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Horsham vs West Wimmera

Name: Horsham vs West Wimmera — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 68 km apart · Horsham profile · West Wimmera profile

Horsham West Wimmera

Horsham and West Wimmera are two Victorian areas with very different characters. Horsham is a larger hub where residents are younger, with a typical age of 41, and there is a far higher rate of renting. In contrast, West Wimmera is much older, with a typical age of 51, and far more people own their homes outright. The two areas also differ in their layout; Horsham has far more public transport stops and more homes within walking distance of parks and schools, while West Wimmera has a much higher share of people working from home (21.0%).

Everyday life shares many similarities in both places, including very similar rates of overseas birth and people who serve in the Defence Force. Both areas also have nearly identical proportions of people needing help with daily activities. Over time, some gaps have grown, such as the age difference, which has widened to 10 years. However, the gap in the number of people working from home has narrowed since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 16,423 larger in Horsham Owned outright: 17.1 pts higher in West Wimmera Median age: 10 yrs older in West Wimmera Volunteering: 10.9 pts higher in West Wimmera Renting: 10.6 pts higher in Horsham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Horsham in West Wimmera +16,423 larger in Horsham gap steady

20,429 60th pct 4,006 31st pct

Median age in Horsham in West Wimmera +10 yrs older in West Wimmera gap widening

41 yrs 43rd pct 51 yrs 88th pct

Age structure

25.4% Older adults (45–64) +4.7 pts ▸ 30.1%

21.3% Seniors (65+) +5.7 pts ▸ 27.0%

23.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.9 pts 18.7%

18.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.7 pts 16.6%

11.5% Youth (15–24) ◂ +4.0 pts 7.5%

Marital status

47.3% Married +3.6 pts ▸ 50.9%

33.9% Never married ◂ +6.7 pts 27.2%

8.8% Divorced +0.8 pts ▸ 9.6%

6.7% Widowed +1.8 pts ▸ 8.5%

3.3% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Horsham West Wimmera

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.0% Australia ◂ +3.0 pts 84.0%

1.1% England +1.0 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.9% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%

0.5% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% South Africa even 0.2%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

41.7% English +1.0 pts ▸ 42.7%

42.3% Australian +0.3 pts ▸ 42.6%

11.1% Scottish +0.5 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.2% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 10.7%

10.3% German ◂ +1.3 pts 9.0%

2.9% Italian ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%

1.5% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.9% English only ◂ +0.3 pts 89.7%

0.3% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.2%

0.2% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.4% Christianity +2.1 pts ▸ 50.5%

42.7% No religion ◂ +5.0 pts 37.7%

7.0% Not stated +3.8 pts ▸ 10.8%

0.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

0.4% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.5% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Horsham in West Wimmera +2 more in Horsham

7 39th pct 5 32nd pct

Schools/1k kids in Horsham in West Wimmera +5.64 more in West Wimmera

1.87 17th pct 7.51 78th pct

Students in Horsham in West Wimmera +2,361 more in Horsham

2,787 56th pct 426 25th pct

Avg size in Horsham in West Wimmera +313 larger in Horsham

398 73rd pct 85 17th pct

ICSEA in Horsham in West Wimmera +5 higher in West Wimmera

978 54th pct 983 57th pct

Highest year of school

42.5% Year 12 ◂ +5.9 pts 36.7%

17.5% Year 10 +3.3 pts ▸ 20.7%

19.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.5 pts 19.0%

13.2% Year 9 or below +0.4 pts ▸ 13.7%

Highest qualification level

36.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.2 pts 33.7%

18.0% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.6 pts 16.3%

16.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.5 pts 15.1%

4.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.7 pts 2.8%

3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 3.3%

2.3% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

6.5% Agriculture & environment +9.1 pts ▸ 15.6%

14.1% Management & commerce ◂ +4.9 pts 9.2%

13.8% Health ◂ +1.6 pts 12.2%

12.7% Engineering & related ◂ +2.2 pts 10.6%

11.3% Society & culture ◂ +3.6 pts 7.7%

9.1% Education +0.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

6.1% Architecture & building ◂ +2.9 pts 3.2%

6.0% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.1 pts 4.9%

2.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

1.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.1% Information technology +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Horsham in West Wimmera +$70 higher in Horsham gap widening

$772 57th pct $702 39th pct

Household income in Horsham in West Wimmera +$174 higher in Horsham gap widening

$1,381 48th pct $1,207 26th pct

Family income in Horsham in West Wimmera +$199 higher in Horsham gap widening

$1,850 55th pct $1,651 37th pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $650–$1,499 +0.6 pts ▸ 31.6%

29.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.3 pts 24.0%

19.5% Under $650 +3.9 pts ▸ 23.4%

7.4% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.3 pts 6.0%

5.8% $4,000 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 6.6%

Personal income distribution

39.5% Under $650 +2.0 pts ▸ 41.5%

36.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.8 pts 31.3%

14.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 12.5%

2.7% $3,000 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.5% Arthritis +2.3 pts ▸ 13.8%

10.1% Mental health ◂ +1.0 pts 9.1%

9.6% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 8.6%

7.6% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 6.8%

5.3% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.1% Heart disease +0.5 pts ▸ 5.6%

3.8% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

2.4% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

0.6% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.9% None ◂ +1.4 pts 57.5%

21.6% One condition ◂ +1.4 pts 20.2%

7.4% Two conditions +0.4 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.1% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Horsham in West Wimmera +315 larger in Horsham

361 42nd pct 46 11th pct

Median age in Horsham in West Wimmera +16 yrs older in West Wimmera

21 yrs 14th pct 37 yrs 91st pct

Median income in Horsham in West Wimmera +$151 higher in Horsham

$610 65th pct $459 23rd pct

Household income in Horsham in West Wimmera +$251 higher in Horsham

$1,151 26th pct $900 9th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Horsham in West Wimmera +0.1 larger in Horsham gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

53.5% Couples with children ◂ +4.2 pts 49.3%

31.1% Couples without children +8.0 pts ▸ 39.0%

14.5% One-parent families ◂ +3.6 pts 10.9%

0.9% Other families even 0.9%

Household size

35.2% 2 people +2.8 pts ▸ 38.0%

31.6% 1 person +3.4 pts ▸ 35.1%

13.7% 3 people ◂ +3.4 pts 10.3%

11.8% 4 people ◂ +2.5 pts 9.3%

5.8% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 5.5%

1.9% 6 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Horsham in West Wimmera +$100 higher in Horsham gap widening

$240 43rd pct $140 12th pct

Mortgage in Horsham in West Wimmera +$461 higher in Horsham gap steady

$1,200 36th pct $739 9th pct

People / bedroom in Horsham in West Wimmera even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.4% Owned outright +17.1 pts ▸ 56.5%

31.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +12.2 pts 19.8%

24.8% Rented ◂ +10.6 pts 14.2%

2.1% Other tenure +4.9 pts ▸ 7.0%

1.8% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.2%

Types of homes

90.9% Separate house +5.5 pts ▸ 96.4%

4.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +3.2 pts 1.3%

4.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.6 pts 1.6%

0.3% Other dwelling +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

50.2% 3 bedrooms +0.8 pts ▸ 50.9%

26.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.0 pts 21.4%

15.0% 2 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 16.4%

3.8% 5 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.0% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.1% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

27.0% Under $200 +36.5 pts ▸ 63.5%

52.9% $200–$349 ◂ +30.2 pts 22.7%

14.3% $350–$549 ◂ +14.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.3% $550–$749 ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.5% Under $1,000 +33.4 pts ▸ 65.8%

44.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +26.7 pts 17.5%

14.6% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.1 pts 6.5%

4.0% $3,000 or more even 4.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Horsham in West Wimmera +127 more in Horsham

136 65th pct 9 37th pct

Stops/1k in Horsham in West Wimmera +4.41 more in Horsham

6.66 87th pct 2.25 39th pct

Departures/1k in Horsham in West Wimmera +360.1 more in Horsham

378.6 69th pct 18.5 37th pct

PT routes in Horsham in West Wimmera +12 more in Horsham

16 65th pct 4 43rd pct

How people get to work

66.3% Car (driver) ◂ +13.5 pts 52.9%

10.9% Worked at home +10.1 pts ▸ 21.0%

3.8% Walked +5.0 pts ▸ 8.7%

4.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +1.9 pts 2.7%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.5 pts 34.6%

33.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.7 pts 27.6%

14.9% 3 vehicles +3.5 pts ▸ 18.3%

8.6% 4 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 15.6%

6.0% No vehicle ◂ +2.3 pts 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

9.5% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +35.6 pts ▸ 45.1%

18.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +6.2 pts 12.0%

10.6% Retail trade ◂ +4.7 pts 5.9%

9.5% Construction ◂ +5.5 pts 3.9%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +0.7 pts 7.4%

5.9% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

5.9% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.4 pts 2.5%

4.3% Other services ◂ +2.5 pts 1.9%

4.0% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

3.9% Manufacturing ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

3.7% Professional & technical ◂ +1.7 pts 2.0%

3.3% Wholesale trade ◂ +2.5 pts 0.9%

Occupations people work in

16.3% Managers +22.4 pts ▸ 38.7%

17.8% Professionals ◂ +5.7 pts 12.0%

14.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.6 pts 8.6%

10.7% Labourers +3.0 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.5% Community & personal service ◂ +4.1 pts 8.4%

11.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +4.5 pts 6.6%

9.2% Sales workers ◂ +5.0 pts 4.2%

6.4% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 5.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Horsham in West Wimmera +1 higher in West Wimmera

6 57th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Horsham in West Wimmera even

6 57th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Horsham in West Wimmera +2 higher in West Wimmera

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IEO decile in Horsham in West Wimmera +2 higher in West Wimmera

6 57th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Horsham in West Wimmera +12 higher in West Wimmera

959 55th pct 971 64th pct

ERP in Horsham in West Wimmera +16,337 higher in Horsham

20,252 58th pct 3,915 29th pct

Growth in Horsham in West Wimmera +1.0 pts higher in Horsham

-0.6% 11th pct -1.6% 7th pct

Businesses in Horsham in West Wimmera +1,335 higher in Horsham

2,152 59th pct 817 39th pct

Approvals in Horsham in West Wimmera +63 higher in Horsham

68 54th pct 5 20th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Horsham in West Wimmera +68 higher in West Wimmera

463 29th pct 531 36th pct

Max temp in Horsham in West Wimmera +0.6 higher in Horsham

21.5 24th pct 21.0 21st pct

Min temp in Horsham in West Wimmera +0.5 higher in West Wimmera

8.1 10th pct 8.6 14th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Horsham in West Wimmera +4,767 higher in Horsham

8,586 51st pct 3,819 9th pct

Assault/100k in Horsham in West Wimmera +936 higher in Horsham

1,361 70th pct 424 11th pct

Sexual/100k in Horsham in West Wimmera +281 higher in Horsham

431 85th pct 150 21st pct

Robbery/100k in Horsham in West Wimmera

29 59th pct —

Burglary/100k in Horsham in West Wimmera +72 higher in West Wimmera

352 31st pct 424 39th pct

Theft/100k in Horsham in West Wimmera +235 higher in Horsham

1,234 49th pct 999 37th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Horsham in West Wimmera +23 higher in Horsham

73 3rd pct 50 0th pct

Property damage/100k in Horsham in West Wimmera +853 higher in Horsham

1,278 79th pct 424 18th pct

Drugs/100k in Horsham in West Wimmera +206 higher in Horsham

431 46th pct 225 25th pct

5-yr change in Horsham in West Wimmera +2.4 pts higher in Horsham

19.2% 65th pct 16.8% 62nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Horsham in West Wimmera +1.6 higher in Horsham

4.8 72nd pct 3.2 34th pct

Types ≤15 min in Horsham in West Wimmera +0.9 more in Horsham

4.4 63rd pct 3.5 37th pct

15-min city in Horsham in West Wimmera +1.4 pts higher in Horsham

46.9% 48th pct 45.5% 45th pct

Walk to shops in Horsham in West Wimmera even

42.8% 41st pct 42.9% 41st pct

Walk to transit in Horsham in West Wimmera +39.6 pts higher in Horsham

77.8% 74th pct 38.2% 45th pct

Walk to school in Horsham in West Wimmera +21.1 pts higher in Horsham

58.5% 56th pct 37.4% 23rd pct

Walk to a park in Horsham in West Wimmera +33.8 pts higher in Horsham

89.8% 74th pct 56.0% 28th pct

Walk to health in Horsham in West Wimmera +9.5 pts higher in West Wimmera

31.4% 37th pct 41.0% 56th pct

Amenities/1k in Horsham in West Wimmera +67.0 more in West Wimmera

43.9 84th pct 110.8 100th pct

Intersections/km² in Horsham in West Wimmera +0 higher in Horsham

1 48th pct 0 36th pct

Mean slope in Horsham in West Wimmera +0.6 pts higher in West Wimmera

3.1% 19th pct 3.7% 32nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Horsham vs West Wimmera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA23190/horsham/vs/LGA26890/west-wimmera