Horsham VIC 3400
Horsham sits 300 km from Melbourne CBD in Victoria, around 3 hours 25 minutes by car. Census data records 15,134 residents with a median age of 40 and a median household income of $67,288 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the lower-middle tier nationally. The suburb grew 4.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $245 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,187. Horsham is characterised by high crime risk and high flood risk. Of 10 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is high.
Is Horsham a good suburb?
Horsham scores a D (28/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and prices, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
10 schools · 1 above peer schools
Very walkable
Walkability 88/100 · 299.5 km · 206 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $458K · More affordable than 86% of VIC
High crime risk
Fire 55/100 · Crime 85/100 · Flood 78/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 40 · 15,134 residents
Liveability Rating
28 / 100 · Ranked #743 in VICEach bar is Horsham's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
28 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataHorsham's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $458,000, roughly 21% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$457,500
Based on 419 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 20 days — median across 169 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 32 sales $307K
- 3 bed 279 sales $427K
- 4 bed 95 sales $590K
Units
$345,110
Based on 41 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 28 days — median across 23 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 27 sales $335K
- 3 bed 12 sales $449K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Horsham are currently listed at around $519,000 on average. Based on 245 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$519K
245 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$359K
26 units listed in the last 6 months.
271 of the suburb's 6,331 dwellings (4.3%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Horsham rent for around $470 a week on average, based on 78 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$470/wk
78 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$375/wk
10 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
88 rentals advertised against an estimated 1,950 rented homes (4.5%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025123 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 24% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3400.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$470/week ($24,000 a year) on a $519,000 median
$375/week ($20,000 a year) on a $359,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Horsham safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Horsham sits in the high band, with 1,578 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 10% on the prior year.
1,578 offences
10.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202532 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 3 of them fatal
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Ten schools serve Horsham, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Horsham West and Haven Primary School leads the pack.
- • 2,756 students across 6 schools (avg 459)
- • Sectors: 6 Government, 2 Independent, 2 Catholic
- • ICSEA 903-1043, median 976 (below the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Horsham College (1,010 students)
Primary
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Horsham is very walkable on foot — at 88/100, most daily errands can be done on foot. Within the suburb there are 3 supermarkets, 22 parks and 11 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Horsham.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 106.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 79.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 28.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 17.3 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Horsham.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 42%
- Premises covered
- 8,797
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Horsham: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 32 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 7 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Horsham is home to about 15,100 residents, with a median age of 40, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $67,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.5%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
15,134
Median Age
40
Median Household Income
$67,288/yr
Census Median Rent
$245/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,187/mo
Avg Household Size
2.2
Median Personal Income
$38,896/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.5%
Unoccupied Dwellings
9.5%
Total Dwellings
6,331
Owner-Occupier Rate
69.2%
Houses
88.6%
Rental Stress
18.9%
Mortgage Stress
21.2%
Work From Home
9.1%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
282 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 36 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 1,887 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 86.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 88.8%
- Employment Rate
- 56.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 32.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
267 residents (1.8%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
4.8% of residents (686) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (486).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 14,213 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 8,270 people work here; 6,972 employed residents live here.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents (1.2 per resident). At least 13% of the people who work here must live elsewhere.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,228 a year through Horsham based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 43%
- Rural and farming 25%
- Industrial 10%
- Parks and recreation 9%
- Infrastructure and transport 7%
- Commercial 5%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Horsham
In the year to August 2026, 94 new dwellings were approved across Horsham. That mix is 80 houses and 14 units. Approvals are up 57.1% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 1,013 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 49 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 964 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2007).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Longerenong, 10.5 kmDry climate — hot summers, cold winters with occasional frost.
- Elevation
- 125 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Annual rainfall
- 383 mm
- 61 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.4°C
- 26 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 3.7°C
- 21 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
7 facilities within 5 km- 1.3 kmHospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals)Top reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 1.9 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 2.0 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Benzene
- 2.2 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · n-Hexane · Toluene (methylbenzene)
- 2.4 kmPetroleum Product WholesalingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Cumene (1-methylethylbenzene) · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
EV adoption
In postcode 3400, 28 of 13,478 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.2% (303 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.5%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3400, 2,244 rooftop-solar systems totalling 15.9 MW have been installed since 2001, against 6,935 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 89 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
9 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3400 in 2025-26, rank 96 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 179, in 2001-02.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
3 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $457,500 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Anne Webster The Nationals
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Anne Webster | 31.0% | 69.0% | -0.1 |
| 2022 | Anne Webster | 31.0% | 69.0% | +3.3 |
| 2019 | Anne Webster | 33.8% | 66.2% | -3.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Emma Kealy The Nationals
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Emma Kealy NP | 58.9% | 28.4% | 71.6% |
| 2018 | Emma Kealy NP | 66.9% | 26.5% | 73.5% |
| 2014 | Emma Kealy NP | 54.1% | 28.7% | 71.3% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Horsham
Is Horsham a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Horsham is high (85/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Horsham?
Horsham has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (78/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Horsham a good place to live?
Horsham has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (28/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Horsham?
Horsham, VIC had a population of 15,134 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Horsham, VIC?
The postcode for Horsham, VIC is 3400.
How far is Horsham from Melbourne?
Horsham is 300 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 206 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Horsham?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Horsham was $67,288 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Horsham?
The median advertised rent in Horsham is $470 a week for houses (78 listings) and $375 a week for units (10 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Horsham?
The median age of residents in Horsham was 40 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Horsham at risk of bushfire?
Horsham has a moderate recorded bushfire history (55/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Horsham?
There are 10 schools inside the Horsham boundary: 1 above, 3 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Horsham walkable?
Horsham scores 88/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Horsham?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Horsham, Longerenong (10.5 km away), summer days average 30.4°C, winter nights 3.7°C, 383 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days, and 26 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Horsham?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Horsham belong to?
Horsham sits within the Horsham local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Horsham?
The average residential rates bill through Horsham is $2,228 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Horsham?
Across Horsham, 94 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 57.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Horsham in?
Horsham sits within the federal Division of Mallee, currently held by Anne Webster (The Nationals).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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