$958 ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $682
- 2016: $793
- 2021: $958
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hornsby · Council (LGA)
Income in Hornsby
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Hornsby earns $2,825 a week, which is well above the New South Wales figure of $2,185. This area stands out as one of the highest-earning places in the region, with incomes rising significantly across the board since 2011.
$2,417
▲ +32.5%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hornsby — higher than 92% of areas.
| Hornsby | $2,417 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | $2,077 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,417, well above the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also higher than most areas, with the usual person earning $958 a week, which is a little above the state and national averages.
$2,417 ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,824
- 2016: $2,121
- 2021: $2,417
Median total household income per week.
$2,825 ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,119
- 2016: $2,372
- 2021: $2,825
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 38.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the national 22.6%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well above the national average and has risen by 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
20.9%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
38.6%
Higher than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Hornsby splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $4,000 or more (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hornsby, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14000/hornsby/topic/income