36.3% ▲ +79.2%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Hornsby · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Hornsby
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
A sharp 16 percentage point rise since 2011 defines the changing face of Hornsby, where 36.3% of residents were born overseas. This makes the area much more internationally diverse than most other parts of the country. English and Australian ancestries remain the most common, but Chinese heritage is also very prominent.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 31.4%, followed by Australian at 28.1%. Chinese ancestry is also significant at 13.1%, while Irish and Scottish roots account for 9.1% and 8.7% respectively.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of people born overseas is well above the national figure, reaching 36.3%. While 61.5% of the population was born in Australia, the largest overseas birth groups are from China (6.2%), England (4.3%), and India (3.5%).
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/sed/SED10037/hornsby/topic/ancestry-heritage