Living in Horsham

In Horsham, the median rent tenants pay is €674 a month (2021) and unemployment is 1.7% (2026).

In 2021, the foreign population was 1,259.

Last checked 2026-10-079 sources

Population (built-up area)16,985people31 Dec 2021Official source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Median gross salary (region)2,059EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent674.1EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate1.7%country median 4.5% — 62% belowIndependent source · DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026

Recorded crime13,990incidents per 100,00030 Jun 2026Official source · Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Horsham?

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$245 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,203 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	7,588 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	6,953 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	245 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	674.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	674.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Horsham a good place to live?

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student29%strong on education, weak on safety · range 22–36%

Family47%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–55%

Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–62%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 1.7% in March 2026. Median personal income was A$766 per week in August 2021. Median household income was A$1,347 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Horsham is 1.7%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Horsham 1.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	4,634 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	57.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,347 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	766 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,059 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁸Official
Unemployment rate	1.7 %country median 4.5%	31 Mar 2026	DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026⁹Independent

What does a salary buy in Horsham?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €674
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Horsham. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	5.29 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	13,990 incidents per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026²Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Horsham. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

Australian Government Department of Home Affairs

For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

31°12°

30°12°

27°10°

22°7°

18°5°

14°4°

14°3°

15°3°

18°4°

22°6°

25°8°

28°10°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 30.6 · Feb 30.3 · Mar 26.7 · Apr 22.1 · May 17.5 · Jun 14.3 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 15 · Sep 17.7 · Oct 21.5 · Nov 25.4 · Dec 28.3 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HORSHAM AERODROME⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 12.5 · Feb 12.4 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 7.3 · May 5.4 · Jun 3.8 · Jul 3.2 · Aug 3.2 · Sep 4.4 · Oct 5.8 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 10.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HORSHAM AERODROME⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 21.6 · Feb 21.4 · Mar 18.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 11.4 · Jun 9 · Jul 8.4 · Aug 9.1 · Sep 11 · Oct 13.6 · Nov 16.9 · Dec 19.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HORSHAM AERODROME⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 30 · Feb 21.2 · Mar 13.5 · Apr 25 · May 35.8 · Jun 45.8 · Jul 44.1 · Aug 42.9 · Sep 44.2 · Oct 36 · Nov 28.8 · Dec 23.6 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HORSHAM AERODROME⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Christchurch (New Zealand) ±3.0 °C, Ventura (United States) ±6.3 °C, Downey (United States) ±7.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±8.3 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±8.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 83.1 km² in 2021. Population density was 203.2 people per km² in 2025.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	83.07 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	7.41 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	1,259 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population (built-up area)	16,985 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population density	203.2 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Female residents	8,764 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	8,217 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official

International community in Horsham

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Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	16,985	100.0%
Australia	14,773	87.0%
Country of birth not stated	953	5.6%
India	176	1.0%
England	167	1.0%
Philippines	124	0.7%
Born elsewhere(d)	111	0.7%
New Zealand	74	0.4%
Myanmar	52	0.3%
Thailand	50	0.3%
Italy	49	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
South Africa	39	0.2%
Netherlands	38	0.2%
Scotland	38	0.2%
Nepal	34	0.2%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	30	0.2%
United States of America	24	0.1%
Germany	21	0.1%
Turkey	19	0.1%
Ireland	17	0.1%
Vietnam	15	0.1%
Sri Lanka	14	0.1%
Bangladesh	12	0.1%
Zimbabwe	12	0.1%
Malaysia	11	0.1%
Pakistan	10	0.1%
Taiwan	10	0.1%
Canada	9	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	9	0.1%
Papua New Guinea	9	0.1%
Poland	9	0.1%
Fiji	8	0.0%
Cambodia	7	0.0%
Croatia	5	0.0%
Greece	5	0.0%
France	4	0.0%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	4	0.0%
Indonesia	4	0.0%
Iraq	4	0.0%
Wales	4	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Japan	3	0.0%
Lebanon	3	0.0%
Singapore	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	16,985	100.0%
Australia	14,773	87.0%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	1,260	7.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	16,985	100.0%
Australian citizen	15,514	91.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	7.42 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	6,953 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	59.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	40 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,203 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Horsham

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Horsham alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 7.4% Horsham+405%
Unemployment: 3.3% Darwin vs 1.7% Horsham+94%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €2,059 Horsham+46%

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Alternative cities in Australia

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Karratha17,013 residents Singleton17,139 residents Batemans Bay17,524 residents Ulladulla17,567 residents Broken Hill17,588 residents Port Lincoln16,307 residents

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Horsham?

The median gross salary is 2,059 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Horsham?

The unemployment rate is 1.7 %. Source: DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026.

How safe is Horsham?

Police recorded 13,990 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026.

How many foreign residents live in Horsham?

1,259 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Horsham a good place to live?

Horsham may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Horsham?

The official country of birth distribution records 14,773 people (87.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Data Tables: Recorded Offences by LGA - Year Ending June 2026 files.crimestatistics.vic.gov.au · checked 2026-10-07
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station HORSHAM AERODROME WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27
DEWR — Small Area Labour Markets, smoothed unemployment rate by LGA, March quarter 2026 DEWR · dewr.gov.au · checked 2026-07-26

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