$963 ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $695
- 2016: $793
- 2021: $963
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hornsby · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Hornsby
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas define Hornsby, where typical weekly family earnings reach $2,671. The area has seen a significant shift toward wealth, with the proportion of high-earning households nearly doubling since 2011. This makes it a notably affluent part of Greater Sydney.
$2,295
▲ +33.5%
- $1,000–$1,071: 11 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 16 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 20 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 20 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 18 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 27 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 21 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 18 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 18 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 22 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 15 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 17 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 18 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 18 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 14 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 7 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 9 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 9 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 4 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 4 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 2 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 1 area
- $2,929–$3,000: 8 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Hornsby — higher than 87% of areas.
| Hornsby | $2,295 |
|---|---|
| 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 $2,295, which is well above the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also a little above the state and national figures, sitting at $963.
$2,295 ▲ +33.5%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,719
- 2016: $2,008
- 2021: $2,295
Median total household income per week.
$2,671 ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $2,005
- 2016: $2,248
- 2021: $2,671
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 35.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the Australian average of 22.6%. Similarly, the 20% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well above the national figure.
20.0%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
35.5%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Hornsby, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $4,000 or more (23%) and $650–$1,499 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hornsby, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) 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/sa3/12102/hornsby/topic/income