Horsham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Much lower resource and skill levels than most similar areas define the economic profile of Horsham. With an overall advantage score of 948, the town sits below the national average and most other regions of its kind. This combination of lower financial resources and fewer qualifications marks the area as one of the more disadvantaged in the region.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Horsham — lower than 71% of areas.
| Horsham | 3 |
|---|---|
| 3400, VIC | 3 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
Residents generally have less access to money and job skills, with an overall advantage score of 3 out of 10. This is smaller than about 70% of similar areas, and the level of disadvantage is higher than in 60% of other regions.
3
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
4
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
3
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
4
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
948
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population of Horsham is 16,882, which is larger than about 78% of similar areas. However, growth since 2021 has been -0.4%, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 8.0%.
16,882
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
-0.4%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Horsham serves as a local commercial hub with 1,455 businesses, a count that is larger than about 75% of similar areas.
1,455
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215011388/horsham/topic/economy-advantage
