Horsham

20,252 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,267 km², 32 suburbs. Council website: hrcc.vic.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

20,252

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · -0.1% in a year

Density

4.7/km²

4,267 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$389k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$420

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

4.5 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025

Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.

Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07

Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age: 41
Median household income: $1,381/week
Median rent: $240/week
Median mortgage repayment: $1,200/month
Households renting: 24.8%
Average household: 2.3 people

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD): decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD): decile 6 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property: $2,228; 2024-25
Operating result: +0.6%; adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal: 63%; renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

32 suburbs where Horsham holds most residents. Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

Suburb	Population	In this council	Median house (VG)	Flood / bushfire	IRSAD
Horsham	15,134	All	$443kDec 2025	21% / 54%	3
Haven	1,443	All		7% / 99%	8
Natimuk	548	All	$305kDec 2025	13% / 100%	5
Quantong	354	All		16% / 100%	6
Riverside (Vic.)	287	All		65% / 100%	8
Dooen	250	All		6% / 100%	7
Longerenong	237	All		19% / 100%	3
Lower Norton	236	All		15% / 100%	9
Pimpinio	191	All		5% / 100%	8
Vectis	184	All		7% / 100%	7
Laharum	162	All		9% / 100%	8
McKenzie Creek	140	All		14% / 100%	9
Drung	119	All		21% / 100%	8
Wonwondah	114	All		16% / 100%	8
Bungalally	93	All		7% / 100%	8
Noradjuha	89	All		10% / 100%	5
Wartook	88	All		6% / 100%	8
Brimpaen	80	All		2% / 100%	9
Telangatuk East	75	All		<1% / 100%	9
Toolondo	74	All		7% / 100%	5
Dadswells Bridge	69	93%		46% / 100%	8
Mitre	66	85%		10% / 97%	7
Murra Warra	63	73%		0% / 100%	8
Clear Lake	57	All		6% / 100%	5
Kalkee	48	All		<1% / 100%	8
Duchembegarra	47	All		10% / 97%	7
Wail	44	All		5% / 100%	8
Nurrabiel	43	All		6% / 100%	9
St Helens Plains	40	All		32% / 99%	8
Mockinya	30	All		6% / 100%	8
Kanagulk	28	All		11% / 100%	9
Tooan	23	All		5% / 100%	5

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

19%

Over 32 of 32 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

66%

Over 32 of 32 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

Over 32 of 32 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 2 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median: $305k
Median of suburb medians: $374k
Highest suburb median: $443k

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

Mallee · Anne WEBSTER (NP)100%

State districts

Lowan · Emma Kealy (NAT)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.