Horton QLD 4660
139 addresses · 14 streets
Hinkler Electorate › Bundaberg LGA › Horton · 259 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Horton is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 205 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $959 a week, with median rent near $255 a week. Most homes are houses. About 85% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Bundaberg Region - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Horton itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 hospital
1 library
1 golf club
2 hardware stores
Getting around. Airport: Bundaberg Airport, 36.4 km north.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 42.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 42.1% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 58.9% |
Demographics
Unemployment 6.7% · Labour-force participation 44.9%
Population by age in Horton
| 0-4 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 35 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 8 |
| 25-34 | 20 |
| 35-44 | 21 |
| 45-54 | 24 |
| 55-64 | 29 |
| 65-74 | 37 |
| 75-84 | 17 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Horton
| House | 70 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Horton
| <$650 | 28 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 28 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 21 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Horton
| English | 85 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 77 |
| Ancestry NS | 31 |
| Irish | 21 |
| German | 20 |
| Dutch | 13 |
Housing tenure in Horton
| Owned | 36 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 24 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Horton
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |
| 2 | 29 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4+ | 10 |
Commute to work in Horton
| Car | 61 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Horton
| England | 8 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 |
| Fiji | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,492 bird observations recorded near Horton — most often seen:
- Willie Wagtail (138)
- Magpie-lark (128)
- Laughing Kookaburra (117)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (112)
- Australasian Figbird (103)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (99)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (98)
- Brown Honeyeater (96)
- Peaceful Dove (94)
- Rufous Whistler (93)
- Australian Magpie (89)
- Welcome Swallow (87)
- White-throated Honeyeater (84)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Horton
- Noisy Miner (81)
- Crested Pigeon (80)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (76)
- Torresian Crow (76)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (73)
- Galah (70)
- Scarlet Honeyeater (69)
- Spangled Drongo (67)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (67)
- Blue-faced Honeyeater (66)
- Common Myna (64)
- Mistletoebird (64)
- Whistling Kite (63)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (62)
- White-throated Treecreeper (60)
- Pied Butcherbird (58)
- Striated Pardalote (58)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Horton:
- Doolbi (2.1 km)
- Abington (3 km)
- South Isis (4.2 km)
- Childers (4.6 km)
- Redridge (6 km)
- North Isis (6.3 km)
- Isis River (7.1 km)
- Apple Tree Creek (8.9 km)
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Streets
- Bootharh Road (8)
- Bruce Highway (3)
- Church Street (22)
- Conlons Road (23)
- Cousins Road (2)
- Golcherts Road (8)
- Goodwins Road (1)
- Horton Street (5)
- Mango Hill Road (1)
- Plaths Road (4)
- Ross Camp Road (2)
- Station Road (46)
- Wechsels Road (6)
- Whites Road (8)
