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Hornsby - East vs Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

Name: Hornsby - East vs Wahroonga (West) - Waitara — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Hornsby - East profile · Wahroonga (West) - Waitara profile

Hornsby - East Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

Hornsby - East and Wahroonga (West) - Waitara are neighbouring areas with similar populations, but they differ in how people live and work. Hornsby - East is more likely to be rented (52.6%) and has a higher share of flats or apartments, while Wahroonga (West) - Waitara has more separate houses and larger homes, with 37.5% having three or more bedrooms. Working from home is far more common in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara, where 50.8% of people do so, compared to 37.5% in Hornsby - East.

Everyday life in both places is quite similar, as they share the same number of schools and roughly the same percentage of people who have finished Year 12. This common ground exists alongside some widening gaps, such as the number of children and the share of high earners, both of which are now well higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara. Other differences are narrowing, including the gap in the number of households that rent and the share of people who use another language at home.

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Where they differ most

3+ bedrooms: 16.4 pts higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara Separate houses: 15.0 pts higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara Work from home: 13.3 pts higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara Under 15: 4.2 pts higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara Renting: 10.8 pts higher in Hornsby - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +66 larger in Hornsby - East gap narrowing

11,943 62nd pct 11,877 62nd pct

Median age in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +2 yrs older in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara gap narrowing

36 yrs 29th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

38.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.7 pts 35.2%

22.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +3.2 pts 19.2%

15.9% Children (0–14) +4.2 pts ▸ 20.1%

12.6% Seniors (65+) +5.0 pts ▸ 17.6%

10.2% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 7.8%

Marital status

50.6% Married +7.1 pts ▸ 57.8%

34.0% Never married ◂ +8.6 pts 25.4%

9.2% Divorced ◂ +1.5 pts 7.7%

3.3% Widowed +3.4 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.9% Separated ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Hornsby - East Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

37.0% Australia +2.1 pts ▸ 39.1%

12.9% China +0.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

7.6% India +4.3 pts ▸ 11.8%

7.4% Nepal ◂ +5.0 pts 2.4%

3.9% Philippines ◂ +1.3 pts 2.6%

1.9% England +0.7 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.7% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.2% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

0.3% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

23.3% Chinese +1.0 pts ▸ 24.3%

15.2% English +2.0 pts ▸ 17.2%

13.0% Australian +1.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

8.4% Indian +4.5 pts ▸ 12.9%

4.4% Irish +1.0 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.8% Filipino ◂ +1.6 pts 3.3%

4.1% Scottish +0.7 pts ▸ 4.8%

1.8% Italian ◂ +0.3 pts 1.6%

1.6% German even 1.6%

0.9% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.7% Dutch even 0.7%

0.4% Greek even 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

35.9% English only +4.6 pts ▸ 40.5%

14.1% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 14.6%

5.8% Cantonese +0.2 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.1% Hindi +2.2 pts ▸ 5.3%

1.7% Punjabi ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

1.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Arabic ◂ +0.1 pts 0.4%

0.4% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

36.3% No religion ◂ +0.6 pts 35.7%

32.9% Christianity +2.1 pts ▸ 35.1%

14.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.2 pts 14.4%

5.9% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 3.8%

3.1% Islam ◂ +0.2 pts 2.9%

1.9% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 1.4%

0.3% Judaism +0.4 pts ▸ 0.7%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

3 43rd pct 3 43rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +0.33 more in Hornsby - East

1.58 35th pct 1.26 24th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

29 68th pct 29 68th pct

Students in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +1,242 more in Hornsby - East

3,606 86th pct 2,364 69th pct

Avg size in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +414 larger in Hornsby - East

1,202 97th pct 788 86th pct

ICSEA in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +40 higher in Hornsby - East

1,173 100th pct 1,133 92nd pct

Highest year of school

80.0% Year 12 +0.7 pts ▸ 80.7%

7.2% Year 10 +0.6 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.1 pts 3.9%

2.8% Year 11 ◂ +0.3 pts 2.5%

Highest qualification level

40.5% Bachelor degree even 40.5%

20.0% Postgraduate degree +3.3 pts ▸ 23.3%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +2.1 pts 12.2%

10.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.5 pts 8.0%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.0 pts ▸ 4.1%

0.8% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Field of qualification

26.4% Management & commerce +1.2 pts ▸ 27.6%

11.5% Engineering & related +0.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

11.1% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.6% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 11.0%

9.8% Health ◂ +0.8 pts 9.0%

5.7% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 5.6%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.2 pts 2.7%

2.3% Architecture & building +0.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +$87 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara gap widening

$893 65th pct $980 75th pct

Household income in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +$338 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara gap widening

$1,817 54th pct $2,155 75th pct

Family income in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +$332 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara gap widening

$2,151 54th pct $2,483 74th pct

Household income distribution

35.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.8 pts 31.5%

24.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 19.9%

9.6% $4,000 or more +9.0 pts ▸ 18.7%

14.7% Under $650 ◂ +1.4 pts 13.3%

11.6% $3,000–$3,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 12.5%

Personal income distribution

35.9% Under $650 +0.1 pts ▸ 36.0%

33.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +8.1 pts 25.7%

21.1% $1,500–$2,999 +2.7 pts ▸ 23.8%

4.1% $3,000 or more +4.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

6.6% Mental health ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%

5.7% Asthma ◂ +0.2 pts 5.5%

4.0% Arthritis +1.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.5 pts 3.7%

2.4% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 3.9%

1.9% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.5% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.9% Lung condition even 0.9%

0.6% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.7% None ◂ +2.0 pts 72.7%

14.8% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

3.7% Two conditions +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.6% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +8 larger in Hornsby - East

47 15th pct 39 12th pct

Median age in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

31 yrs 88th pct 31 yrs 88th pct

Median income in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +$282 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

$634 50th pct $916 85th pct

Household income in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +$542 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

$1,333 25th pct $1,875 60th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +0.2 larger in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.5 43rd pct

Family composition

56.2% Couples with children +8.9 pts ▸ 65.1%

29.0% Couples without children ◂ +6.2 pts 22.8%

12.9% One-parent families ◂ +1.9 pts 11.0%

2.0% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 1.1%

Household size

31.6% 2 people ◂ +2.5 pts 29.1%

30.8% 1 person ◂ +5.3 pts 25.5%

19.8% 3 people +1.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

12.7% 4 people +4.9 pts ▸ 17.6%

3.4% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.6% 6 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +$50 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara gap steady

$440 77th pct $490 87th pct

Mortgage in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +$265 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara gap widening

$2,115 70th pct $2,380 83rd pct

People / bedroom in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even gap steady

1.10 95th pct 1.10 95th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.6% Rented ◂ +10.8 pts 41.8%

28.0% Owned with a mortgage +4.2 pts ▸ 32.2%

17.3% Owned outright +4.8 pts ▸ 22.1%

1.2% Other tenure +1.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.9% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

85.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +16.9 pts 68.1%

12.0% Separate house +15.0 pts ▸ 27.0%

2.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.9 pts ▸ 4.5%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

66.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +19.9 pts 46.1%

14.7% 3 bedrooms +7.6 pts ▸ 22.3%

11.1% 1 bedroom +3.9 pts ▸ 15.0%

4.6% 4 bedrooms +6.2 pts ▸ 10.8%

1.7% 5 or more +2.7 pts ▸ 4.4%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

74.0% $350–$549 ◂ +11.1 pts 62.9%

9.8% $550–$749 +9.5 pts ▸ 19.2%

7.6% $200–$349 ◂ +1.7 pts 5.9%

1.4% $750 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.7% Under $200 ◂ +0.8 pts 3.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +6.4 pts 39.1%

18.6% $3,000 or more +9.8 pts ▸ 28.5%

20.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.3 pts 16.1%

11.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.6 pts 10.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +5 more in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

34 44th pct 39 49th pct

Stops/1k in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +0.44 more in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

2.85 28th pct 3.28 35th pct

Departures/1k in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +60.8 more in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

782.9 49th pct 843.7 51st pct

PT routes in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +6 more in Hornsby - East

15 78th pct 9 57th pct

Stop walk in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +3 longer in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

Drive to city in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +2 longer in Hornsby - East

25 50th pct 23 46th pct

Reach 30 min in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

23,820 70th pct 23,820 70th pct

Reach 45 min in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +114,554 more in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

42,011 48th pct 156,565 81st pct

Transit to city in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +14 longer in Hornsby - East

73 76th pct 59 51st pct

How people get to work

37.5% Worked at home +13.3 pts ▸ 50.8%

26.9% Car (driver) ◂ +3.9 pts 22.9%

8.2% Train ◂ +1.5 pts 6.7%

7.2% Walked ◂ +3.7 pts 3.5%

2.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

57.7% 1 vehicle +0.9 pts ▸ 58.7%

18.4% 2 vehicles +3.8 pts ▸ 22.2%

20.2% No vehicle ◂ +6.9 pts 13.3%

2.4% 3 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 4.1%

1.2% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.9 pts 16.4%

13.3% Professional & technical +4.3 pts ▸ 17.6%

8.1% Finance & insurance +3.1 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +2.8 pts 7.3%

7.9% Education & training +0.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.0 pts 4.4%

4.2% Manufacturing ◂ +0.5 pts 3.8%

4.0% Public administration & safety even 4.0%

2.4% Media & telecommunications +1.4 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.6% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.7 pts 2.9%

3.2% Wholesale trade +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

34.4% Professionals +7.2 pts ▸ 41.6%

10.4% Managers +4.8 pts ▸ 15.2%

12.6% Clerical & administrative +0.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

12.3% Community & personal service ◂ +3.5 pts 8.8%

9.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.9 pts 7.3%

8.5% Labourers ◂ +3.8 pts 4.7%

7.5% Sales workers ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

3.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.5 pts 2.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +2 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +2 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IER decile in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +2 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +1 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +54 higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

1,041 68th pct 1,095 86th pct

ERP in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +254 higher in Hornsby - East

12,798 61st pct 12,544 60th pct

Growth in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +1.2 pts higher in Hornsby - East

6.7% 66th pct 5.5% 58th pct

Businesses in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +759 higher in Hornsby - East

1,662 80th pct 903 50th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

1,382 86th pct 1,382 86th pct

Max temp in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

23.3 45th pct 23.3 45th pct

Min temp in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

11.9 51st pct 11.9 51st pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

8.9 96th pct 8.9 96th pct

Types ≤15 min in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +0.1 more in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

7.9 95th pct 8.0 99th pct

15-min city in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

99.9% 95th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

99.9% 99th pct 99.7% 97th pct

Walk to transit in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +1.0 pts higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

99.0% 85th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara even

100.0% 71st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +2.1 pts higher in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara

97.5% 95th pct 99.6% 99th pct

Amenities/1k in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +1.7 more in Hornsby - East

15.9 59th pct 14.2 50th pct

Intersections/km² in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +61 higher in Hornsby - East

332 86th pct 271 80th pct

Mean slope in Hornsby - East in Wahroonga (West) - Waitara +4.1 pts higher in Hornsby - East

9.6% 89th pct 5.5% 53rd pct

Compare Hornsby - East with nearby areas

Wahroonga (West) - Waitara Hornsby - West Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh Asquith - Mount Colah Turramurra Pymble Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

Compare Wahroonga (West) - Waitara with nearby areas

Hornsby - East Wahroonga (East) - Warrawee Hornsby - West Normanhurst - Thornleigh - Westleigh Pymble Turramurra Pennant Hills - Cheltenham Asquith - Mount Colah

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hornsby - East vs Wahroonga (West) - Waitara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121021577/hornsby-east/vs/121021579/wahroonga-waitara