20,429 ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19,279
- 2016: 19,642
- 2021: 20,429
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Horsham · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Horsham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population shapes daily life in Horsham, where the typical resident is 41. The community has grown to 20,429 people, with a particularly strong presence of seniors compared to the rest of the state.
20,429
▲ +6.0%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Horsham — higher than 60% of areas.
| Horsham | 20,429 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 6.0% since 2011, adding about 1,150 people. Residents here are generally older than the national figure, with a typical age of 41.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.3% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This group has grown by 3.3 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 18.3%.
21.3% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Horsham splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.8% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Marital patterns are similar to the rest of the country, though the share of people in de facto relationships rose to 11.5% since 2011.
1.8% ▲ +21.7%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.5% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Horsham, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23190/horsham/topic/demographics-identity