Hornsby

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code SED10037
People 79,025
Male 49.3%
Female 50.7%
Median age 39
Families 21,968
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 28,955
Average people per household 2.9
Median weekly household income $2,056
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,383
Median weekly rent $470
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 38,967 49.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 40,058 50.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 482 0.6 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 79,025 people in Hornsby. Of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 39 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 4,936 6.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 5,653 7.2 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 5,242 6.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 5,095 6.4 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 4,517 5.7 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 3,890 4.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 4,642 5.9 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 5,550 7.0 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 6,352 8.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 6,114 7.7 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,672 7.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 5,209 6.6 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,341 5.5 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,905 4.9 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,974 3.8 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,198 2.8 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,325 1.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,397 1.8 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Hornsby was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 36,630 58.0 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,346 2.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 4,425 7.0 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 2,597 4.1 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 18,178 28.8 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Hornsby aged 15 years and over, 58.0% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 33,583 57.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 3,619 6.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 21,690 36.8 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Hornsby, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,647 6.8 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 5,612 23.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,128 4.6 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 720 3.0 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3,443 14.1 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,311 5.4 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,096 4.5 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,544 6.3 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4,427 18.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 513 2.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 2,927 12.0 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Hornsby 30.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.6% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 24.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 22,356 35.4 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 7,022 11.1 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,665 2.6 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 6,102 9.7 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 9,953 15.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,812 2.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 4,932 7.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 16 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 8 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 2,930 4.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 329 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 3,679 5.8 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Hornsby, 15.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 26,630 24.8 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 23,384 21.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 8,886 8.3 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Irish 8,441 7.9 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 7,027 6.5 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Hornsby were English 24.8%, Australian 21.8%, Chinese 8.3%, Irish 7.9% and Scottish 6.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Hornsby (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 50,084 63.4 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,236 5.4 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
England 3,681 4.7 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
India 2,083 2.6 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
New Zealand 1,282 1.6 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Korea, Republic of (South) 1,181 1.5 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4

In Hornsby, 63.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.4%, England 4.7%, India 2.6%, New Zealand 1.6% and Korea, Republic of (South) 1.5%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 33,394 42.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 6,017 7.6 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 4,614 5.8 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 31,948 40.4 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Hornsby, 40.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 36,688 46.4 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,128 7.8 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
England 5,766 7.3 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
India 2,941 3.7 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6
New Zealand 1,730 2.2 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6

In Hornsby, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 46.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.8%, England 7.3%, India 3.7% and New Zealand 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 38,145 48.3 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,230 7.9 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
England 5,039 6.4 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
India 2,867 3.6 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6
New Zealand 1,644 2.1 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6

In Hornsby, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 48.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7.9%, England 6.4%, India 3.6% and New Zealand 2.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 24,155 30.6 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 17,323 21.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 12,792 16.2 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 5,605 7.1 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 3,255 4.1 217,258 2.9 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Hornsby were No Religion, so described 30.6%, Catholic 21.9%, Anglican 16.2%, Not stated 7.1% and Uniting Church 4.1%. In Hornsby, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 4,812 6.1 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Cantonese 2,251 2.8 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Korean 1,435 1.8 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Hindi 851 1.1 67,034 0.9 159,652 0.7
Arabic 804 1.0 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
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English only spoken at home 55,754 70.6 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 8,132 29.9 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Hornsby 70.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 6.1%, Cantonese 2.8%, Korean 1.8%, Hindi 1.1% and Arabic 1.0%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 25,209 59.8 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 13,228 31.4 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 1,787 4.2 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 1,949 4.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 42,173 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hornsby. Of these 59.8% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 4.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 4,722 11.7 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 4,414 11.0 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 4,094 10.2 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 7,023 17.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 18,188 45.2 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Hornsby, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 12,757 31.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 5,939 14.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5,782 14.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Technicians and Trades Workers 4,497 11.2 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 3,841 9.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 3,281 8.2 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 2,444 6.1 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,099 2.7 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Hornsby included Professionals 31.7%, Managers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Labourers 6.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.7%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,811 4.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,617 4.0 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Banking 973 2.4 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Aged Care Residential Services 867 2.2 67,209 2.0 211,621 2.0
Primary Education 857 2.1 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Hornsby, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.5%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.0%, Banking 2.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 2.2% and Primary Education 2.1%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 791 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,283 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,056 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hornsby was $791.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 19,727 49.0 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 7,207 17.9 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 2,345 5.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train, car as driver 1,258 3.1 34,213 1.0 86,003 0.8
Walked only 1,258 3.1 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 10,729 26.7 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 23,178 57.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Hornsby, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 49.0%, Train 17.9%, Worked at home 5.8%, Train, car as driver 3.1% and Walked only 3.1%. On the day, 26.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 57.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 48,827 77.3 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 20,733 32.8 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,668 12.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 15,777 25.0 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Hornsby, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.8% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 15,400 24.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 18,522 29.3 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 8,778 13.9 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 6,124 9.7 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Hornsby, 29.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 6,898 31.4 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 12,125 55.2 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,651 12.1 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 288 1.3 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Hornsby, 55.2% were couple families with children, 31.4% were couple families without children and 12.1% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Hornsby, 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4,557 24.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 736 3.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 4,715 24.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,007 15.8 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,075 5.7 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,095 16.3 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 882 4.6 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 954 5.0 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Hornsby, of couple families with children, 24.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 24.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 26,291 93.6 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 1,806 6.4 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Hornsby, 93.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 20,205 76.9 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 1,690 6.4 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4,164 15.8 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 113 0.4 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Hornsby, 76.9% were separate houses, 6.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.8% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 137 0.5 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 905 3.4 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 4,579 17.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 8,923 33.9 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 11,314 43.0 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 430 1.6 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Hornsby, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 17.4% had 2 bedrooms and 33.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9,167 34.9 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 10,625 40.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 5,731 21.8 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 274 1.0 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 497 1.9 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Hornsby, 34.9% were owned outright, 40.4% were owned with a mortgage and 21.8% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 21,184 80.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 4,502 17.1 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 611 2.3 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Hornsby, of all households, 80.6% were family households, 17.1% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

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Household income Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 12.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 29.3 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Hornsby, 12.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 29.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 470 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.7 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.3 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,383 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.6 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.4 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 1,636 6.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 9,368 35.6 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 9,832 37.4 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 4,869 18.5 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 584 2.2 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Hornsby, 35.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 1,908 7.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 23,889 90.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 497 1.9 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Hornsby, 90.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 223 46.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 257 53.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 25 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Hornsby, 46.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.5% were female. The median age was 25 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,150 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Hornsby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,150.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hornsby % Hornsby New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 520 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,507 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Hornsby, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $520 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,507.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.