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Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021

Hornsby then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Hornsby, NSW (postcode 2077) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+11.9% over 10 years

201120,072201622,168202122,462
2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.
Metric201120162021Change (→2021)
Population20,07222,16822,462+2,390 · +11.9%
Median age353638+3 · +8.6%
Median household income$1,444/wk$1,696/wk$1,952/wk+$508 · +35.2%
Median personal income$674/wk$746/wk$890/wk+$216 · +32%
Median rent$381/wk$455/wk$440/wk+$59 · +15.5%
Median mortgage$2,170/mo$2,150/mo$2,240/mo+$70 · +3.2%
Average household size2.52.62.50 · 0%

Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

22,462

was 22,168 in 2016

+294 · +1.3%

Median rent

$440/wk

was $455/wk in 2016

$15 · -3.3%

Household income

$1,952/wk

was $1,696/wk in 2016

+$256 · +15.1%

Median age

38

was 36 in 2016

+2 · +5.6%

Dig deeper: Hornsby population growth · Hornsby then and now

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2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.