15,134 ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14,285
- 2016: 14,543
- 2021: 15,134
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Horsham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Horsham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high proportion of seniors shapes the daily life of Horsham, where nearly 23% of the population is aged 65 or over. This makes the community significantly older than the state and national averages. With a total population of 15,134, it is one of the largest centres of its kind in the region.
15,134
▲ +5.9%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Horsham — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38. This age is lower than in most similar areas.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22.6% of the population, a figure well above the 16.8% seen across Victoria. In contrast, the 18.2% of children under 15 is about the same as the Australian average.
22.6% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.2% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Horsham splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.2% of the community, which is a little above the state figure. About 11.8% of residents are in de facto relationships, a rate similar to that of the rest of the country.
2.2% ▲ +19.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
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 44%, followed by Never married (35%) 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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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/sal/SAL21206/horsham/topic/demographics-identity