Orford is a small locality in Tasmania within the Glamorgan-Spring Bay local government area (postcode 7190). With a population of 685, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 62. Households earn a median income of $58K per year, with an average household size of 1.9 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.9% year-on-year at the LGA level. TAS employment has moved -1.7% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. TAS also had 17 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 16 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median weekly rent is $250 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,517.
Orford is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 918, which is below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +0.9% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.