Horsham

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code UCL213007
People 15,627
Male 47.9%
Female 52.1%
Median age 41
Families 4,061
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 7,370
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,088
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,200
Median weekly rent $200
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 7,487 47.9 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 8,147 52.1 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 266 1.7 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 15,627 people in Horsham. Of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

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Age Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 1,010 6.5 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 1,025 6.6 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 919 5.9 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 913 5.8 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 955 6.1 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,023 6.5 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 946 6.0 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 828 5.3 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 875 5.6 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 891 5.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 977 6.2 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 1,024 6.5 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 985 6.3 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 891 5.7 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 725 4.6 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 628 4.0 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 498 3.2 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 525 3.4 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Horsham was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 6,102 48.1 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 415 3.3 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 1,105 8.7 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 1,010 8.0 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 4,051 31.9 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Horsham aged 15 years and over, 48.1% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 5,269 47.6 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 1,145 10.4 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 4,647 42.0 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Horsham, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 234 5.7 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 848 20.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 214 5.2 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 240 5.9 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 601 14.7 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 272 6.6 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 61 1.5 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 154 3.8 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 280 6.8 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 111 2.7 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,079 26.4 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Horsham 26.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.7% were in primary school, 23.0% in secondary school and 10.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 1,637 12.9 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,063 8.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 488 3.8 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 1,928 15.2 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,460 11.5 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,242 9.8 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 1,465 11.5 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 19 0.1 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 3 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 1,677 13.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 28 0.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,401 11.0 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Horsham, 11.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 6,393 30.5 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 6,280 30.0 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Scottish 1,823 8.7 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 1,681 8.0 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1
Irish 1,673 8.0 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Horsham were English 30.5%, Australian 30.0%, Scottish 8.7%, German 8.0% and Irish 8.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Horsham (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 13,612 87.2 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 177 1.1 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
India 113 0.7 169,802 2.9 455,389 1.9
Philippines 90 0.6 51,290 0.9 232,386 1.0
New Zealand 74 0.5 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Italy 53 0.3 70,527 1.2 174,042 0.7

In Horsham, 87.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.1%, India 0.7%, Philippines 0.6%, New Zealand 0.5% and Italy 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,300 8.3 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 546 3.5 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 396 2.5 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 12,330 78.9 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Horsham, 78.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 12,815 82.0 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 369 2.4 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 160 1.0 184,608 3.1 470,138 2.0
India 157 1.0 225,885 3.8 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 102 0.7 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6

In Horsham, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.0%, England 2.4%, Italy 1.0%, India 1.0% and New Zealand 0.7%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 13,016 83.3 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 334 2.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 153 1.0 222,339 3.8 605,777 2.6
Italy 145 0.9 161,359 2.7 395,775 1.7
Philippines 131 0.8 72,348 1.2 325,049 1.4

In Horsham, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 83.3%, England 2.1%, India 1.0%, Italy 0.9% and Philippines 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,664 29.8 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 2,732 17.5 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 2,307 14.8 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7
Anglican 1,656 10.6 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Lutheran 1,301 8.3 27,902 0.5 174,019 0.7

The most common responses for religion in Horsham were No Religion, so described 29.8%, Catholic 17.5%, Uniting Church 14.8%, Anglican 10.6% and Lutheran 8.3%. In Horsham, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Italian 79 0.5 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
Malayalam 75 0.5 16,950 0.3 53,206 0.2
Mandarin 46 0.3 191,793 3.2 596,711 2.5
Tagalog 35 0.2 23,054 0.4 111,273 0.5
Filipino 29 0.2 17,777 0.3 71,220 0.3
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English only spoken at home 14,072 90.1 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 354 5.4 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Horsham 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.5%, Malayalam 0.5%, Mandarin 0.3%, Tagalog 0.2% and Filipino 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 4,049 54.6 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,536 34.2 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 431 5.8 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 402 5.4 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 7,418 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Horsham. Of these 54.6% were employed full time, 34.2% were employed part-time and 5.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 927 13.2 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 721 10.3 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 891 12.7 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,379 19.7 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 2,667 38.0 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Horsham, 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.0% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,303 18.6 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 1,011 14.4 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Managers 885 12.6 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 855 12.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 855 12.2 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 846 12.1 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Labourers 768 10.9 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 403 5.7 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Horsham included Professionals 18.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.4%, Managers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Sales Workers 12.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Labourers 10.9% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 562 8.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Other Social Assistance Services 222 3.2 36,319 1.3 158,230 1.5
Primary Education 193 2.8 52,964 1.9 231,198 2.2
Takeaway Food Services 187 2.7 48,051 1.8 189,447 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 174 2.5 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4

Of the employed people in Horsham, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.2%, Primary Education 2.8%, Takeaway Food Services 2.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.5%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 618 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,401 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,088 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Horsham was $618.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 4,991 71.1 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 357 5.1 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Walked only 336 4.8 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 229 3.3 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Bicycle 72 1.0 33,963 1.2 107,756 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 58 0.8 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 5,397 76.9 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Horsham, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.1%, Car, as passenger 5.1%, Walked only 4.8%, Worked at home 3.3% and Bicycle 1.0%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 8,799 69.4 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 3,528 27.8 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,482 11.7 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 3,766 29.7 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Horsham, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.8% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 2,600 20.5 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,293 26.0 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,652 13.0 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 1,256 9.9 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Horsham, 26.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,748 43.1 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,545 38.1 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 697 17.2 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 69 1.7 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Horsham, 38.1% were couple families with children, 43.1% were couple families without children and 17.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.5 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 83.5 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Horsham, 16.5% of single parents were male and 83.5% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 603 18.3 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 150 4.5 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 836 25.4 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 388 11.8 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 187 5.7 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 718 21.8 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 196 5.9 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 219 6.6 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Horsham, of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 25.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,264 88.6 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 809 11.4 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Horsham, 88.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 5,389 86.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 444 7.1 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 392 6.3 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 12 0.2 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Horsham, 86.0% were separate houses, 7.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.3% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 11 0.2 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 192 3.1 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 1,068 17.1 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 3,218 51.4 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 1,616 25.8 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 157 2.5 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Horsham, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 17.1% had 2 bedrooms and 51.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 2,182 34.8 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 2,059 32.9 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 1,787 28.5 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 55 0.9 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 183 2.9 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Horsham, 34.8% were owned outright, 32.9% were owned with a mortgage and 28.5% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 4,031 64.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 2,065 33.0 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 164 2.6 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Horsham, of all households, 64.4% were family households, 33.0% were single person households and 2.6% were group households.

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Household income Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 26.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.7 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Horsham, 26.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 200 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.1 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.9 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,200 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.1 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.9 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 450 7.2 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,287 36.5 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 2,252 36.0 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 1,023 16.3 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 251 4.0 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Horsham, 36.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,440 23.0 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 4,642 74.2 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 178 2.8 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Horsham, 74.2% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 120 44.8 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 148 55.2 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 18 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Horsham, 44.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 55.2% were female. The median age was 18 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.9 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 924 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Horsham, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $924.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Horsham % Horsham Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 190 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,192 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Horsham, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,192.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.