Horton, QLD

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

8/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Horton is more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 880, 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.

Horton at a glance

Population (2021): 205
Median age: 48
Median weekly household income: $959
SEIFA score: 880
Coordinates: -25.2283, 152.3325

Horton demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Horton 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 seniors (65+) at 26%, 15% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	44	21%
Youth (15–24)	17	8%
Young adults (25–44)	41	20%
Mid-life (45–64)	53	25%
Seniors (65+)	54	26%

Share of the 209 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	36	51%
Owned with a mortgage	24	34%
Rented	11	15%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	70	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 70 occupied private dwellings in Horton.

Median weekly rent: $255
Median monthly mortgage: $1,087
Average household size: 2.5 people
Median weekly family income: $1,406
Median weekly personal income: $488

Community and culture

Born overseas: 29 (16%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 6 (3%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 17 (8%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 55 (33%)
Labour-force participation: 44.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%
Employed full-time: 38
Employed part-time: 25

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.

Common questions about Horton

Where is Horton?

Horton is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.

What is the population of Horton?

At the 2021 Census, Horton had a population of about 205.

Is Horton an advantaged area?

Horton has an ABS SEIFA score of 880, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 8 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 8% of Australian suburbs.