# Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai vs Sydney - Inner West — 2021 Census comparison

Indigenous Area comparison · about 24 km apart

Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai and Sydney - Inner West are both well-connected areas, but they differ in how their streets are laid out. Sydney - Inner West is a walker's paradise with very high street connectivity and 97.2% of homes in a 15-minute-city walkshed. In contrast, Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai is very walkable but has much lower street connectivity and a steeper average terrain slope. A notable difference appears in First Nations outcomes; typical household incomes for First Nations people are well higher in Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai at $2,464, where Year 12 completion is also well higher at 63.1%.

Both areas share a very similar number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents and a matching typical age of 27 for First Nations people. They are also nearly identical in the share of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, both sitting around 95%. While Sydney - Inner West has a higher share of homes within walking distance of groceries and schools, Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai has a higher share of walkable amenities dedicated to parks.

## First Nations

| Statistic | Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai | Sydney - Inner West | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Nations people | 1,241 | 1,169 | 72 larger in Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai |  |
| Median age | 27 yrs | 27 yrs |  |  |
| Year 12 | 63.1% | 59.3% | 3.8 pts higher in Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai |  |
| Unemployment | 5.8% | 7.2% | 1.3 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Median income | $794 | $850 | $56 higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Household income | $2,464 | $1,901 | $563 higher in Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai |  |
| Indigenous language | 6.0% | 9.6% | 3.5 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |

## Walkability

| Statistic | Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai | Sydney - Inner West | Gap | Trend |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Walk score | 6.9 | 8.2 | 1.3 higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Types ≤15 min | 6.6 | 7.6 | 1.0 more in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| 15-min city | 82.1% | 97.2% | 15.1 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Walk to shops | 78.6% | 96.2% | 17.7 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Walk to transit | 95.1% | 95.9% | 0.9 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Walk to school | 85.5% | 95.4% | 9.9 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Walk to a park | 97.0% | 100.0% | 3.0 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Walk to health | 71.8% | 81.4% | 9.6 pts higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Intersections/km² | 34 | 301 | 267 higher in Sydney - Inner West |  |
| Mean slope | 8.8% | 5.5% | 3.3 pts higher in Hornsby - Ku-ring-gai |  |

Interactive comparison: https://censusatlas.au/compare/iare/IARE107012/hornsby-ku-ring-gai/vs/IARE107027/sydney-inner-west