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Hornsby - East vs Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

Name: Hornsby - East vs Pennant Hills - Cheltenham — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.1 km apart · Hornsby - East profile · Pennant Hills - Cheltenham profile

Hornsby - East Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

Pennant Hills - Cheltenham and Hornsby - East are neighbouring areas with very different housing and income profiles. Pennant Hills - Cheltenham is dominated by separate houses (79.8%) and larger homes, with 44.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, Hornsby - East is mostly made up of flats or apartments (85.1%), and a much higher share of residents rent their homes (52.6% compared to 19.2%). Hornsby - East is also far more multicultural, with 59.5% of people born overseas and 59.6% using a language other than English at home.

These two areas share a very similar unemployment rate and a nearly identical proportion of people who do not identify with a religion. They also both have almost every home within a 15-minute walk of a park. While they remain distinct, some gaps are narrowing; the difference in the share of overseas-born residents and those who speak another language at home has fallen since 2016.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 25.5 pts higher in Hornsby - East Renting: 33.4 pts higher in Hornsby - East Separate houses: 67.8 pts higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham 3+ bedrooms: 61.8 pts higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham Owned outright: 23.0 pts higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +9,794 larger in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham gap widening

11,943 62nd pct 21,737 91st pct

Median age in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +7 yrs older in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham gap steady

36 yrs 29th pct 43 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

38.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +17.6 pts 21.3%

22.4% Older adults (45–64) +5.3 pts ▸ 27.7%

12.6% Seniors (65+) +6.9 pts ▸ 19.6%

15.9% Children (0–14) +3.2 pts ▸ 19.0%

10.2% Youth (15–24) +2.2 pts ▸ 12.4%

Marital status

50.6% Married +9.7 pts ▸ 60.3%

34.0% Never married ◂ +6.6 pts 27.5%

9.2% Divorced ◂ +3.7 pts 5.5%

3.3% Widowed +1.5 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.9% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

Age & sex structure

Hornsby - East Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

37.0% Australia +23.6 pts ▸ 60.6%

12.9% China ◂ +4.5 pts 8.4%

7.6% India ◂ +3.7 pts 3.9%

7.4% Nepal ◂ +7.2 pts 0.3%

3.9% Philippines ◂ +3.1 pts 0.8%

1.9% England +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.2% New Zealand even 1.3%

0.7% South Africa +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.7% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.3% Italy even 0.3%

Ancestry

15.2% English +11.8 pts ▸ 27.0%

13.0% Australian +11.9 pts ▸ 24.9%

23.3% Chinese ◂ +3.4 pts 19.9%

4.4% Irish +5.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

4.1% Scottish +5.0 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.4% Indian ◂ +2.8 pts 5.6%

4.8% Filipino ◂ +3.5 pts 1.3%

1.8% Italian +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.6% German +0.6 pts ▸ 2.2%

0.7% Dutch +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Vietnamese even 0.9%

0.4% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

Language

Language used at home

35.9% English only +27.2 pts ▸ 63.1%

14.1% Mandarin ◂ +3.9 pts 10.2%

5.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.4 pts 5.4%

3.1% Hindi ◂ +1.4 pts 1.7%

1.7% Punjabi ◂ +1.2 pts 0.5%

1.6% Tagalog ◂ +1.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Arabic +0.5 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.8% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.4% Italian even 0.4%

0.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

32.9% Christianity +15.1 pts ▸ 48.1%

36.3% No religion +0.2 pts ▸ 36.5%

14.6% Hinduism ◂ +9.4 pts 5.2%

5.9% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 4.4%

4.9% Buddhism ◂ +1.8 pts 3.1%

3.1% Islam ◂ +1.5 pts 1.6%

1.9% Other religions ◂ +1.0 pts 0.9%

0.3% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +5 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

3 43rd pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +0.35 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

1.58 35th pct 1.93 46th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +31 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

29 68th pct 60 91st pct

Students in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +3,343 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

3,606 86th pct 6,949 93rd pct

Avg size in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +333 larger in Hornsby - East

1,202 97th pct 869 88th pct

ICSEA in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +26 higher in Hornsby - East

1,173 100th pct 1,147 96th pct

Highest year of school

80.0% Year 12 +0.7 pts ▸ 80.8%

7.2% Year 10 +1.9 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +1.6 pts 3.5%

2.8% Year 11 even 2.8%

Highest qualification level

40.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.2 pts 40.3%

20.0% Postgraduate degree +1.9 pts ▸ 21.9%

14.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.3 pts 13.0%

10.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +1.2 pts 9.3%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 4.8%

0.8% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Field of qualification

26.4% Management & commerce ◂ +0.2 pts 26.2%

11.1% Society & culture +1.4 pts ▸ 12.5%

11.5% Engineering & related even 11.6%

9.8% Health +1.4 pts ▸ 11.2%

10.6% Information technology ◂ +4.2 pts 6.4%

5.7% Education +2.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.1% Natural & physical sciences +1.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 4.2%

3.9% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.0 pts 2.0%

2.3% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +$152 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham gap widening

$893 65th pct $1,045 81st pct

Household income in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +$967 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham gap widening

$1,817 54th pct $2,784 93rd pct

Family income in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +$1,036 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham gap widening

$2,151 54th pct $3,187 91st pct

Household income distribution

35.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +11.2 pts 24.1%

9.6% $4,000 or more +21.8 pts ▸ 31.5%

24.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.9 pts 16.3%

14.7% Under $650 ◂ +5.2 pts 9.5%

11.6% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 12.8%

Personal income distribution

35.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.5 pts 35.4%

33.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +9.5 pts 24.4%

21.1% $1,500–$2,999 +1.8 pts ▸ 22.9%

4.1% $3,000 or more +8.9 pts ▸ 13.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

7.1% Other condition +1.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.0% Arthritis +3.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.7% Asthma +1.1 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.6% Mental health ◂ +0.7 pts 6.0%

4.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

2.4% Heart disease +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.9% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 3.1%

0.9% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Dementia +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Stroke even 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

74.7% None ◂ +4.3 pts 70.4%

14.8% One condition +3.3 pts ▸ 18.1%

3.7% Two conditions +1.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.6% Three or more +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +34 larger in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

47 15th pct 81 26th pct

Median age in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +4 yrs older in Hornsby - East

31 yrs 88th pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +$191 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

$634 50th pct $825 77th pct

Household income in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +$1,583 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

$1,333 25th pct $2,916 93rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +0.6 larger in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.9 86th pct

Family composition

56.2% Couples with children +13.4 pts ▸ 69.7%

29.0% Couples without children ◂ +7.6 pts 21.4%

12.9% One-parent families ◂ +4.6 pts 8.3%

2.0% Other families ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

Household size

31.6% 2 people ◂ +1.7 pts 29.9%

30.8% 1 person ◂ +14.1 pts 16.7%

12.7% 4 people +10.9 pts ▸ 23.6%

19.8% 3 people ◂ +2.4 pts 17.4%

3.4% 5 people +5.2 pts ▸ 8.6%

1.6% 6 or more +2.3 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +$90 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham gap widening

$440 77th pct $530 91st pct

Mortgage in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +$885 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham gap widening

$2,115 70th pct $3,000 96th pct

People / bedroom in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +0.30 higher in Hornsby - East gap steady

1.10 95th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

52.6% Rented ◂ +33.4 pts 19.2%

17.3% Owned outright +23.0 pts ▸ 40.3%

28.0% Owned with a mortgage +9.9 pts ▸ 37.8%

1.2% Other tenure +0.7 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

85.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +73.9 pts 11.2%

12.0% Separate house +67.8 pts ▸ 79.8%

2.6% Townhouse / semi-detached +6.2 pts ▸ 8.8%

0.1% Other dwelling even 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

66.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +54.1 pts 11.9%

4.6% 4 bedrooms +31.2 pts ▸ 35.7%

14.7% 3 bedrooms +14.0 pts ▸ 28.8%

1.7% 5 or more +16.6 pts ▸ 18.3%

11.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +6.9 pts 4.2%

0.6% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

74.0% $350–$549 ◂ +38.1 pts 36.0%

9.8% $550–$749 +20.3 pts ▸ 30.1%

1.4% $750 or more +15.6 pts ▸ 17.0%

7.6% $200–$349 +2.8 pts ▸ 10.3%

4.7% Under $200 ◂ +0.9 pts 3.8%

Monthly mortgage distribution

18.6% $3,000 or more +31.4 pts ▸ 50.1%

45.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +25.5 pts 20.0%

20.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +9.9 pts 10.5%

11.6% Under $1,000 +0.5 pts ▸ 12.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +52 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

34 44th pct 86 83rd pct

Stops/1k in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +1.11 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

2.85 28th pct 3.96 45th pct

Departures/1k in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +892.7 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

782.9 49th pct 1,675.6 77th pct

PT routes in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +2 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

15 78th pct 17 82nd pct

Stop walk in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +7 longer in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

3 29th pct 10 71st pct

Drive to city in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +5 longer in Hornsby - East

25 50th pct 20 40th pct

Reach 30 min in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +2,083 more in Hornsby - East

23,820 70th pct 21,737 65th pct

Reach 45 min in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +43,639 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

42,011 48th pct 85,650 67th pct

Transit to city in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +9 longer in Hornsby - East

73 76th pct 64 61st pct

How people get to work

37.5% Worked at home +13.9 pts ▸ 51.4%

26.9% Car (driver) +0.9 pts ▸ 27.7%

8.2% Train ◂ +5.6 pts 2.6%

7.2% Walked ◂ +5.5 pts 1.7%

2.6% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 2.1%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.1% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

57.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +21.9 pts 35.9%

18.4% 2 vehicles +23.6 pts ▸ 42.0%

20.2% No vehicle ◂ +15.5 pts 4.7%

2.4% 3 vehicles +9.6 pts ▸ 12.0%

1.2% 4 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 5.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

19.3% Health care & social assistance ◂ +3.8 pts 15.5%

13.3% Professional & technical +1.5 pts ▸ 14.8%

7.9% Education & training +4.2 pts ▸ 12.1%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +3.1 pts 7.0%

8.1% Finance & insurance +0.2 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.7 pts 3.7%

3.6% Construction +2.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

4.0% Public administration & safety +1.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.2% Manufacturing +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.2% Wholesale trade +0.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +1.2 pts 2.4%

3.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

Occupations people work in

34.4% Professionals +6.2 pts ▸ 40.6%

10.4% Managers +8.2 pts ▸ 18.6%

12.6% Clerical & administrative +1.2 pts ▸ 13.7%

12.3% Community & personal service ◂ +5.1 pts 7.2%

9.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +2.4 pts 6.7%

8.5% Labourers ◂ +5.0 pts 3.5%

7.5% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 6.7%

3.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +1.9 pts 1.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +3 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

7 64th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +5 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

5 43rd pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +8 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

2 14th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +1 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IRSAD score in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +105 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

1,041 68th pct 1,146 97th pct

ERP in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +9,450 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

12,798 61st pct 22,248 88th pct

Growth in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +4.7 pts higher in Hornsby - East

6.7% 66th pct 2.0% 28th pct

Businesses in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +561 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

1,662 80th pct 2,223 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +145 higher in Hornsby - East

1,382 86th pct 1,237 77th pct

Max temp in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +0.4 higher in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

23.3 45th pct 23.7 50th pct

Min temp in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +0.1 higher in Hornsby - East

11.9 51st pct 11.8 50th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +2.2 higher in Hornsby - East

8.9 96th pct 6.8 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +1.2 more in Hornsby - East

7.9 95th pct 6.7 72nd pct

15-min city in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +20.1 pts higher in Hornsby - East

99.9% 95th pct 79.8% 62nd pct

Walk to shops in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +21.1 pts higher in Hornsby - East

99.9% 99th pct 78.8% 64th pct

Walk to transit in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +9.1 pts higher in Hornsby - East

100.0% 100th pct 90.9% 50th pct

Walk to school in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +4.4 pts higher in Hornsby - East

99.0% 85th pct 94.6% 75th pct

Walk to a park in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham even

100.0% 71st pct 99.9% 68th pct

Walk to health in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +34.8 pts higher in Hornsby - East

97.5% 95th pct 62.7% 64th pct

Amenities/1k in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +19.7 more in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham

15.9 59th pct 35.6 86th pct

Intersections/km² in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +229 higher in Hornsby - East

332 86th pct 103 52nd pct

Mean slope in Hornsby - East in Pennant Hills - Cheltenham +1.0 pts higher in Hornsby - East

9.6% 89th pct 8.6% 86th pct

Compare Hornsby - East with nearby areas

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Compare Pennant Hills - Cheltenham with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hornsby - East vs Pennant Hills - Cheltenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/121021577/hornsby-east/vs/126011496/pennant-hills-cheltenham