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Hornsby vs Ku-ring-gai
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 12 km apart · Hornsby profile · Ku-ring-gai profile
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai
Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai are nearby areas in Greater Sydney with high concentrations of well-qualified residents. Ku-ring-gai is more walkable, with more homes within 15 minutes of schools (92.3% vs 77.8%) and health services (79.9% vs 62.4%). It also has a higher typical weekly household income of $3,038, compared to $2,417 in Hornsby. Hornsby is further from the city, with a typical drive time of 44 minutes compared to just 20 minutes for Ku-ring-gai, and it takes far longer for residents to walk to the nearest transport stop (30 minutes versus 2 minutes).
While these areas share a similar proportion of children under 15 and very similar school advantage scores, the gap in typical weekly incomes has narrowed since 2011. Other differences have shifted too; the gap in the share of homes owned outright has narrowed, while the difference in typical monthly home-loan payments has widened. Both areas sit well above the national figure for typical household income and the share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 156,847
- First area, 2016: 142,667
- First area, 2021: 151,811
- Second area, 2011: 109,297
- Second area, 2016: 118,053
- Second area, 2021: 124,076
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Hornsby: 1.1% males, 1.8% females; 85+ in Ku-ring-gai: 1.3% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Hornsby: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.2% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Hornsby: 1.6% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Hornsby: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 65–69 in Hornsby: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 60–64 in Hornsby: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Hornsby: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Hornsby: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Hornsby: 3.7% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.5% males, 4.1% females
- 40–44 in Hornsby: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.3% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Hornsby: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.7% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Hornsby: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 25–29 in Hornsby: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Ku-ring-gai: 1.8% males, 1.8% females
- 20–24 in Hornsby: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Hornsby: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.8% males, 3.6% females
- 10–14 in Hornsby: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Ku-ring-gai: 4.1% males, 3.9% females
- 5–9 in Hornsby: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Ku-ring-gai: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 0–4 in Hornsby: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Ku-ring-gai: 2.4% males, 2.2% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $682
- First area, 2016: $793
- First area, 2021: $958
- Second area, 2011: $814
- Second area, 2016: $942
- Second area, 2021: $1,117
- First area, 2011: $1,824
- First area, 2016: $2,121
- First area, 2021: $2,417
- Second area, 2011: $2,508
- Second area, 2016: $2,640
- Second area, 2021: $3,038
- First area, 2011: $2,119
- First area, 2016: $2,372
- First area, 2021: $2,825
- Second area, 2011: $2,679
- Second area, 2016: $3,046
- Second area, 2021: $3,447
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.9
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2011: 2.9
- Second area, 2016: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $400
- First area, 2016: $500
- First area, 2021: $495
- Second area, 2011: $575
- Second area, 2016: $650
- Second area, 2021: $630
- First area, 2011: $2,400
- First area, 2016: $2,400
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2011: $3,000
- Second area, 2016: $3,000
- Second area, 2021: $3,500
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hornsby vs Ku-ring-gai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14000/hornsby/vs/LGA14500/ku-ring-gai