Horseshoe Bay, QLD
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Less advantaged than the national average
Horseshoe Bay is more socio-economically advantaged than about 26% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 943, 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.
Horseshoe Bay at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 611
- Median age
- 57
- Median weekly household income
- $1,067
- SEIFA score
- 943
- Coordinates
- -19.1236, 146.8529
Horseshoe Bay demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Horseshoe Bay 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 39%, 18% of homes are rented, and 30% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 65 | 11% |
| Youth (15–24) | 36 | 6% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 98 | 16% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 236 | 39% |
| Seniors (65+) | 176 | 29% |
Share of the 611 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 143 | 53% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 72 | 27% |
| Rented | 47 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 243 | 95% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 257 occupied private dwellings in Horseshoe Bay.
- Median weekly rent
- $300
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,127
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,308
- Median weekly personal income
- $585
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 169 (30%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 55 (10%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 15 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 260 (49%)
- Labour-force participation
- 51.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 9%
- Employed full-time
- 113
- Employed part-time
- 123
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 Horseshoe Bay
Where is Horseshoe Bay?
Horseshoe Bay is a suburb of Queensland, Australia.
What is the population of Horseshoe Bay?
At the 2021 Census, Horseshoe Bay had a population of about 611.
Is Horseshoe Bay an advantaged area?
Horseshoe Bay has an ABS SEIFA score of 943, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 26 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 26% of Australian suburbs.
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