151,811 ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 156,847
- 2016: 142,667
- 2021: 151,811
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hornsby · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Hornsby
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hornsby is 41, making the population noticeably older than the national figure of 38. While the area is larger than about 91% of similar regions, its total population shrank by 3.2% to 151,811 people since 2011.
151,811
▼ -3.2%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hornsby — higher than 86% of areas.
| Hornsby | 151,811 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 5,231,147 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population fell by about 5,036 people since 2011. Residents are now a little older than those in New South Wales, with the typical age rising 2 years to 41 since 2011.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19% of the population, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 3.6 points since 2011 to reach 18.1%.
18.1% ▲ +25.3%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.0% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hornsby splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 5.9% of the population, a figure well below the national 11.5%.
0.6% ▲ +57.6%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.9% ▲ +28.7%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hornsby, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Hornsby
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14000/hornsby/topic/demographics-identity