Orange City Council
City profile

City profile

A quick snapshot of Orange, drawn from official ABS estimates and the NSW Government's council data.

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Local Government Area (LGA)
The official area a council governs.
Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
The official population count for an area.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
The national statistics agency behind population figures.
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Population (ERP, 2023–24)
44,610ABS Estimated Resident Population (via OLG / Your Council).
Area
284.2 km²
Population density
~157 people per km²
Region
Central West NSW / Central Tablelands (~250 km west of Sydney), at the foot of Mount Canobolas
Council classification
Regional Town/City (OLG Group 4)
Main centres
Orange city, plus Bletchington, Calare, Glenroi, Orange East, and villages such as Lucknow, Spring Hill and Clifton GroveA major Central West health hub (Orange Health Service), an education centre, and a well-known food & wine region (F.O.O.D. Week). A selection of suburbs is listed below.

Suburbs & postcodes

On the map

The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.

The suburb list is a selection of the many localities in the Orange LGA, which almost all share the 2800 postcode; some outlying villages sit on the boundary with the neighbouring Cabonne Shire. The shaded area on the map is the official Local Government Area boundary (OpenStreetMap administrative boundary for Orange City Council).

Sources — check it yourself

Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.