera — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 5.8% / 1.0%
Orange — 75-84: 5.8% Windera — 75-84: 1.0%
85+ 2.5% / —
Orange — 85+: 2.5% Windera — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Windera 94.9% couple families
Windera — Couple Families: 94.9% Windera — Lone Person: 5.1% Windera — One Parent Families: 0.0% Windera — Group Household: 0.0% Windera — 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.

Orange 34.8% renting
Orange — Owned Outright: 31.0% Orange — Mortgage: 34.3% Orange — Renting: 34.8%
Windera 4.5% renting
Windera — Owned Outright: 29.2% Windera — Mortgage: 66.3% Windera — Renting: 4.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Orange Windera
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 17.5%
Orange — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Windera — Bachelor Degree: 17.5%
Certificate III & IV 15.5% / 10.3%
Orange — Certificate III & IV: 15.5% Windera — Certificate III & IV: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.6%
Orange — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Windera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 8.9%
Orange — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Windera — Postgraduate Degree: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 2.4%
Orange — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Windera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

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

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.

Orange Windera
England 1.6% / 2.7%
Orange — England: 1.6% Windera — England: 2.7%
South Africa 0.4% / 1.7%
Orange — South Africa: 0.4% Windera — South Africa: 1.7%
India 1.2% / —
Orange — India: 1.2% Windera — India: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.0% / —
Orange — New Zealand: 1.0% Windera — New Zealand: not among its largest
Philippines 0.7% / —
Orange — Philippines: 0.7% Windera — Philippines: not among its largest
Nepal 0.6% / —
Orange — Nepal: 0.6% Windera — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Orange 85.6% houses
Orange — Houses: 85.6% Orange — Townhouses: 10.1% Orange — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Windera 100.0% houses
Windera — Houses: 100.0% Windera — Townhouses: 0.0% Windera — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Orange Windera
Median house price $730,000 $1,500,000
Median unit price $513,000 —
Median land price $372,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 38 days
from 524 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Orange has more rural and farming land (44% vs 31%); Orange has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 0%).

Orange Windera
Residential 25% 69%
Rural and farming 44% 31%
Environmental 13% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 0%
Parks and recreation 6% 0%
Industrial 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

Orange Windera
New dwellings approved 238
across Orange
 29
across Cabonne
Approvals change year on year +56% -43%

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

Ranking within NSW

Orange Windera
House price Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Income Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Schools Higher than 41% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 60% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 51% 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 14).

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

Risk profile

Orange carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 0); Orange carries more crime risk (85 vs 17).

Orange Windera
Bushfire Low
29/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
85/100
 Low
17/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

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

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

Schools in Windera

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

Amenities in the suburb

Orange Windera
Supermarkets 10 0
Cafes & restaurants 38 0
Parks & reserves 68 0
Childcare 33 0
GPs 16 0
Pharmacies 12 0
Hospitals 4 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 10 0
Fuel stations 14 0
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 107 0

Mobility

Windera sits further from the CBD (277.1 km vs 268.8 km).

Orange Windera
Walkability score 27/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 268.8 km 277.1 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 225 min 232 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.

Orange Windera
Car (driver) 77.6% / 72.5%
Orange — Car (driver): 77.6% Windera — Car (driver): 72.5%
Worked from Home 11.5% / 19.6%
Orange — Worked from Home: 11.5% Windera — Worked from Home: 19.6%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 2.6%
Orange — Car (passenger): 6.8% Windera — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Bus 0.6% / 5.2%
Orange — Bus: 0.6% Windera — Bus: 5.2%
Walked Only 3.0% / —
Orange — Walked Only: 3.0% Windera — Walked Only: not among its largest

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

Setting

Orange Windera
Elevation 845 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 715 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Orange Windera
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)

Orange Windera
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Orange

Regional Centre River

Windera

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