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Hawkesbury vs Hornsby

Name: Hawkesbury vs Hornsby — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 48 km apart · Hawkesbury profile · Hornsby profile

Hawkesbury Hornsby

Hawkesbury and Hornsby are two different types of residential hubs in New South Wales. Hornsby is far more diverse and highly qualified, with 40.6% of people born overseas and 44.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. Hawkesbury has a much more traditional housing landscape, where separate houses make up 86.8% of homes compared to 69.5% in Hornsby. These differences extend to the commute, as Hawkesbury residents face a much longer drive to the city, taking 296 minutes compared to just 44 minutes for those in Hornsby.

Both areas sit close to the national figure for the share of households that rent, at around 24%. They also share a similar family structure, with about 19% of the population being children under 15 and an average of 2.8 people per home. Since 2011, the gaps between them have grown in several areas; Hornsby has seen a far higher rise in people working from home and a widening lead in the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week.

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Where they differ most

Population: 84,604 larger in Hornsby Born overseas: 27.4 pts higher in Hornsby Other language: 28.6 pts higher in Hornsby Year 12: 31.8 pts higher in Hornsby Bachelor+: 28.4 pts higher in Hornsby

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +84,604 larger in Hornsby gap narrowing

67,207 78th pct 151,811 86th pct

Median age in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +2 yrs older in Hornsby gap narrowing

39 yrs 33rd pct 41 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

26.5% Older adults (45–64) +0.3 pts ▸ 26.8%

24.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.8 pts 24.1%

19.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.1 pts 19.0%

16.6% Seniors (65+) +1.5 pts ▸ 18.1%

12.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.9 pts 11.9%

Marital status

48.3% Married +9.8 pts ▸ 58.2%

34.6% Never married ◂ +6.4 pts 28.1%

9.2% Divorced ◂ +2.7 pts 6.5%

4.7% Widowed +0.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.2% Separated ◂ +1.1 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Hawkesbury Hornsby

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

82.3% Australia ◂ +25.2 pts 57.1%

0.4% China +7.2 pts ▸ 7.6%

0.8% India +4.3 pts ▸ 5.1%

3.2% England +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.5% Philippines +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.4% South Africa +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Nepal +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Vietnam +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

41.1% Australian ◂ +16.7 pts 24.4%

39.7% English ◂ +12.1 pts 27.6%

1.2% Chinese +15.6 pts ▸ 16.8%

10.6% Irish ◂ +2.4 pts 8.1%

9.5% Scottish ◂ +1.7 pts 7.8%

0.9% Indian +5.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.7% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

3.6% German ◂ +0.9 pts 2.7%

0.8% Filipino +1.2 pts ▸ 2.1%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.7 pts 1.3%

0.7% Greek even 0.7%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Language used at home

88.4% English only ◂ +27.1 pts 61.2%

0.3% Mandarin +8.9 pts ▸ 9.2%

0.3% Cantonese +3.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.2% Hindi +2.0 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.4% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.2% Tagalog +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% Italian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% Punjabi even 0.5%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

57.3% Christianity ◂ +11.6 pts 45.7%

34.1% No religion +2.3 pts ▸ 36.5%

0.6% Hinduism +6.1 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.9% Not stated ◂ +1.3 pts 4.6%

0.6% Buddhism +2.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.6% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.7% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.1% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +17 more in Hornsby

37 86th pct 54 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +1.01 more in Hawkesbury

2.88 38th pct 1.87 17th pct

Students in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +22,223 more in Hornsby

10,881 78th pct 33,104 87th pct

Avg size in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +322 larger in Hornsby

302 61st pct 625 92nd pct

ICSEA in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +143 higher in Hornsby

995 64th pct 1,138 97th pct

Highest year of school

44.9% Year 12 +31.8 pts ▸ 76.7%

32.3% Year 10 ◂ +20.4 pts 11.9%

10.6% Year 9 or below ◂ +6.3 pts 4.3%

6.5% Year 11 ◂ +3.3 pts 3.2%

Highest qualification level

39.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +26.1 pts 13.2%

17.4% Bachelor degree +20.0 pts ▸ 37.5%

5.9% Postgraduate degree +12.8 pts ▸ 18.7%

16.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.2 pts 14.2%

2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +1.2 pts 1.1%

Field of qualification

17.7% Management & commerce +8.0 pts ▸ 25.7%

17.1% Engineering & related ◂ +4.2 pts 12.9%

10.8% Society & culture +0.7 pts ▸ 11.5%

8.5% Health +1.0 pts ▸ 9.6%

9.1% Architecture & building ◂ +5.1 pts 4.0%

8.8% Education ◂ +1.1 pts 7.7%

2.0% Information technology +5.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

5.4% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.7 pts 2.7%

2.0% Natural & physical sciences +2.8 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.1% Creative arts +1.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.7 pts 1.4%

Income

Personal income in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +$98 higher in Hornsby gap widening

$860 73rd pct $958 82nd pct

Household income in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +$437 higher in Hornsby gap steady

$1,980 85th pct $2,417 92nd pct

Family income in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +$553 higher in Hornsby gap widening

$2,272 81st pct $2,825 92nd pct

Household income distribution

31.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.0 pts 26.8%

13.3% $4,000 or more +11.9 pts ▸ 25.2%

22.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.9 pts 18.8%

13.5% Under $650 ◂ +2.7 pts 10.7%

12.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

Personal income distribution

36.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 36.8%

33.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +6.9 pts 26.7%

19.7% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 22.7%

3.6% $3,000 or more +5.9 pts ▸ 9.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.3% Mental health ◂ +2.8 pts 6.5%

9.1% Arthritis ◂ +2.2 pts 6.9%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +1.6 pts 6.9%

8.2% Other condition even 8.2%

4.8% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 4.1%

4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 3.7%

3.0% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%

1.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

62.9% None +7.1 pts ▸ 70.1%

20.0% One condition ◂ +1.8 pts 18.2%

6.1% Two conditions ◂ +1.3 pts 4.7%

3.1% Three or more ◂ +1.2 pts 2.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +2,393 larger in Hawkesbury

3,252 86th pct 859 60th pct

Median age in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +5 yrs older in Hornsby

22 yrs 21st pct 27 yrs 64th pct

Median income in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +$126 higher in Hornsby

$688 78th pct $814 87th pct

Household income in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +$406 higher in Hornsby

$1,956 87th pct $2,362 94th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hawkesbury in Hornsby even gap narrowing

2.8 87th pct 2.8 87th pct

Family composition

61.4% Couples with children +7.3 pts ▸ 68.6%

24.5% Couples without children ◂ +3.0 pts 21.5%

13.4% One-parent families ◂ +4.3 pts 9.2%

0.7% Other families even 0.7%

Household size

31.7% 2 people ◂ +2.4 pts 29.3%

16.4% 4 people +5.7 pts ▸ 22.1%

21.8% 1 person ◂ +3.3 pts 18.5%

16.7% 3 people +2.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

8.4% 5 people ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%

5.1% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +$95 higher in Hornsby gap narrowing

$400 87th pct $495 96th pct

Mortgage in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +$400 higher in Hornsby gap widening

$2,200 88th pct $2,600 94th pct

People / bedroom in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +0.10 higher in Hornsby gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.3 pts 39.6%

32.1% Owned outright +1.8 pts ▸ 33.9%

24.0% Rented ◂ +0.9 pts 23.1%

1.8% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

86.8% Separate house ◂ +17.3 pts 69.5%

2.9% Flat or apartment +19.0 pts ▸ 21.9%

9.5% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.2 pts 8.3%

0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Bedrooms per home

38.9% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.3 pts 27.6%

32.8% 4 bedrooms even 32.8%

10.8% 2 bedrooms +8.7 pts ▸ 19.5%

13.1% 5 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 13.4%

2.9% 1 bedroom +2.6 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.4% Studio / none even 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

52.2% $350–$549 ◂ +5.7 pts 46.5%

10.4% $550–$749 +14.9 pts ▸ 25.3%

21.4% $200–$349 ◂ +12.2 pts 9.2%

3.3% $750 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.7% Under $200 ◂ +3.9 pts 4.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

26.3% $3,000 or more +15.2 pts ▸ 41.5%

36.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +8.0 pts 28.3%

19.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +6.5 pts 13.3%

11.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.2 pts 11.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +467 more in Hornsby

473 83rd pct 940 87th pct

Stops/1k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +0.85 more in Hawkesbury

7.04 88th pct 6.19 85th pct

Departures/1k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +975.3 more in Hornsby

566.3 73rd pct 1,541.6 87th pct

PT routes in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +37 more in Hornsby

20 70th pct 57 86th pct

Stop walk in Hawkesbury in Hornsby

— 30 62nd pct

Drive to city in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +252 longer in Hawkesbury

296 100th pct 44 45th pct

How people get to work

50.6% Car (driver) ◂ +20.5 pts 30.1%

25.3% Worked at home +21.6 pts ▸ 46.9%

0.6% Train +2.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

3.0% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.9 pts 2.1%

1.7% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 2.1%

0.1% Bus +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

26.7% 1 vehicle +11.8 pts ▸ 38.5%

37.0% 2 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 37.3%

16.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.6 pts 11.1%

15.7% 4 or more ◂ +9.3 pts 6.4%

3.9% No vehicle +2.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

16.3% Construction ◂ +9.7 pts 6.6%

11.2% Health care & social assistance +3.9 pts ▸ 15.1%

4.7% Professional & technical +9.0 pts ▸ 13.8%

9.2% Education & training +1.8 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%

2.1% Finance & insurance +5.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.3% Manufacturing ◂ +2.8 pts 4.4%

6.4% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.6 pts 4.8%

5.0% Other services ◂ +1.9 pts 3.1%

4.8% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.9 pts 2.9%

4.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 4.2%

3.1% Wholesale trade +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

Occupations people work in

15.6% Professionals +20.6 pts ▸ 36.2%

18.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +9.5 pts 9.0%

13.9% Managers +3.1 pts ▸ 17.0%

14.5% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 13.8%

10.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.9 pts 8.5%

9.1% Labourers ◂ +4.3 pts 4.9%

8.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +6.0 pts 2.5%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 6.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +1 higher in Hornsby

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +2 higher in Hornsby

8 71st pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Hawkesbury in Hornsby even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +3 higher in Hornsby

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +108 higher in Hornsby

1,008 78th pct 1,116 96th pct

ERP in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +86,185 higher in Hornsby

69,299 77th pct 155,484 86th pct

Growth in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +0.4 pts higher in Hawkesbury

2.5% 38th pct 2.1% 34th pct

Businesses in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +6,534 higher in Hornsby

8,091 80th pct 14,625 86th pct

Approvals in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +38 higher in Hornsby

355 76th pct 393 77th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +274 higher in Hornsby

1,054 79th pct 1,328 88th pct

Max temp in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +0.9 higher in Hawkesbury

24.4 53rd pct 23.5 41st pct

Min temp in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +1.8 higher in Hornsby

10.1 33rd pct 11.9 60th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +2,170 higher in Hawkesbury

5,590 24th pct 3,420 6th pct

Assault/100k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +442 higher in Hawkesbury

763 35th pct 321 4th pct

Sexual/100k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +184 higher in Hawkesbury

299 60th pct 115 10th pct

Robbery/100k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +7 higher in Hornsby

4 4th pct 12 22nd pct

Burglary/100k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +99 higher in Hawkesbury

220 13th pct 121 0th pct

Theft/100k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +369 higher in Hawkesbury

716 22nd pct 347 3rd pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +198 higher in Hawkesbury

345 50th pct 148 13th pct

Property damage/100k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +350 higher in Hawkesbury

597 37th pct 247 1st pct

Drugs/100k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +165 higher in Hawkesbury

290 33rd pct 125 9th pct

5-yr change in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +0.5 pts higher in Hawkesbury

-6.2% 25th pct -6.7% 24th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +2.9 higher in Hornsby

3.7 50th pct 6.6 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +2.6 more in Hornsby

3.6 38th pct 6.2 83rd pct

15-min city in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +39.3 pts higher in Hornsby

36.7% 29th pct 75.9% 81st pct

Walk to shops in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +44.0 pts higher in Hornsby

28.9% 19th pct 73.0% 80th pct

Walk to transit in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +25.1 pts higher in Hornsby

67.4% 67th pct 92.5% 83rd pct

Walk to school in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +29.1 pts higher in Hornsby

48.7% 40th pct 77.8% 78th pct

Walk to a park in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +32.5 pts higher in Hornsby

61.8% 37th pct 94.3% 80th pct

Walk to health in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +37.1 pts higher in Hornsby

25.3% 26th pct 62.4% 80th pct

Amenities/1k in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +10.9 more in Hornsby

15.1 35th pct 26.0 68th pct

Intersections/km² in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +20 higher in Hornsby

2 59th pct 23 73rd pct

Mean slope in Hawkesbury in Hornsby +2.3 pts higher in Hornsby

6.9% 78th pct 9.1% 92nd pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hawkesbury vs Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13800/hawkesbury/vs/LGA14000/hornsby