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Buloke vs Horsham

Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 131 km apart · Buloke profile · Horsham profile

Buloke Horsham

Horsham and Buloke are two Victorian regional areas with very different profiles. Buloke has a far older population, with a typical resident aged 52 compared to 41 in Horsham. This age gap is reflected in the homes; Buloke has a far higher share of homes owned outright at 56% and more people aged 65 and over (28.8%). Horsham is a more active hub with much higher recorded offence rates and far more public transport options, though its typical monthly home loan payment is far higher at $1,200 compared to $734 in Buloke.

Both areas have a similar share of children under 15, with Horsham's 18.3% sitting around the national figure. They also share very similar rates of unemployment and full-time work. However, the gaps between them are shifting; the age difference has widened since 2011, and Horsham now has a well higher share of people with no religion. While Buloke is more walkable for groceries and health services, Horsham provides far more frequent public transport departures.

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Where they differ most

Population: 14,251 larger in Horsham Median age: 11 yrs older in Buloke Owned outright: 16.6 pts higher in Buloke Mortgage: $466 higher in Horsham Rent: $82 higher in Horsham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bulokein Horsham +14,251 larger in Horsham gap steady
6,178 37th pct 20,429 60th pct
Median age in Bulokein Horsham +11 yrs older in Buloke gap widening
52 yrs 90th pct 41 yrs 43rd pct
First Nations in Bulokein Horsham +0.3 pts higher in Horsham gap steady
1.5% 21st pct 1.8% 25th pct
Aged 65+ in Bulokein Horsham +7.6 pts higher in Buloke gap widening
28.8% 90th pct 21.3% 59th pct
Under 15 in Bulokein Horsham +3.2 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
15.1% 20th pct 18.3% 59th pct
De facto in Bulokein Horsham +1.2 pts higher in Horsham gap steady
10.3% 14th pct 11.5% 28th pct

Age structure

30.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +4.8 pts 25.4%
28.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +7.6 pts 21.3%
16.7% Young adults (25–44) +6.9 pts ▸ 23.6%
15.1% Children (0–14) +3.2 pts ▸ 18.3%
9.3% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 11.5%

Marital status

48.2% Married ◂ +1.0 pts 47.3%
30.1% Never married +3.7 pts ▸ 33.9%
9.5% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 8.8%
8.7% Widowed ◂ +2.0 pts 6.7%
3.5% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

Age & sex structure

Buloke Horsham

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bulokein Horsham +0.6 pts higher in Horsham gap steady
6.5% 16th pct 7.1% 19th pct

Country of birth

83.7% Australia +3.3 pts ▸ 87.0%
1.5% England ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%
0.5% India +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.8% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.7% Philippines even 0.7%
0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Italy +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.2% Nepal even 0.2%
0.1% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

41.3% Australian +0.9 pts ▸ 42.3%
39.1% English +2.5 pts ▸ 41.7%
16.1% Irish ◂ +5.9 pts 10.2%
13.3% Scottish ◂ +2.1 pts 11.1%
3.0% German +7.3 pts ▸ 10.3%
1.4% Italian +1.5 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.1% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.5% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.7% Filipino +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%
0.6% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Other language in Bulokein Horsham +1.4 pts higher in Horsham gap steady
3.3% 25th pct 4.7% 42nd pct
Limited English in Bulokein Horsham +0.2 pts higher in Horsham gap steady
0.4% 34th pct 0.6% 50th pct

Language used at home

88.1% English only +1.8 pts ▸ 89.9%
0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%
0.1% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.0% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.1%
0.0% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Bulokein Horsham +6.9 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
35.8% 29th pct 42.7% 57th pct

Religious affiliation

52.9% Christianity ◂ +4.5 pts 48.4%
35.8% No religion +6.9 pts ▸ 42.7%
9.7% Not stated ◂ +2.8 pts 7.0%
0.4% Hinduism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%
0.2% Islam +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.3% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bulokein Horsham +6.1 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
36.4% 29th pct 42.5% 53rd pct
Bachelor+ in Bulokein Horsham +3.6 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
11.3% 37th pct 14.8% 61st pct
Schools in Bulokein Horsham +2 more in Buloke
9 46th pct 7 39th pct
Schools/1k kids in Bulokein Horsham +7.77 more in Buloke
9.65 86th pct 1.87 17th pct
Students in Bulokein Horsham +2,007 more in Horsham
780 33rd pct 2,787 56th pct
Avg size in Bulokein Horsham +311 larger in Horsham
87 17th pct 398 73rd pct
ICSEA in Bulokein Horsham +5 higher in Buloke
983 57th pct 978 54th pct

Highest year of school

36.4% Year 12 +6.1 pts ▸ 42.5%
17.9% Year 11 +1.6 pts ▸ 19.5%
18.4% Year 10 ◂ +0.9 pts 17.5%
15.8% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.6 pts 13.2%

Highest qualification level

35.9% Certificate III / IV +1.0 pts ▸ 36.9%
16.1% Bachelor degree +1.8 pts ▸ 18.0%
13.2% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.4 pts ▸ 16.6%
2.4% Postgraduate degree +2.1 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%
1.8% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 2.3%

Field of qualification

9.6% Management & commerce +4.5 pts ▸ 14.1%
11.8% Health +1.9 pts ▸ 13.8%
11.8% Engineering & related +0.9 pts ▸ 12.7%
11.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +5.0 pts 6.5%
6.9% Society & culture +4.4 pts ▸ 11.3%
9.8% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 9.1%
4.2% Architecture & building +1.9 pts ▸ 6.1%
5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.5 pts ▸ 6.0%
1.1% Creative arts +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%
1.2% Natural & physical sciences +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.3% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Bulokein Horsham +$154 higher in Horsham gap widening
$618 20th pct $772 57th pct
Household income in Bulokein Horsham +$293 higher in Horsham gap widening
$1,088 13th pct $1,381 48th pct
Family income in Bulokein Horsham +$382 higher in Horsham gap widening
$1,468 21st pct $1,850 55th pct
High earners in Bulokein Horsham +2.8 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
5.0% 14th pct 7.8% 44th pct
High-income homes in Bulokein Horsham +4.4 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
8.7% 15th pct 13.2% 44th pct

Household income distribution

35.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.0 pts 31.0%
23.3% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 29.3%
24.5% Under $650 ◂ +5.0 pts 19.5%
4.8% $3,000–$3,999 +2.5 pts ▸ 7.4%
3.9% $4,000 or more +1.9 pts ▸ 5.8%

Personal income distribution

46.0% Under $650 ◂ +6.4 pts 39.5%
30.9% $650–$1,499 +5.2 pts ▸ 36.1%
9.8% $1,500–$2,999 +4.6 pts ▸ 14.4%
1.7% $3,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bulokein Horsham +2.6 pts higher in Buloke
35.7% 88th pct 33.1% 75th pct
Mental health in Bulokein Horsham +0.6 pts higher in Horsham
9.5% 64th pct 10.1% 73rd pct
Needs assistance in Bulokein Horsham +2.1 pts higher in Buloke gap steady
8.4% 92nd pct 6.3% 64th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

14.1% Arthritis ◂ +2.6 pts 11.5%
9.5% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 10.1%
10.1% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 9.6%
7.8% Other condition ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%
7.1% Diabetes ◂ +1.8 pts 5.3%
6.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 5.1%
4.4% Cancer ◂ +0.6 pts 3.8%
3.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.7 pts 2.4%
1.5% Stroke even 1.4%
1.1% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

53.3% None +5.6 pts ▸ 58.9%
21.5% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 21.6%
8.5% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 7.4%
5.6% Three or more ◂ +1.5 pts 4.1%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bulokein Horsham +10.5 pts higher in Buloke gap narrowing
33.1% 94th pct 22.6% 73rd pct
Unpaid carers in Bulokein Horsham +1.7 pts higher in Buloke gap steady
15.4% 100th pct 13.7% 78th pct
Unpaid child care in Bulokein Horsham +6.3 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
20.5% 17th pct 26.8% 66th pct
Defence service in Bulokein Horsham +0.1 pts higher in Horsham
2.7% 39th pct 2.8% 42nd pct
Housework 15h+ in Bulokein Horsham +2.2 pts higher in Buloke gap narrowing
25.0% 78th pct 22.8% 58th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Bulokein Horsham +269 larger in Horsham
92 18th pct 361 42nd pct
Median age in Bulokein Horsham +13 yrs older in Buloke
34 yrs 88th pct 21 yrs 14th pct
Year 12 in Bulokein Horsham +3.6 pts higher in Horsham
28.4% 33rd pct 31.9% 46th pct
Unemployment in Bulokein Horsham +2.9 pts higher in Buloke
17.1% 78th pct 14.3% 69th pct
Median income in Bulokein Horsham +$124 higher in Horsham
$486 30th pct $610 65th pct
Household income in Bulokein Horsham +$51 higher in Horsham
$1,100 22nd pct $1,151 26th pct
Indigenous language in Bulokein Horsham +5.6 pts higher in Buloke
8.7% 73rd pct 3.0% 30th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bulokein Horsham +0.1 larger in Horsham gap steady
2.2 14th pct 2.3 29th pct
One-parent in Bulokein Horsham +3.0 pts higher in Horsham gap narrowing
11.5% 29th pct 14.5% 59th pct
Living alone in Bulokein Horsham +3.0 pts higher in Buloke gap steady
34.6% 86th pct 31.6% 71st pct

Family composition

49.7% Couples with children +3.8 pts ▸ 53.5%
37.5% Couples without children ◂ +6.4 pts 31.1%
11.5% One-parent families +3.0 pts ▸ 14.5%
1.5% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 0.9%

Household size

38.9% 2 people ◂ +3.7 pts 35.2%
34.6% 1 person ◂ +3.0 pts 31.6%
11.0% 3 people +2.7 pts ▸ 13.7%
8.5% 4 people +3.2 pts ▸ 11.8%
4.8% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 5.8%
2.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bulokein Horsham +$82 higher in Horsham gap widening
$158 17th pct $240 43rd pct
Mortgage in Bulokein Horsham +$466 higher in Horsham gap widening
$734 9th pct $1,200 36th pct
People / bedroom in Bulokein Horsham even gap steady
0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct
Renting in Bulokein Horsham +9.6 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
15.2% 9th pct 24.8% 47th pct
Owned outright in Bulokein Horsham +16.6 pts higher in Buloke gap steady
56.0% 100th pct 39.4% 55th pct
Separate houses in Bulokein Horsham +3.0 pts higher in Buloke gap narrowing
93.9% 74th pct 90.9% 57th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bulokein Horsham +2.3 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
78.0% 56th pct 80.3% 71st pct

How homes are owned or rented

56.0% Owned outright ◂ +16.6 pts 39.4%
21.4% Owned with a mortgage +10.5 pts ▸ 31.9%
15.2% Rented +9.6 pts ▸ 24.8%
4.0% Other tenure ◂ +1.9 pts 2.1%
3.2% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

93.9% Separate house ◂ +3.0 pts 90.9%
1.7% Flat or apartment +2.8 pts ▸ 4.5%
3.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.1 pts ▸ 4.3%
1.1% Other dwelling ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

52.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.0 pts 50.2%
22.8% 4 bedrooms +3.5 pts ▸ 26.3%
15.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.1 pts 15.0%
3.1% 5 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%
3.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.8 pts 3.0%
0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

61.3% Under $200 ◂ +34.3 pts 27.0%
29.4% $200–$349 +23.6 pts ▸ 52.9%
0.8% $350–$549 +13.6 pts ▸ 14.3%
0.0% $750 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.0% $550–$749 +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

64.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +31.7 pts 32.5%
23.4% $1,000–$1,799 +20.8 pts ▸ 44.2%
4.4% $1,800–$2,999 +10.2 pts ▸ 14.6%
3.3% $3,000 or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bulokein Horsham +1.4 pts higher in Horsham gap steady
4.6% 41st pct 6.0% 63rd pct
Work from home in Bulokein Horsham +4.9 pts higher in Buloke gap narrowing
15.8% 68th pct 10.9% 42nd pct
PT commute in Bulokein Horsham +0.1 pts higher in Buloke gap steady
0.3% 29th pct 0.2% 22nd pct
PT stops in Bulokein Horsham +116 more in Horsham
20 45th pct 136 65th pct
Stops/1k in Bulokein Horsham +3.42 more in Horsham
3.24 50th pct 6.66 87th pct
Departures/1k in Bulokein Horsham +354.1 more in Horsham
24.4 42nd pct 378.6 69th pct
PT routes in Bulokein Horsham +8 more in Horsham
8 52nd pct 16 65th pct

How people get to work

58.0% Car (driver) +8.3 pts ▸ 66.3%
15.8% Worked at home ◂ +4.9 pts 10.9%
10.5% Walked ◂ +6.7 pts 3.8%
2.5% Car (passenger) +2.1 pts ▸ 4.6%
0.5% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.1% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

34.3% 2 vehicles +2.9 pts ▸ 37.2%
31.6% 1 vehicle +1.7 pts ▸ 33.4%
17.3% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.4 pts 14.9%
12.7% 4 or more ◂ +4.2 pts 8.6%
4.6% No vehicle +1.4 pts ▸ 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bulokein Horsham +8.6 pts higher in Horsham gap narrowing
26.3% 14th pct 34.9% 52nd pct
Recent arrivals in Bulokein Horsham +4.6 pts higher in Buloke gap narrowing
22.2% 86th pct 17.6% 74th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bulokein Horsham +0.4 pts higher in Buloke gap steady
3.5% 27th pct 3.1% 18th pct
Participation in Bulokein Horsham +8.5 pts higher in Horsham gap widening
52.4% 26th pct 61.0% 65th pct
Full-time in Bulokein Horsham +0.4 pts higher in Buloke gap narrowing
58.5% 43rd pct 58.1% 40th pct

Industries people work in

30.7% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +21.2 pts 9.5%
12.1% Health care & social assistance +6.1 pts ▸ 18.3%
7.1% Retail trade +3.5 pts ▸ 10.6%
4.6% Construction +4.8 pts ▸ 9.5%
9.1% Education & training ◂ +1.1 pts 8.1%
5.2% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.6% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.3% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.3 pts 4.0%
3.1% Other services +1.3 pts ▸ 4.3%
3.7% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%
2.2% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.4% Wholesale trade +0.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

29.6% Managers ◂ +13.2 pts 16.3%
13.3% Professionals +4.4 pts ▸ 17.8%
10.7% Technicians & trades +3.5 pts ▸ 14.2%
13.8% Labourers ◂ +3.0 pts 10.7%
8.7% Community & personal service +3.8 pts ▸ 12.5%
8.6% Clerical & administrative +2.6 pts ▸ 11.1%
6.0% Sales workers +3.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
7.7% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.3 pts 6.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Bulokein Horsham +1 higher in Horsham
5 43rd pct 6 57th pct
IRSD decile in Bulokein Horsham +1 higher in Horsham
5 43rd pct 6 57th pct
IER decile in Bulokein Horsham +1 higher in Horsham
4 36th pct 5 43rd pct
IEO decile in Bulokein Horsham +1 higher in Buloke
7 64th pct 6 57th pct
IRSAD score in Bulokein Horsham +13 higher in Horsham
946 44th pct 959 55th pct
ERP in Bulokein Horsham +14,365 higher in Horsham
5,887 34th pct 20,252 58th pct
Growth in Bulokein Horsham +3.4 pts higher in Horsham
-4.0% 0th pct -0.6% 11th pct
Businesses in Bulokein Horsham +1,165 higher in Horsham
987 43rd pct 2,152 59th pct
Approvals in Bulokein Horsham +55 higher in Horsham
13 31st pct 68 54th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Bulokein Horsham +90 higher in Horsham
373 20th pct 463 29th pct
Max temp in Bulokein Horsham +2.2 higher in Buloke
23.7 43rd pct 21.5 24th pct
Min temp in Bulokein Horsham +1.0 higher in Buloke
9.1 20th pct 8.1 10th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Bulokein Horsham +5,138 higher in Horsham
3,448 6th pct 8,586 51st pct
Assault/100k in Bulokein Horsham +1,053 higher in Horsham
308 3rd pct 1,361 70th pct
Sexual/100k in Bulokein Horsham +350 higher in Horsham
81 0th pct 431 85th pct
Robbery/100k in Bulokein Horsham
— 29 59th pct
Burglary/100k in Bulokein Horsham +149 higher in Buloke
502 48th pct 352 31st pct
Theft/100k in Bulokein Horsham +36 higher in Horsham
1,198 47th pct 1,234 49th pct
Vehicle theft/100k in Bulokein Horsham +56 higher in Buloke
129 10th pct 73 3rd pct
Property damage/100k in Bulokein Horsham +905 higher in Horsham
372 12th pct 1,278 79th pct
Drugs/100k in Bulokein Horsham +350 higher in Horsham
81 0th pct 431 46th pct
5-yr change in Bulokein Horsham +44.5 pts higher in Horsham
-25.3% 7th pct 19.2% 65th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Bulokein Horsham +0.1 higher in Buloke
4.9 72nd pct 4.8 72nd pct
Types ≤15 min in Bulokein Horsham +1.0 more in Buloke
5.5 77th pct 4.4 63rd pct
15-min city in Bulokein Horsham +20.3 pts higher in Buloke
67.2% 76th pct 46.9% 48th pct
Walk to shops in Bulokein Horsham +21.7 pts higher in Buloke
64.5% 74th pct 42.8% 41st pct
Walk to transit in Bulokein Horsham +23.6 pts higher in Horsham
54.3% 57th pct 77.8% 74th pct
Walk to school in Bulokein Horsham +4.5 pts higher in Buloke
63.0% 64th pct 58.5% 56th pct
Walk to a park in Bulokein Horsham +9.9 pts higher in Horsham
79.9% 63rd pct 89.8% 74th pct
Walk to health in Bulokein Horsham +26.2 pts higher in Buloke
57.7% 76th pct 31.4% 37th pct
Amenities/1k in Bulokein Horsham +16.8 more in Buloke
60.7 90th pct 43.9 84th pct
Intersections/km² in Bulokein Horsham even
1 43rd pct 1 48th pct
Mean slope in Bulokein Horsham +0.7 pts higher in Horsham
2.4% 2nd pct 3.1% 19th pct

Compare Buloke with nearby areas

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Compare Horsham with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Buloke vs Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA21270/buloke/vs/LGA23190/horsham