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Delkaia - Horsham

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LGA Profile

see Data Source Explanation

Population

• The 2004 total population of Horsham Local Government Area (LGA) was 18,901.
• The Department of Sustainability and Environment projects the 2020 population of Horsham LGA will reach 20,646.
• There are 2,260 children aged 0 to 8, comprising 12.0% of Horsham's total population. This compares with 11.3% for Victoria as a whole.
• There are approximately 198 people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin in Horsham, making up approximately 1.1% of the area's population.
• There are approximately 52 children of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin aged 0 to 8, comprising approximately 26.3% of the area's Indigenous population.
  

Socio-Economic

• The Australian Bureau of Statistics' 2001 Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage (IRSED) for Horsham was 1022.9. A lower score indicates a higher level of disadvantage. This compares with the State IRSED of 1016.
• Horsham was ranked 51 out of the 78 LGAs in Victoria on the IRSED. A rank of 1 was assigned to the LGA with the lowest level of disadvantage.
• Based on the 3rd Quarter of 2005, the unemployment rate in Horsham was 6.0%, compared to 5.5% for Victoria as a whole.
  

Language/Cultural Background

• 4.7% of Horsham's population were born overseas, compared to 23.3% of Victoria as a whole.
• Of those born overseas, 70.4% speak only English and 24.5% speak English "well" or "very well".
• 4.1% of those born overseas speak English "not well" or "not at all", this compares to 13.6% of all Victorians born overseas.
  

Families

• There are approximately 1,991 families with children aged 15 and under in Horsham.
• 79.9% of the 1,991 families are couple families, compared with 80.6% of all families with children aged 15 and under in Victoria.
• 20.1% of the 1,991 families are one-parent families, compared with 19.4% of all families with children aged 15 and under in Victoria.

Immunisation

• Based on the 3rd Quarter of 2005, 95.4% of children in the 12 to 15 month age cohort in Horsham were fully immunised. This compares to 92.0% of children in this age cohort across Victoria.
• Based on the 3rd Quarter of 2005, 97.6% of children in the 24 to 27 month age cohort in Horsham were fully immunised. This compares to 92.5% of children in this age cohort across Victoria.
  

Child Health

• From July 2003 to June 2005 there were 286.3 Hospital Separations per 1000 of all children aged 0 to 8 in Horsham.
• This compares with a rate of 229.5 Hospital Separations per 1000 children aged 0 to 8 across Victoria for the same period.
• Children of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander origin aged 0 to 8 experienced a rate of 307.7 Hospital Separations per thousand in the LGA of Horsham for the same period
  

Teen Pregnancy

• There were 31.8 births per thousand females aged 15 to 19 in Horsham during 2003 and 2004.
• This compares to 19.0 births per thousand females aged 15 to 19 across Victoria for the same period.
  

Contact Information

Address

Community Services

Wimmera Health Care Group

Baillie Street

Horsham 3400

Telephone

(03) 5381 9351

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