Suburb in Torres

Horn, QLD

Horn had a population of 533 at the 2021 Census (+0.4% since 2016). Median age 28.0. Median weekly household income $1,525. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Horn at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Queensland - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Horn's population grew by 0.4% to 533, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 28.0, it is younger than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 15.6% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.3%.

72.7% of households rent, a larger share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 13.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 166 households.

The median household earns $1,525 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $200 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $3,119 a month.

12.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 60.2% use a language other than English at home. 31.0% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Horn beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureHornQLDAustralia
Population5335,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.4%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age28.038.238.2
Households1661,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting72.7%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright13.7%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,525$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$200$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$3,119$1,740$1,866
Born overseas12.5%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home60.2%14.1%23.6%
No religion31.0%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+0.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5392011
  2. 5312016
  3. 5332021

Age

Median age 28.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Horn Queensland
Share of people by age, Horn and Queensland
0–915.6%
10–1918.8%
20–2920.1%
30–3915.6%
40–499.2%
50–5913.3%
60–696.0%
70–793.6%
80+0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Horn at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal33.0%
  2. Australian12.8%
  3. English11.8%
  4. Irish3.8%
  5. German3.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages56.4%
  2. Mandarin0.6%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. Papua New Guinea3.8%
  2. New Zealand3.2%
  3. Fiji1.8%
  4. Indonesia1.4%
  5. China0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Horn

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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