Orange - North
New South Wales · Orange · Central West
Why “Orange - North”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Orange into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Orange - North is a locality in the Orange area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Orange - North SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Orange - North SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Bletchington Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Orange - North.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Orange - North (NSW catchment data).
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.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Orange - North
- Combined · Independent · Years K-12Enrolment755ICSEA1077
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment503ICSEA938
- Combined · Independent · Years 3-12Enrolment109ICSEA977
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSGowrie NSW Newstead Early Education and CareCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Orange
- Exceeding NQSTrinity Preschool Orange Inc.Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Orange
- Exceeding NQSGowrie NSW Kinross Wolaroi OSHCCentre-Based Care · 45 places · Orange
- Exceeding NQSCourallie Park Preschool and Early Education CentreCentre-Based Care · 42 places · Orange
- Exceeding NQSOrange Christian SchoolCentre-Based Care · 36 places · Orange
- Meeting NQSRise Early Learning OrangeCentre-Based Care · 155 places · Orange
- Meeting NQSKiddie Academy OrangeCentre-Based Care · 152 places · Orange
- Meeting NQSGreat Beginnings OrangeCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Orange
- Meeting NQSValencia Drive Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 112 places · Orange
- Meeting NQSHill Street Childrens CentreCentre-Based Care · 108 places · Orange
- Meeting NQSThe Willows Early Learning CentreCentre-Based Care · 104 places · Orange
- Meeting NQSOut of School Hours Care Services - CalareCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Orange
+ 25 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 4,785
- vs previous year
- 0%
- vs 2021
- 4,764
- Theft 1,335
- Against justice procedures 908
- Assault 581
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 490
- Malicious damage to property 432
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 0
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 44
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Orange - North SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Orange - North SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Where did the gain come from?
+166Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
Other SA2s in Orange
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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