Moving to Orange Surrounds from Orange (North area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Orange Surrounds and Orange - North, side by side - all from public government data.
Orange Surrounds has 12,138 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.7% in a year, a median house price of $560,000, 14 schools and 10 childcare services. Full Orange Surrounds 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.
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.
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.
Honest tradeoff
Orange Surrounds's government schools have an average ICSEA of 965, compared to 938 in Orange - North. 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 Surrounds 1,015 (2 schools), Orange - North 1,027 (2 schools).
There are 14 schools in Orange Surrounds, compared to 3 in Orange - North.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 10 in Orange Surrounds vs 33 in Orange - North.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Orange Surrounds at 2.1% (vs 8.8% in Orange - North).
Median house prices are 27% lower in Orange Surrounds ($560,000 vs $765,000).
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What is the population of Orange Surrounds?
12,138 people lived in Orange Surrounds at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.7% over the year. Orange (North area) had 24,059.
Are houses cheaper in Orange Surrounds than in Orange (North area)?
Yes. The median house price is $560,000 in Orange Surrounds and $765,000 in Orange (North area), 27% lower in Orange Surrounds.
How many schools are in Orange Surrounds?
ACARA lists 14 schools in Orange Surrounds, against 3 in Orange (North area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Orange - North → Orange Surrounds