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Orchard Hills NSW 2748

1,080 addresses · 46 streets

Lindsay Electorate › Penrith LGA › Orchard Hills · 45 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Orchard Hills is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,798 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $2,279 a week, with median rent near $450 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 14% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Maltese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,798Population
47Median age
$2,279Median household income / wk
$450Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mulgoa - Luddenham - Orchard Hills statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Orchard Hills itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kingswood, 4 km north · Bus interchange: Western Shuttle Bus Stop, 2.6 km north · Airport: Western Sydney International Airport, 10.4 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 20.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Orchard Hills

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Orchard Hills NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202020.7%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201913.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202136.8%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 59.2%

Population by age in Orchard Hills
Population by age, Orchard Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-463
5-14193
15-19127
20-24153
25-34169
35-44157
45-54270
55-64298
65-74190
75-84144
85+40
Dwelling types in Orchard Hills
Dwelling types, Orchard Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House540
Townhouse12
Apartment6
Other5
Households by weekly income in Orchard Hills
Households by weekly income, Orchard Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65056
$650-1,499121
$1,500-2,999139
$3,000+194
Top ancestries in Orchard Hills
Top ancestries, Orchard Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian492
English442
Maltese263
Italian207
Other188
Lebanese115
Housing tenure in Orchard Hills
Housing tenure, Orchard Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned318
Mortgage138
Rented78
Other10
Cars per household in Orchard Hills
Cars per household, Orchard Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
010
188
2166
3113
4+180
Commute to work in Orchard Hills
Commute to work, Orchard Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car425
Train6
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked14
Bicycle0
Home255
Top countries of birth in Orchard Hills
Top countries of birth, Orchard Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Malta72
England45
Italy41
Lebanon32
India19
Croatia17
Languages used at home in Orchard Hills
Languages used at home, Orchard Hills NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic91
Italian49
Greek31
Croatian25
Punjabi22
Hindi12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

22,632 bird observations recorded near Orchard Hills — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Orchard Hills

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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