Hornsby - West

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Areas Level 2
Area code 121021578
People 10,629
Male 49.2%
Female 50.8%
Median age 41
Families 3,009
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.9
All private dwellings 4,042
Average number of people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $2,180
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,600
Median weekly rent (b) $450
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 5,225 49.2 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 5,403 50.8 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 80 0.8 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 10,250 96.4 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 301 2.8 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 41 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 561 5.3 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 788 7.4 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 748 7.0 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 632 5.9 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 533 5.0 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 451 4.2 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 520 4.9 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 804 7.6 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 934 8.8 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 807 7.6 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 771 7.3 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 634 6.0 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 602 5.7 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 551 5.2 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 490 4.6 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 333 3.1 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 211 2.0 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 252 2.4 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,754 55.7 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 233 2.7 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 636 7.5 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 395 4.6 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 2,517 29.5 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 4,490 55.3 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 591 7.3 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 3,045 37.5 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 250 7.3 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 875 25.6 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 87 2.5 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 83 2.4 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 1,051 30.7 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 503 14.7 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 147 4.3 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 141 4.1 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 789 23.1 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 292 8.5 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 604 17.7 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 899 26.3 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 93 2.7 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 340 9.9 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 3,740 43.8 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 879 10.3 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 217 2.5 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 660 7.7 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 1,143 13.4 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 231 2.7 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 524 6.1 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 4 0.0 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 394 4.6 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 271 3.2 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 57 0.7 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 413 4.8 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 2,800 26.3 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 2,540 23.9 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 2,398 22.6 581,641 7.2 1,390,639 5.5
Irish 813 7.6 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 780 7.3 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,852 55.1 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,258 11.8 247,595 3.1 549,618 2.2
England 413 3.9 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
India 345 3.2 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 238 2.2 53,046 0.7 102,092 0.4
Hong Kong (SAR of China) 157 1.5 48,129 0.6 100,148 0.4

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 5,865 55.2 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 729 6.9 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 549 5.2 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 3,122 29.4 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 360 3.4 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,679 34.6 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,841 17.3 362,065 4.5 784,594 3.1
England 721 6.8 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
India 505 4.8 288,030 3.6 935,066 3.7
Korea, Republic of (South) 326 3.1 67,576 0.8 125,658 0.5

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 3,862 36.3 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1,883 17.7 362,744 4.5 787,673 3.1
England 600 5.6 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
India 488 4.6 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6
Korea, Republic of (South) 328 3.1 70,477 0.9 132,677 0.5

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 4,472 42.1 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 1,802 17.0 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 1,171 11.0 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 524 4.9 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Hinduism 430 4.0 273,780 3.4 684,002 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Hornsby - West, Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (44.9%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

Note: 'Secular Beliefs and Other Spiritual Beliefs and No Religious Affiliation', comprises entities which are identifiable and useful groupings which, while not satisfying the criteria of a religion, are necessary to enable the capture of the full range of responses to questions on religious affiliation.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 1,566 14.7 270,685 3.4 685,274 2.7
Cantonese 466 4.4 148,943 1.8 295,281 1.2
Korean 302 2.8 62,319 0.8 115,531 0.5
Hindi 127 1.2 80,051 1.0 197,132 0.8
Persian (excluding Dari) 117 1.1 26,796 0.3 72,498 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 6,164 58.0 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 1,517 40.8 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 5,340 62.6 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 2,893 33.9 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 303 3.5 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 3,089 57.8 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 1,585 29.7 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 454 8.5 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 216 4.0 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 409 8.0 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 730 14.2 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 537 10.5 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 318 6.2 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 1,091 21.3 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 1,264 24.7 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 730 14.2 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 1,959 38.2 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 750 14.6 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers 670 13.1 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 496 9.7 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 453 8.8 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Sales Workers 313 6.1 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Labourers 275 5.4 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 134 2.6 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Computer System Design and Related Services 281 5.5 84,575 2.3 221,712 1.8
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 252 4.9 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Banking 167 3.3 71,055 1.9 158,358 1.3
Combined Primary and Secondary Education 123 2.4 43,241 1.2 146,993 1.2
Aged Care Residential Services 115 2.2 80,859 2.2 258,274 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $884 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,540 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,180 N/A $1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,451 28.3 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Train 194 3.8 62,460 1.7 170,326 1.4
Walked only 148 2.9 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 120 2.3 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Train, bus 49 1.0 22,361 0.6 52,509 0.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 624 12.2 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 2,385 46.5 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 318 6.2 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,628 31.8 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 6,399 75.0 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 2,628 30.8 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 961 11.3 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 1,435 16.8 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 1,712 20.1 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 2,564 30.1 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 1,320 15.5 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 802 9.4 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 691 6.5 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 737 6.9 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 254 2.4 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 52 0.5 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 408 3.8 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 328 3.1 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 68 0.6 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 106 1.0 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 764 7.2 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 62 0.6 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 886 8.3 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 6,994 65.8 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 573 5.4 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 7,507 70.6 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 1,878 17.7 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 507 4.8 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 173 1.6 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 573 5.4 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 12 0.1 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 122 1.4 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 8,100 94.9 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 304 3.6 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

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Families

Family composition
All families 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 973 32.3 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 1,588 52.8 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 402 13.4 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 43 1.4 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.4 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.1 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 648 25.3 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 133 5.2 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 525 20.5 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 340 13.3 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 147 5.7 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 490 19.1 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 215 8.4 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 72 2.8 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 3,719 94.0 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 238 6.0 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 2,611 70.2 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 339 9.1 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 758 20.4 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 3 0.1 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 77 2.1 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 205 5.5 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 687 18.4 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 1,284 34.4 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 1,439 38.6 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 36 1.0 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.8 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 339 9.1 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 1,597 43.0 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 1,313 35.3 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 435 11.7 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 34 0.9 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 2,883 77.6 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 755 20.3 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 78 2.1 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,180 31.7 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 1,385 37.2 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 1,058 28.4 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 67 1.8 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 29 0.8 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 13.3 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 35.3 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 450 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 576 54.4 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 407 38.5 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 80 7.6 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,600 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 1,011 73.0 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 267 19.3 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 111 8.0 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 45 56.2 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 35 43.8 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 27 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 2,125 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Hornsby - West % Hornsby - West New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 360 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,800 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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