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Hawkesbury vs Hornsby

State Electorate comparison ≈ 43 km apart · Hawkesbury profile · Hornsby profile

Hawkesbury Hornsby

Hawkesbury and Hornsby are two nearby areas with very different profiles. Hornsby is a very walkable hub where 36.3% of people were born overseas and 41% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Hawkesbury is mostly car-dependent and more traditional, with only 13.9% born overseas and 16.8% of adults with a degree. This difference extends to the homes; Hawkesbury has far more separate houses (88.1%) and larger properties, with 85.3% of homes having three or more bedrooms.

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, as they have the same share of children under 15 (19.2%) and seniors (16.7%). They also have an identical number of people per home (2.8) and almost the same rate of home ownership. However, the gap in education and cultural diversity has widened significantly since 2011. While Hornsby has seen a surge in people using other languages at home and working from home, Hawkesbury has remained more consistent with national figures.

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Where they differ most

Year 12: 28.2 pts higher in Hornsby Bachelor+: 24.2 pts higher in Hornsby Born overseas: 22.4 pts higher in Hornsby Other language: 22.1 pts higher in Hornsby Work from home: 17.5 pts higher in Hornsby

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +5,584 larger in Hornsby gap narrowing
78,025 79th pct 83,609 86th pct
Median age in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +2 yrs older in Hornsby gap steady
39 yrs 50th pct 41 yrs 64th pct
First Nations in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +3.6 pts higher in Hawkesbury gap widening
4.4% 71st pct 0.7% 16th pct
Aged 65+ in Hawkesburyin Hornsby even gap narrowing
16.7% 47th pct 16.7% 46th pct
Under 15 in Hawkesburyin Hornsby even gap narrowing
19.2% 66th pct 19.2% 66th pct
De facto in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +3.8 pts higher in Hawkesbury gap widening
10.9% 30th pct 7.1% 9th pct

Age structure

27.0% Older adults (45–64) +0.5 pts ▸ 27.5%
24.1% Young adults (25–44) +0.4 pts ▸ 24.5%
19.2% Children (0–14) even 19.2%
16.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.1 pts 16.7%
13.0% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.9 pts 12.1%

Marital status

49.5% Married +7.1 pts ▸ 56.6%
34.0% Never married ◂ +4.3 pts 29.7%
8.9% Divorced ◂ +1.6 pts 7.3%
4.5% Widowed ◂ +0.4 pts 4.1%
3.1% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Hawkesbury Hornsby

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +22.4 pts higher in Hornsby gap widening
13.9% 22nd pct 36.3% 77th pct

Country of birth

81.8% Australia ◂ +20.4 pts 61.5%
0.5% China +5.7 pts ▸ 6.2%
3.3% England +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%
0.8% India +2.7 pts ▸ 3.5%
0.5% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.2% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.1% Nepal +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%
0.5% South Africa +0.7 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.5% Italy even 0.5%
0.1% Vietnam +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Ancestry

40.4% Australian ◂ +12.3 pts 28.1%
39.4% English ◂ +8.0 pts 31.4%
1.4% Chinese +11.7 pts ▸ 13.1%
10.5% Irish ◂ +1.3 pts 9.1%
9.5% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 8.7%
1.0% Indian +3.5 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.4% Italian ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%
3.6% German ◂ +0.4 pts 3.2%
0.8% Filipino +1.5 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.9% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%
0.8% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

Language

Other language in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +22.1 pts higher in Hornsby gap widening
7.8% 32nd pct 29.9% 76th pct
Limited English in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +3.2 pts higher in Hornsby gap steady
0.9% 32nd pct 4.1% 76th pct

Language used at home

87.8% English only ◂ +20.4 pts 67.4%
0.5% Mandarin +6.9 pts ▸ 7.3%
0.3% Cantonese +2.6 pts ▸ 3.0%
0.2% Hindi +1.1 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.7% Arabic +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.2% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.6% Italian even 0.7%
0.5% Punjabi even 0.5%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Greek even 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +5.4 pts higher in Hornsby gap steady
33.4% 20th pct 38.8% 36th pct

Religious affiliation

58.2% Christianity ◂ +11.5 pts 46.7%
33.4% No religion +5.4 pts ▸ 38.8%
5.7% Not stated ◂ +1.5 pts 4.2%
0.6% Hinduism +4.1 pts ▸ 4.7%
0.7% Buddhism +2.0 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.5% Islam +1.1 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.7% Other religions even 0.8%
0.1% Judaism +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +28.2 pts higher in Hornsby gap widening
46.6% 29th pct 74.8% 87th pct
Bachelor+ in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +24.2 pts higher in Hornsby gap widening
16.8% 34th pct 41.0% 86th pct
Schools/1k kids in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +0.82 more in Hawkesbury
2.81 74th pct 1.99 54th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +10 more in Hawkesbury
42 87th pct 32 80th pct
Students in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +427 more in Hornsby
11,264 66th pct 11,691 70th pct
Avg size in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +96 larger in Hornsby
282 19th pct 377 30th pct
ICSEA in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +114 higher in Hornsby
996 35th pct 1,110 87th pct

Highest year of school

46.6% Year 12 +28.2 pts ▸ 74.8%
31.4% Year 10 ◂ +17.6 pts 13.7%
10.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +5.5 pts 4.7%
6.4% Year 11 ◂ +2.8 pts 3.6%

Highest qualification level

38.4% Certificate III / IV ◂ +22.2 pts 16.2%
18.5% Bachelor degree +17.4 pts ▸ 35.9%
6.1% Postgraduate degree +10.5 pts ▸ 16.6%
16.5% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +1.2 pts 15.3%
2.8% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%
2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.9 pts 1.3%

Field of qualification

18.2% Management & commerce +6.0 pts ▸ 24.2%
17.0% Engineering & related ◂ +3.7 pts 13.3%
10.6% Society & culture +1.2 pts ▸ 11.8%
8.5% Health +1.2 pts ▸ 9.7%
9.4% Architecture & building ◂ +4.7 pts 4.7%
8.7% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 8.2%
2.0% Information technology +4.8 pts ▸ 6.8%
5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%
3.2% Creative arts +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%
2.1% Natural & physical sciences +2.5 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.4 pts 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +$85 higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
$866 66th pct $951 77th pct
Household income in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +$302 higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
$2,043 73rd pct $2,345 90th pct
Family income in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +$397 higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
$2,316 69th pct $2,713 85th pct
High earners in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +7.6 pts higher in Hornsby gap widening
12.2% 60th pct 19.7% 86th pct
High-income homes in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +9.2 pts higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
27.5% 74th pct 36.7% 92nd pct

Household income distribution

31.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 28.3%
15.1% $4,000 or more +7.8 pts ▸ 22.9%
22.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.6 pts 19.6%
12.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 13.8%
12.8% Under $650 ◂ +2.4 pts 10.5%

Personal income distribution

36.8% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 36.7%
33.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.5 pts 28.5%
19.8% $1,500–$2,999 +3.2 pts ▸ 23.0%
4.3% $3,000 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +3.0 pts higher in Hawkesbury
28.5% 54th pct 25.6% 35th pct
Mental health in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +1.6 pts higher in Hawkesbury
8.9% 49th pct 7.3% 27th pct
Needs assistance in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +1.1 pts higher in Hawkesbury gap narrowing
5.3% 43rd pct 4.2% 21st pct

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Mental health ◂ +1.6 pts 7.3%
8.9% Arthritis ◂ +1.9 pts 7.0%
8.3% Asthma ◂ +0.7 pts 7.5%
7.9% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 8.0%
4.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 3.9%
4.0% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%
3.0% Cancer ◂ +0.1 pts 2.9%
1.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%
0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%
0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

63.8% None +5.8 pts ▸ 69.6%
19.7% One condition ◂ +0.7 pts 19.0%
5.9% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 4.8%
3.0% Three or more ◂ +1.1 pts 1.8%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +4.4 pts higher in Hornsby gap widening
13.4% 40th pct 17.7% 79th pct
Unpaid carers in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +0.1 pts higher in Hawkesbury gap narrowing
11.9% 45th pct 11.8% 43rd pct
Unpaid child care in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +2.4 pts higher in Hornsby gap steady
27.0% 54th pct 29.4% 77th pct
Defence service in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +1.5 pts higher in Hawkesbury
3.3% 64th pct 1.8% 21st pct
Housework 15h+ in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +0.8 pts higher in Hawkesbury gap steady
26.2% 98th pct 25.4% 93rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hawkesburyin Hornsby even gap narrowing
2.8 79th pct 2.8 79th pct
One-parent in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +2.7 pts higher in Hawkesbury gap narrowing
12.6% 36th pct 10.0% 9th pct
Living alone in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +1.9 pts higher in Hawkesbury gap narrowing
20.6% 23rd pct 18.7% 14th pct

Family composition

62.5% Couples with children +4.7 pts ▸ 67.2%
24.2% Couples without children ◂ +2.2 pts 22.0%
12.6% One-parent families ◂ +2.7 pts 10.0%
0.7% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Household size

31.4% 2 people ◂ +1.2 pts 30.1%
17.0% 4 people +4.1 pts ▸ 21.1%
20.6% 1 person ◂ +1.9 pts 18.7%
16.6% 3 people +2.3 pts ▸ 18.9%
8.9% 5 people ◂ +1.2 pts 7.7%
5.6% 6 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 3.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +$75 higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
$400 71st pct $475 89th pct
Mortgage in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +$300 higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
$2,300 86th pct $2,600 92nd pct
People / bedroom in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +0.10 higher in Hornsby gap steady
0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct
Renting in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +0.8 pts higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
22.6% 26th pct 23.4% 29th pct
Owned outright in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +0.3 pts higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
33.3% 60th pct 33.6% 61st pct
Separate houses in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +15.8 pts higher in Hawkesbury gap narrowing
88.1% 71st pct 72.3% 33rd pct
3+ bedrooms in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +11.2 pts higher in Hawkesbury gap narrowing
85.3% 78th pct 74.1% 36th pct

How homes are owned or rented

41.1% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.6 pts 40.5%
33.3% Owned outright +0.3 pts ▸ 33.6%
22.6% Rented +0.8 pts ▸ 23.4%
1.8% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.7%
1.2% Not stated ◂ +0.4 pts 0.8%

Types of homes

88.1% Separate house ◂ +15.8 pts 72.3%
2.6% Flat or apartment +17.9 pts ▸ 20.5%
8.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.8 pts 6.7%
0.5% Other dwelling ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

36.5% 3 bedrooms ◂ +6.0 pts 30.6%
33.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +2.6 pts 31.0%
10.3% 2 bedrooms +9.7 pts ▸ 20.0%
15.3% 5 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 12.6%
2.8% 1 bedroom +1.7 pts ▸ 4.5%
0.4% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

Weekly rent distribution

50.8% $350–$549 ◂ +1.3 pts 49.4%
11.5% $550–$749 +13.1 pts ▸ 24.6%
21.1% $200–$349 ◂ +10.9 pts 10.2%
8.5% Under $200 ◂ +4.0 pts 4.5%
4.1% $750 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 7.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

29.1% $3,000 or more +10.2 pts ▸ 39.4%
34.3% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +4.0 pts 30.3%
18.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +4.8 pts 14.1%
11.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.7 pts 10.5%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +3.0 pts higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
3.6% 22nd pct 6.6% 62nd pct
Work from home in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +17.5 pts higher in Hornsby gap widening
26.3% 78th pct 43.8% 94th pct
PT commute in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +2.7 pts higher in Hornsby gap widening
0.7% 16th pct 3.4% 64th pct
PT stops in Hawkesburyin Hornsby even
606 93rd pct 605 93rd pct
Stops/1k in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +0.53 more in Hawkesbury
7.77 95th pct 7.24 91st pct
Departures/1k in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +749.2 more in Hornsby
546.4 32nd pct 1,295.6 62nd pct
PT routes in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +23 more in Hornsby
22 38th pct 45 81st pct

How people get to work

49.6% Car (driver) ◂ +17.4 pts 32.2%
26.3% Worked at home +17.5 pts ▸ 43.8%
0.6% Train +2.5 pts ▸ 3.1%
2.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 2.2%
1.8% Walked +0.6 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.1% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

25.1% 1 vehicle +13.2 pts ▸ 38.3%
36.7% 2 vehicles +0.2 pts ▸ 36.9%
17.4% 4 or more ◂ +10.5 pts 6.9%
17.2% 3 vehicles ◂ +5.9 pts 11.3%
3.6% No vehicle +3.0 pts ▸ 6.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +0.9 pts higher in Hornsby gap steady
34.4% 23rd pct 35.2% 28th pct
Recent arrivals in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +4.1 pts higher in Hornsby gap steady
6.6% 13th pct 10.7% 41st pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +0.8 pts higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
3.1% 3rd pct 3.9% 19th pct
Participation in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +1.8 pts higher in Hornsby gap narrowing
63.6% 62nd pct 65.4% 72nd pct
Full-time in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +3.7 pts higher in Hornsby gap steady
55.5% 23rd pct 59.2% 54th pct

Industries people work in

16.7% Construction ◂ +9.4 pts 7.3%
10.9% Health care & social assistance +4.8 pts ▸ 15.6%
5.2% Professional & technical +7.4 pts ▸ 12.7%
9.1% Education & training +2.3 pts ▸ 11.4%
8.7% Retail trade ◂ +0.9 pts 7.8%
7.1% Manufacturing ◂ +2.6 pts 4.4%
2.2% Finance & insurance +4.6 pts ▸ 6.8%
6.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.1 pts 4.9%
5.0% Other services ◂ +1.6 pts 3.4%
4.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.4 pts 4.3%
4.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.6 pts 3.0%
3.2% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

Occupations people work in

16.1% Professionals +17.8 pts ▸ 33.9%
18.3% Technicians & trades ◂ +8.0 pts 10.3%
15.0% Managers +1.2 pts ▸ 16.2%
14.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 13.7%
9.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.6 pts 9.3%
8.8% Labourers ◂ +3.2 pts 5.6%
7.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +5.2 pts 2.8%
7.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.8 pts 6.9%

Walkability

Walk score in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +3.2 higher in Hornsby
3.4 16th pct 6.6 67th pct
Types ≤15 min in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +2.9 more in Hornsby
3.3 13th pct 6.2 64th pct
15-min city in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +46.2 pts higher in Hornsby
33.6% 12th pct 79.8% 63rd pct
Walk to shops in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +51.1 pts higher in Hornsby
26.8% 6th pct 77.9% 65th pct
Walk to transit in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +26.8 pts higher in Hornsby
62.8% 24th pct 89.6% 51st pct
Walk to school in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +31.7 pts higher in Hornsby
44.6% 17th pct 76.2% 51st pct
Walk to a park in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +34.2 pts higher in Hornsby
57.1% 9th pct 91.3% 39th pct
Walk to health in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +41.8 pts higher in Hornsby
22.6% 11th pct 64.4% 66th pct
Amenities/1k in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +2.9 more in Hornsby
16.0 62nd pct 19.0 76th pct
Intersections/km² in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +20 higher in Hornsby
2 16th pct 22 33rd pct
Mean slope in Hawkesburyin Hornsby +2.6 pts higher in Hornsby
7.3% 79th pct 9.9% 95th pct

Compare Hawkesbury with nearby areas

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Compare Hornsby with nearby areas

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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/sed/SED10033/hawkesbury/vs/SED10037/hornsby