6,354 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,192
- 2016: 6,305
- 2021: 6,354
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hornsby Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hornsby Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a fifth of the population are children under 15, making Hornsby Heights a little more family-heavy than the rest of New South Wales. It is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, where the typical resident is 41 years old.
6,354
▲ +2.6%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hornsby Heights — higher than 86% of areas.
| Hornsby Heights | 6,354 |
|---|---|
| 2077, NSW | 42,819 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Hornsby Heights has a total population of 6,354 people. The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality 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 21.0% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. In contrast, the 15.6% of residents aged 65 and over is a little below the national figure of 17.2%.
15.6% ▲ +45.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.0% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hornsby Heights, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.9% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the New South Wales figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 6.5% of the area, well below the 11.5% seen across Australia.
0.9% ▲ +156.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.5% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hornsby Heights, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hornsby Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11944/hornsby-heights/topic/demographics-identity