52.0% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hornsby · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hornsby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Chinese ancestry is the most common in Hornsby, where 23.3% of people identify with this heritage. This is a very diverse area where over half the population was born outside Australia, reflecting a strong mix of cultural backgrounds.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Chinese (23.3%), English (20.0%), and Australian (17.7%), followed by Indian and Irish roots. This blend of backgrounds helps explain why so many residents were born overseas.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
More than half of residents (52.0%) were born overseas, a figure far above the New South Wales (29.3%) and Australian (27.7%) totals. The most common birthplaces outside Australia are China, India, and Nepal.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11943/hornsby/topic/ancestry-heritage