Moving to Orange (North area) from Orange Surrounds
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Orange - North and Orange Surrounds, side by side - all from public government data.
Orange (North area) has 24,059 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.7% in a year, a median house price of $765,000, 3 schools and 33 childcare services. Full Orange (North area) suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Borenore Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Orange Surrounds.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Orange Surrounds (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Bletchington Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Orange - North.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Orange - North (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Orange - North's government schools have an average ICSEA of 938, compared to 965 in Orange Surrounds. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Orange - North 1,027 (2 schools), Orange Surrounds 1,015 (2 schools).
There are 3 schools in Orange - North, compared to 14 in Orange Surrounds.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 33 in Orange - North vs 10 in Orange Surrounds.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Orange - North at 8.8% (vs 2.1% in Orange Surrounds).
Median house prices are 37% higher in Orange - North ($765,000 vs $560,000).
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What is the population of Orange (North area)?
24,059 people lived in Orange (North area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.7% over the year. Orange Surrounds had 12,138.
Are houses cheaper in Orange (North area) than in Orange Surrounds?
No. The median house price is $765,000 in Orange (North area) and $560,000 in Orange Surrounds, 37% higher in Orange (North area).
How many schools are in Orange (North area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Orange (North area), against 14 in Orange Surrounds. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Orange Surrounds → Orange - North