Horsley Park, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

74/100

Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Horsley Park is more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1030, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Horsley Park at a glance

Population (2021): 1,790
Median age: 45
Median weekly household income: $2,135
SEIFA score: 1030
Coordinates: -33.8426, 150.8480

Horsley Park demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Horsley Park using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 17% of homes are rented, and 30% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	293	16%
Youth (15–24)	240	13%
Young adults (25–44)	358	20%
Mid-life (45–64)	510	29%
Seniors (65+)	385	22%

Share of the 1,786 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	269	52%
Owned with a mortgage	133	26%
Rented	88	17%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	502	97%
Townhouses & semis	5	1%
Flats & apartments	7	1%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 520 occupied private dwellings in Horsley Park.

Median weekly rent: $428
Median monthly mortgage: $3,250
Average household size: 3.2 people
Median weekly family income: $2,337
Median weekly personal income: $764

Community and culture

Born overseas: 508 (30%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 688 (41%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 33 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 606 (42%)
Labour-force participation: 49.7%
Unemployment rate: 2%
Employed full-time: 349
Employed part-time: 214

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Horsley Park

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Horsley Park is January (average daytime high around 29.5°C) and the coolest is July (around 17.1°C). The area receives roughly 813 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	29.5°C	18.5°C	86 mm
Feb	28.1°C	17.8°C	92 mm
Mar	26°C	16.5°C	136 mm
Apr	23.3°C	12.8°C	69 mm
May	20°C	8.8°C	33 mm
Jun	17.1°C	6.9°C	47 mm
Jul	17.1°C	5.4°C	50 mm
Aug	18.3°C	6°C	47 mm
Sep	21.6°C	8.6°C	38 mm
Oct	24.7°C	11.9°C	70 mm
Nov	26.4°C	14.1°C	67 mm
Dec	28.6°C	16.7°C	78 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Horsley Park

Where is Horsley Park?

Horsley Park is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Horsley Park?

At the 2021 Census, Horsley Park had a population of about 1,790.

Is Horsley Park an advantaged area?

Horsley Park has an ABS SEIFA score of 1030, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 74 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Horsley Park?

Horsley Park has average daytime highs of about 23.4°C and overnight lows of about 12°C, with roughly 813 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).