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Ararat vs Horsham

Name: Ararat vs Horsham — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 89 km apart · Ararat profile · Horsham profile

Ararat Horsham

Horsham and Ararat are two Victorian regional centres with distinct profiles. Horsham is a larger hub where the typical resident is 40 and 18.6% of the population are children under 15. It has a more active workforce, with 59.8% of adults working or looking for work, and a higher share of people with a bachelor degree or higher (14.8%). In contrast, Ararat is older, with a typical resident aged 45, and a lower workforce share of 48.4%. The two areas also differ in their First Nations populations: Horsham's First Nations residents are far younger, with a typical age of 20, while Ararat's are far older at 30.

Both areas are effectively equal in their typical weekly rent, which sits around $245 to $250. They also share similar levels of language diversity and a nearly identical share of First Nations residents at around 2%. Since 2011, some gaps have widened, such as the difference in typical age and the share of children under 15. While Horsham has more walkable amenities, Ararat has a higher share of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services, at 66.4% compared to 35.6% in Horsham.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,485 larger in Horsham Participation: 11.3 pts higher in Horsham Unpaid child care: 6.6 pts higher in Horsham Under 15: 4.2 pts higher in Horsham Unpaid carers: 2.0 pts higher in Horsham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Ararat in Horsham +8,485 larger in Horsham gap steady

8,500 43rd pct 16,985 83rd pct

Median age in Ararat in Horsham +5 yrs older in Ararat gap widening

45 yrs 78th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

26.2% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +2.4 pts 23.8%

24.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.4 pts 24.6%

24.1% Seniors (65+) ◂ +2.4 pts 21.7%

14.4% Children (0–14) +4.2 pts ▸ 18.6%

10.2% Youth (15–24) +1.2 pts ▸ 11.4%

Marital status

40.4% Married +5.8 pts ▸ 46.2%

38.9% Never married ◂ +4.5 pts 34.4%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +0.2 pts 8.9%

7.2% Widowed ◂ +0.1 pts 7.1%

4.5% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Ararat Horsham

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.2% Australia +4.8 pts ▸ 87.0%

1.6% England ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

1.5% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 0.4%

1.4% India ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

0.9% Philippines ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.4% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Italy even 0.3%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Nepal even 0.2%

Ancestry

38.4% Australian +3.4 pts ▸ 41.8%

37.7% English +3.7 pts ▸ 41.3%

11.4% Scottish ◂ +0.4 pts 11.0%

10.2% Irish ◂ +0.1 pts 10.2%

5.5% German +4.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

1.9% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.1% Dutch +0.4 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.3% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

1.0% Filipino even 0.9%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

79.9% English only +9.6 pts ▸ 89.5%

0.9% Mandarin ◂ +0.6 pts 0.3%

0.6% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

0.1% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Tagalog even 0.3%

0.2% Hindi even 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.2% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

37.1% Christianity +11.5 pts ▸ 48.6%

44.0% No religion ◂ +1.5 pts 42.5%

15.9% Not stated ◂ +9.3 pts 6.6%

1.0% Hinduism even 0.9%

0.9% Islam ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Buddhism even 0.5%

0.1% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Ararat in Horsham even

6 71st pct 6 71st pct

Schools/1k kids in Ararat in Horsham +3.00 more in Ararat

4.90 86th pct 1.90 45th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Ararat in Horsham even

6 12th pct 6 12th pct

Students in Ararat in Horsham +1,405 more in Horsham

1,351 47th pct 2,756 75th pct

Avg size in Ararat in Horsham +234 larger in Horsham

225 23rd pct 459 55th pct

ICSEA in Ararat in Horsham +3 higher in Ararat

980 33rd pct 977 31st pct

Highest year of school

35.5% Year 12 +6.6 pts ▸ 42.1%

24.5% Year 10 ◂ +6.9 pts 17.6%

15.7% Year 11 +3.7 pts ▸ 19.4%

15.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.3 pts 13.9%

Highest qualification level

35.5% Certificate III / IV +1.5 pts ▸ 37.0%

15.2% Bachelor degree +2.9 pts ▸ 18.2%

15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 16.5%

3.9% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%

Field of qualification

10.5% Management & commerce +4.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

14.5% Society & culture ◂ +2.8 pts 11.7%

13.0% Health +1.1 pts ▸ 14.1%

12.1% Engineering & related +0.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

8.2% Education +1.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 6.4%

4.9% Architecture & building +1.3 pts ▸ 6.2%

3.4% Agriculture & environment +1.7 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.9% Creative arts +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences even 1.6%

1.3% Information technology ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Ararat in Horsham +$85 higher in Horsham gap widening

$681 25th pct $766 42nd pct

Household income in Ararat in Horsham +$131 higher in Horsham gap widening

$1,216 14th pct $1,347 25th pct

Family income in Ararat in Horsham +$212 higher in Horsham gap widening

$1,608 20th pct $1,820 33rd pct

Household income distribution

33.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.0 pts 31.4%

27.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 28.9%

22.0% Under $650 ◂ +1.7 pts 20.3%

6.0% $3,000–$3,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.7% $4,000 or more +1.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

Personal income distribution

39.4% Under $650 +0.6 pts ▸ 39.9%

30.8% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 36.3%

11.0% $1,500–$2,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 14.2%

1.3% $3,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

12.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 11.7%

11.9% Mental health ◂ +1.4 pts 10.5%

10.5% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 9.7%

8.5% Other condition ◂ +0.8 pts 7.7%

5.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 5.5%

5.5% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 5.2%

3.4% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.4 pts 2.3%

1.4% Stroke even 1.4%

1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.7 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

49.1% None +9.1 pts ▸ 58.2%

21.3% One condition +0.8 pts ▸ 22.1%

8.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 7.5%

4.8% Three or more ◂ +0.7 pts 4.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Ararat in Horsham +154 larger in Horsham

181 50th pct 335 69th pct

Median age in Ararat in Horsham +10 yrs older in Ararat

30 yrs 86th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Ararat in Horsham +$46 higher in Horsham

$562 34th pct $608 45th pct

Household income in Ararat in Horsham +$276 higher in Ararat

$1,416 31st pct $1,140 12th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Ararat in Horsham +0.1 larger in Horsham gap widening

2.2 14th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

45.5% Couples with children +7.2 pts ▸ 52.7%

34.1% Couples without children ◂ +3.5 pts 30.6%

18.7% One-parent families ◂ +3.1 pts 15.7%

1.7% Other families ◂ +0.6 pts 1.0%

Household size

36.7% 2 people ◂ +2.1 pts 34.7%

34.1% 1 person ◂ +1.3 pts 32.7%

12.6% 3 people +1.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

10.2% 4 people +1.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

4.6% 5 people +1.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Ararat in Horsham +$5 higher in Ararat gap steady

$250 14th pct $245 14th pct

Mortgage in Ararat in Horsham +$120 higher in Horsham gap narrowing

$1,083 7th pct $1,203 11th pct

People / bedroom in Ararat in Horsham even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.4% Owned outright ◂ +3.6 pts 36.8%

29.3% Owned with a mortgage +3.0 pts ▸ 32.2%

26.3% Rented +1.4 pts ▸ 27.6%

2.3% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 1.6%

1.9% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.7%

Types of homes

89.5% Separate house even 89.5%

9.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.1 pts 5.0%

0.4% Flat or apartment +4.9 pts ▸ 5.3%

0.7% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

53.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.8 pts 50.9%

19.9% 4 bedrooms +5.9 pts ▸ 25.8%

17.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +2.2 pts 15.6%

3.1% 5 or more even 3.1%

2.5% 1 bedroom +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

57.3% $200–$349 ◂ +3.7 pts 53.5%

23.6% Under $200 +2.3 pts ▸ 26.0%

12.8% $350–$549 +1.9 pts ▸ 14.7%

0.7% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%

0.7% $750 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.3% $1,000–$1,799 +4.7 pts ▸ 46.1%

39.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +8.4 pts 31.2%

11.9% $1,800–$2,999 +2.4 pts ▸ 14.2%

2.9% $3,000 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Ararat in Horsham +57 more in Horsham

67 72nd pct 124 88th pct

Stops/1k in Ararat in Horsham +0.58 more in Ararat

7.88 86th pct 7.30 86th pct

Departures/1k in Ararat in Horsham +96.5 more in Horsham

347.6 32nd pct 444.1 36th pct

PT routes in Ararat in Horsham even

16 80th pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Ararat in Horsham +18 longer in Ararat

21 80th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Ararat in Horsham

127 94th pct —

How people get to work

65.7% Car (driver) +2.8 pts ▸ 68.5%

6.4% Worked at home +1.8 pts ▸ 8.2%

7.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +2.3 pts 4.9%

5.7% Walked ◂ +2.0 pts 3.7%

0.5% Bicycle +0.6 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Bus ◂ +0.5 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.2 pts 36.3%

34.6% 2 vehicles +3.2 pts ▸ 37.7%

11.8% 3 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 13.1%

7.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 6.9%

7.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.9% Health care & social assistance +0.6 pts ▸ 19.5%

14.2% Manufacturing ◂ +10.2 pts 4.1%

12.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +6.6 pts 6.0%

8.3% Retail trade +3.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.0% Construction +3.7 pts ▸ 9.7%

6.4% Education & training +1.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

5.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.3 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.4% Other services +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

2.2% Transport & warehousing +1.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.9% Professional & technical +1.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.8% Wholesale trade +0.6 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

14.0% Professionals +4.9 pts ▸ 18.8%

18.4% Community & personal service ◂ +5.2 pts 13.2%

18.3% Labourers ◂ +7.4 pts 10.9%

12.3% Technicians & trades +2.2 pts ▸ 14.5%

10.6% Managers +2.8 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.2% Clerical & administrative +2.1 pts ▸ 11.3%

8.5% Sales workers +1.5 pts ▸ 10.0%

6.1% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 6.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Ararat in Horsham +1 higher in Horsham

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IRSD decile in Ararat in Horsham +2 higher in Horsham

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Ararat in Horsham +1 higher in Horsham

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Ararat in Horsham +2 higher in Horsham

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Ararat in Horsham +44 higher in Horsham

904 13th pct 948 29th pct

ERP in Ararat in Horsham +8,483 higher in Horsham

8,399 39th pct 16,882 78th pct

Growth in Ararat in Horsham +0.4 pts higher in Horsham

-0.8% 8th pct -0.4% 10th pct

Businesses in Ararat in Horsham +961 higher in Horsham

494 25th pct 1,455 75th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Ararat in Horsham +149 higher in Ararat

603 19th pct 454 9th pct

Max temp in Ararat in Horsham +2.4 higher in Horsham

19.5 12th pct 21.9 35th pct

Min temp in Ararat in Horsham +0.1 higher in Ararat

8.1 10th pct 8.0 9th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Ararat in Horsham +0.4 higher in Ararat

5.9 58th pct 5.5 51st pct

Types ≤15 min in Ararat in Horsham +0.9 more in Ararat

6.0 61st pct 5.0 47th pct

15-min city in Ararat in Horsham +17.3 pts higher in Ararat

70.7% 54th pct 53.4% 40th pct

Walk to shops in Ararat in Horsham +16.1 pts higher in Ararat

64.6% 52nd pct 48.5% 37th pct

Walk to transit in Ararat in Horsham +3.6 pts higher in Ararat

93.6% 54th pct 90.0% 48th pct

Walk to school in Ararat in Horsham +12.9 pts higher in Ararat

80.7% 56th pct 67.8% 44th pct

Walk to a park in Ararat in Horsham +8.7 pts higher in Horsham

90.4% 38th pct 99.1% 56th pct

Walk to health in Ararat in Horsham +30.8 pts higher in Ararat

66.4% 66th pct 35.6% 41st pct

Amenities/1k in Ararat in Horsham +17.2 more in Horsham

21.2 75th pct 38.3 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Ararat in Horsham +4 higher in Horsham

13 28th pct 18 30th pct

Mean slope in Ararat in Horsham +1.1 pts higher in Ararat

4.1% 29th pct 3.0% 11th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ararat vs Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/215011386/ararat/vs/215011388/horsham