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Hornsby vs Northern Beaches
Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 15 km apart · Hornsby profile · Northern Beaches profile
Hornsby Northern Beaches
Northern Beaches and Hornsby are two large, nearby areas of Greater Sydney with distinct profiles. Hornsby is far more diverse, with 40.6% of people born overseas and 35.7% using a language other than English at home, compared to 30.2% and 15.6% in Northern Beaches. Homes in Hornsby are more likely to be separate houses (69.5%) and have three or more bedrooms (73.8%), while Northern Beaches has more apartments and is far more walkable, with more people living within 15 minutes of schools, groceries and health services.
Since 2011, the two areas have diverged in some key ways. The gap in the share of people born overseas and those using other languages at home has widened, while the difference in housing types has narrowed. Despite this, they share many common traits: the typical resident in both areas is 41, and they have almost identical shares of children, retirees and volunteers. Both also sit far above the national figure for 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, 2016: 252,878
- Second area, 2021: 263,554
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 41 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Northern Beaches: 1.0% males, 1.7% females
- 80–84 in Hornsby: 1.1% males, 1.4% females; 80–84 in Northern Beaches: 1.2% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Hornsby: 1.6% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Northern Beaches: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Hornsby: 2.1% males, 2.3% females; 70–74 in Northern Beaches: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Hornsby: 2.4% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Northern Beaches: 2.3% males, 2.5% females
- 60–64 in Hornsby: 2.8% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 55–59 in Hornsby: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 55–59 in Northern Beaches: 3.3% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Hornsby: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 50–54 in Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.8% females
- 45–49 in Hornsby: 3.7% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Northern Beaches: 3.8% males, 4.0% females
- 40–44 in Hornsby: 3.7% males, 4.0% females; 40–44 in Northern Beaches: 3.4% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Hornsby: 3.3% males, 3.7% females; 35–39 in Northern Beaches: 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 30–34 in Hornsby: 2.4% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Northern Beaches: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Hornsby: 2.3% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Northern Beaches: 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 20–24 in Hornsby: 2.9% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Hornsby: 3.3% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Hornsby: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Northern Beaches: 3.6% males, 3.4% females
- 5–9 in Hornsby: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 5–9 in Northern Beaches: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 0–4 in Hornsby: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Northern Beaches: 2.7% males, 2.6% 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, 2016: $916
- Second area, 2021: $1,109
- First area, 2011: $1,824
- First area, 2016: $2,121
- First area, 2021: $2,417
- Second area, 2016: $2,178
- Second area, 2021: $2,592
- First area, 2011: $2,119
- First area, 2016: $2,372
- First area, 2021: $2,825
- Second area, 2016: $2,528
- Second area, 2021: $3,131
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, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $400
- First area, 2016: $500
- First area, 2021: $495
- Second area, 2016: $565
- Second area, 2021: $625
- First area, 2011: $2,400
- First area, 2016: $2,400
- First area, 2021: $2,600
- Second area, 2016: $2,800
- Second area, 2021: $3,124
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 0.90
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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 Northern Beaches [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA14000/hornsby/vs/LGA15990/northern-beaches