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Horsham vs Stawell

Name: Horsham vs Stawell — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 53 km apart · Horsham profile · Stawell profile

Horsham Stawell

Horsham and Stawell are two regional Victorian centres with a few striking differences. Horsham is a younger and more active hub, where the typical resident is 40 and education and job skills are far higher than in Stawell. It is also more walkable, with 99.1% of homes within a 15 minute walk of a park and 90.0% near public transport, compared to 85.1% and 74.6% in Stawell. In contrast, Stawell is far older, with a typical age of 48, and has a higher share of homes owned outright at 45.8% compared to 36.8% in Horsham.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted further apart in several key ways. The age gap has widened, with residents now far older in Stawell, and the difference in the number of children and people caring for them has also grown. Despite these diverging trends, they remain very similar in other areas, such as the proportion of people who speak little or no English and the typical number of people living in each home.

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Where they differ most

Median age: 8 yrs older in Stawell Population: 8,481 larger in Horsham Unpaid child care: 5.8 pts higher in Horsham Owned outright: 9.0 pts higher in Stawell Under 15: 3.3 pts higher in Horsham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Horsham in Stawell +8,481 larger in Horsham gap widening

16,985 83rd pct 8,504 43rd pct

Median age in Horsham in Stawell +8 yrs older in Stawell gap widening

40 yrs 52nd pct 48 yrs 87th pct

Age structure

23.8% Older adults (45–64) +3.7 pts ▸ 27.5%

21.7% Seniors (65+) +3.9 pts ▸ 25.6%

24.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +2.6 pts 21.9%

18.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.3 pts 15.3%

11.4% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.7 pts 9.7%

Marital status

46.2% Married ◂ +0.8 pts 45.4%

34.4% Never married ◂ +0.6 pts 33.8%

8.9% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.1% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 7.6%

3.4% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.7%

Age & sex structure

Horsham Stawell

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

87.0% Australia ◂ +7.3 pts 79.6%

1.0% England +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Philippines +0.6 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.4% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.8% Australian ◂ +0.8 pts 41.0%

41.3% English ◂ +1.2 pts 40.2%

11.0% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.2% Irish ◂ +0.2 pts 10.0%

10.1% German ◂ +5.1 pts 5.0%

3.1% Italian ◂ +1.5 pts 1.6%

1.5% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.8% Chinese +0.5 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.2% Indian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.6%

0.3% Greek even 0.4%

0.1% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

89.5% English only ◂ +5.4 pts 84.1%

0.3% Mandarin +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Punjabi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%

0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.1% Arabic even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

48.6% Christianity ◂ +8.7 pts 39.9%

42.5% No religion +4.0 pts ▸ 46.5%

6.6% Not stated +4.5 pts ▸ 11.1%

0.9% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.4% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Buddhism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Islam even 0.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Horsham in Stawell +2 more in Stawell

6 71st pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Horsham in Stawell +4.26 more in Stawell

1.90 45th pct 6.16 89th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Horsham in Stawell +4 more in Stawell

6 12th pct 10 25th pct

Students in Horsham in Stawell +1,791 more in Horsham

2,756 75th pct 965 36th pct

Avg size in Horsham in Stawell +339 larger in Horsham

459 55th pct 121 11th pct

ICSEA in Horsham in Stawell +12 higher in Horsham

977 31st pct 965 26th pct

Highest year of school

42.1% Year 12 ◂ +1.5 pts 40.6%

19.4% Year 11 ◂ +3.4 pts 16.0%

17.6% Year 10 +0.3 pts ▸ 17.9%

13.9% Year 9 or below +0.2 pts ▸ 14.1%

Highest qualification level

37.0% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.6 pts 34.4%

18.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.4 pts 15.7%

16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.0 pts 14.5%

4.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 3.6%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 3.0%

2.4% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

14.9% Management & commerce ◂ +3.8 pts 11.1%

14.1% Health ◂ +4.1 pts 10.0%

12.4% Engineering & related +0.8 pts ▸ 13.1%

11.7% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 13.0%

9.2% Education ◂ +1.2 pts 7.9%

6.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.6 pts 5.8%

6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +0.5 pts 5.7%

5.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.6 pts 4.5%

2.0% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences even 1.5%

1.2% Information technology even 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Horsham in Stawell +$91 higher in Horsham gap widening

$766 42nd pct $675 24th pct

Household income in Horsham in Stawell +$163 higher in Horsham gap widening

$1,347 25th pct $1,184 13th pct

Family income in Horsham in Stawell +$266 higher in Horsham gap widening

$1,820 33rd pct $1,554 17th pct

Household income distribution

31.4% $650–$1,499 +2.4 pts ▸ 33.8%

28.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.9 pts 25.9%

20.3% Under $650 +2.6 pts ▸ 22.9%

7.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.4 pts 5.9%

5.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 4.4%

Personal income distribution

39.9% Under $650 +3.1 pts ▸ 43.0%

36.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.2 pts 33.1%

14.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 11.3%

2.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.7% Arthritis +2.5 pts ▸ 14.1%

10.5% Mental health +0.2 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.7% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 9.5%

7.7% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

5.5% Diabetes +0.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.2% Heart disease +0.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.8% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.3% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.4% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.2% None ◂ +5.3 pts 53.0%

22.1% One condition even 22.1%

7.5% Two conditions +0.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.2% Three or more +0.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Horsham in Stawell +172 larger in Horsham

335 69th pct 163 47th pct

Median age in Horsham in Stawell even

20 yrs 14th pct 20 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Horsham in Stawell +$101 higher in Horsham

$608 45th pct $507 21st pct

Household income in Horsham in Stawell +$135 higher in Stawell

$1,140 12th pct $1,275 21st pct

Family & Households

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

2.3 29th pct 2.2 14th pct

Family composition

52.7% Couples with children ◂ +4.6 pts 48.1%

30.6% Couples without children +6.3 pts ▸ 36.9%

15.7% One-parent families ◂ +2.3 pts 13.4%

1.0% Other families +0.6 pts ▸ 1.6%

Household size

34.7% 2 people +3.0 pts ▸ 37.6%

32.7% 1 person +1.3 pts ▸ 34.0%

13.7% 3 people ◂ +1.6 pts 12.1%

11.6% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 9.8%

5.6% 5 people ◂ +1.0 pts 4.6%

1.6% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Horsham in Stawell +$31 higher in Horsham gap steady

$245 14th pct $214 9th pct

Mortgage in Horsham in Stawell +$193 higher in Horsham gap steady

$1,203 11th pct $1,010 4th pct

People / bedroom in Horsham in Stawell even gap steady

0.70 0th pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

36.8% Owned outright +9.0 pts ▸ 45.8%

32.2% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +4.5 pts 27.7%

27.6% Rented ◂ +5.6 pts 22.0%

1.7% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.6% Not stated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.0%

Types of homes

89.5% Separate house +2.6 pts ▸ 92.0%

5.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +1.3 pts 4.0%

5.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.0 pts 3.0%

0.2% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

50.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.3 pts 50.6%

25.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +3.5 pts 22.3%

15.6% 2 bedrooms +1.0 pts ▸ 16.6%

3.0% 1 bedroom +1.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

3.1% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.0% Studio / none +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

53.5% $200–$349 ◂ +5.3 pts 48.3%

26.0% Under $200 +14.4 pts ▸ 40.3%

14.7% $350–$549 ◂ +8.5 pts 6.2%

0.3% $550–$749 +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

31.2% Under $1,000 +15.3 pts ▸ 46.5%

46.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +7.4 pts 38.7%

14.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.0 pts 8.2%

4.1% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.9%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Horsham in Stawell +46 more in Horsham

124 88th pct 78 79th pct

Stops/1k in Horsham in Stawell +1.87 more in Stawell

7.30 86th pct 9.17 87th pct

Departures/1k in Horsham in Stawell +13.8 more in Horsham

444.1 36th pct 430.3 35th pct

PT routes in Horsham in Stawell +3 more in Horsham

16 80th pct 13 73rd pct

Stop walk in Horsham in Stawell

3 29th pct —

How people get to work

68.5% Car (driver) ◂ +5.9 pts 62.6%

8.2% Worked at home +2.3 pts ▸ 10.5%

3.7% Walked +2.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.9% Car (passenger) +0.7 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.2% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Train +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

37.7% 2 vehicles ◂ +2.0 pts 35.8%

36.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 35.4%

13.1% 3 vehicles +0.9 pts ▸ 14.0%

6.0% 4 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 9.4%

6.9% No vehicle ◂ +1.5 pts 5.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.2 pts 18.3%

4.1% Manufacturing +9.2 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.8% Retail trade ◂ +3.9 pts 7.9%

9.7% Construction ◂ +3.3 pts 6.4%

5.9% Accommodation & food +2.6 pts ▸ 8.6%

8.3% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 5.8%

5.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +2.2 pts ▸ 7.5%

6.0% Public administration & safety +1.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

0.7% Mining +3.8 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.5% Other services ◂ +2.2 pts 2.3%

4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 3.2%

3.7% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 2.1%

Occupations people work in

18.8% Professionals ◂ +6.1 pts 12.7%

10.9% Labourers +6.8 pts ▸ 17.6%

13.2% Community & personal service +2.7 pts ▸ 15.9%

13.3% Managers +2.4 pts ▸ 15.7%

14.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.2 pts 12.3%

11.3% Clerical & administrative ◂ +2.4 pts 8.9%

10.0% Sales workers ◂ +2.6 pts 7.4%

6.4% Machinery operators & drivers +1.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Horsham in Stawell +1 higher in Horsham

3 29th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Horsham in Stawell +1 higher in Horsham

4 36th pct 3 29th pct

IER decile in Horsham in Stawell even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Horsham in Stawell +2 higher in Horsham

4 36th pct 2 14th pct

IRSAD score in Horsham in Stawell +27 higher in Horsham

948 29th pct 921 19th pct

ERP in Horsham in Stawell +8,444 higher in Horsham

16,882 78th pct 8,438 40th pct

Growth in Horsham in Stawell +0.1 pts higher in Stawell

-0.4% 10th pct -0.3% 10th pct

Businesses in Horsham in Stawell +711 higher in Horsham

1,455 75th pct 744 40th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Horsham in Stawell +26 higher in Stawell

454 9th pct 480 10th pct

Max temp in Horsham in Stawell +0.9 higher in Horsham

21.9 35th pct 21.1 30th pct

Min temp in Horsham in Stawell +0.6 higher in Stawell

8.0 9th pct 8.7 13th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Horsham in Stawell +0.6 higher in Horsham

5.5 51st pct 4.9 43rd pct

Types ≤15 min in Horsham in Stawell +0.1 more in Horsham

5.0 47th pct 4.9 45th pct

15-min city in Horsham in Stawell +5.6 pts higher in Stawell

53.4% 40th pct 59.0% 45th pct

Walk to shops in Horsham in Stawell +10.0 pts higher in Stawell

48.5% 37th pct 58.4% 46th pct

Walk to transit in Horsham in Stawell +15.4 pts higher in Horsham

90.0% 48th pct 74.6% 36th pct

Walk to school in Horsham in Stawell +4.8 pts higher in Horsham

67.8% 44th pct 63.1% 40th pct

Walk to a park in Horsham in Stawell +14.0 pts higher in Horsham

99.1% 56th pct 85.1% 32nd pct

Walk to health in Horsham in Stawell +8.1 pts higher in Stawell

35.6% 41st pct 43.7% 48th pct

Amenities/1k in Horsham in Stawell +0.8 more in Stawell

38.3 86th pct 39.2 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Horsham in Stawell +16 higher in Horsham

18 30th pct 1 13th pct

Mean slope in Horsham in Stawell +2.0 pts higher in Stawell

3.0% 11th pct 5.1% 45th pct

Compare Horsham with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Horsham vs Stawell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/215011388/horsham/vs/215011392/stawell