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Horsley NSW 2530

4,044 addresses · 145 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Horsley · 80 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Horsley is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 9,437 people, with a median age of 36. The typical household earns around $2,164 a week, with median rent near $500 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

9,437Population
36Median age
$2,164Median household income / wk
$500Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Horsley - Kembla Grange statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Horsley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Dapto, 1.9 km east · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 4.7 km north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 8.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs4/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 11.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Horsley

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Horsley NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202011.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202121.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 68.5%

Population by age in Horsley
Population by age, Horsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4608
5-141,520
15-19694
20-24591
25-341,106
35-441,434
45-541,244
55-641,075
65-74694
75-84356
85+115
Dwelling types in Horsley
Dwelling types, Horsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,924
Townhouse127
Apartment10
Other0
Households by weekly income in Horsley
Households by weekly income, Horsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650276
$650-1,499685
$1,500-2,9991,080
$3,000+830
Top ancestries in Horsley
Top ancestries, Horsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian3,802
English3,769
Scottish926
Other752
Irish746
Italian490
Housing tenure in Horsley
Housing tenure, Horsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned899
Mortgage1,608
Rented520
Other16
Cars per household in Horsley
Cars per household, Horsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
072
1730
21,396
3514
4+330
Commute to work in Horsley
Commute to work, Horsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,836
Train21
Bus17
Tram/ferry0
Walked20
Bicycle5
Home1,038
Top countries of birth in Horsley
Top countries of birth, Horsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England389
India114
New Zealand98
North Macedonia91
Philippines85
China75
Languages used at home in Horsley
Languages used at home, Horsley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian173
Malayalam88
Italian86
Mandarin81
Serbian55
Spanish50

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

53,255 bird observations recorded near Horsley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Horsley

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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