2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hornsby · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Hornsby
How families and households are made up across the area.
Steady household patterns define Hornsby, where a high number of people living alone stands out. This area has a diverse mix of living arrangements, with over 61% of families consisting of couples with children.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hornsby — higher than 50% of areas.
| Hornsby | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| 2077, NSW | 2.6 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
More than a quarter of residents (26.5%) live alone, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the New South Wales figure. The typical home holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the national average.
26.5% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Hornsby splits fairly evenly between 2 people (31%) and 1 person (27%), with 3 people at 19%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 61.1% of families, while 25.3% are couples without children. One-parent families account for 12% of the total, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
12.0% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Hornsby, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 25%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Hornsby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11943/hornsby/topic/family-households