Horsham Downs
Horsham Downs is a locality about 9.5 km north of Hamilton.
Before 1906, the area was undeveloped and covered in tea trees and ferns. After August 1906, sheep and cattle farms were successfully developed.
A group of protected areas, the Horsham Downs Wildlife Management Reserves, are located in Horsham Downs.
Demographics
Horsham Downs covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2.Horsham Downs had a population of 834 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 120 people since the 2018 census, and an increase of 147 people since the 2013 census. There were 411 males and 420 females in 270 dwellings. 2.5% of people identified as LGBTIQ+. The median age was 41.5 years. There were 162 people aged under 15 years, 168 aged 15 to 29, 375 aged 30 to 64, and 129 aged 65 or older.
People could identify as more than one ethnicity. The results were 76.3% European ; 13.3% Māori; 1.8% Pasifika; 18.3% Asian; 0.7% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders ; and 1.4% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander". English was spoken by 93.9%, Māori language by 2.5%, and other languages by 16.9%. No language could be spoken by 1.8%. New Zealand Sign Language was known by 0.4%. The percentage of people born overseas was 23.4, compared with 28.8% nationally.
Religious affiliations were 38.1% Christian, 3.6% Hindu, 0.4% Māori religious beliefs, and 2.5% other religions. People who answered that they had no religion were 49.3%, and 6.8% of people did not answer the census question.
Of those at least 15 years old, 207 people had a bachelor's or higher degree, 324 had a post-high school certificate or diploma, and 135 people exclusively held high school qualifications. The median income was $53,700, compared with $41,500 nationally. 147 people earned over $100,000 compared to 12.1% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 354 people were employed full-time, 114 were part-time, and 9 were unemployed.