Hornsby Shire facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hornsby Shire New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Population	142,667 (2016 census) (49th) 150,752 (2018 est.)
• Density	313.6/km2 (812/sq mi)
Established	6 March 1906 (1906-03-06)
Area	455 km2 (175.7 sq mi)
Mayor	Philip Ruddock (Liberal)
Council seat	Hornsby
Region	Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)	Hornsby Hawkesbury Epping Ku-ring-gai
Federal Division(s)	Berowra Bennelong Bradfield
Website	Hornsby Shire
LGAs around Hornsby Shire: The Hills Shire Central Coast Central Coast The Hills Shire Hornsby Shire Northern Beaches Parramatta Ryde Ku-ring-gai

Hornsby Shire is a local government area situated in Northern Sydney (Upper North Shore), as well as parts of the Hills District, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The shire stretches from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry, some 53 kilometres (33 mi) to the north, making it the largest local government council in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan region by total area. As of the 2016 census the shire had an estimated population of 142,667.

The Mayor of Hornsby Shire is Cr Philip Ruddock, a member of the Liberal Party, who was elected on 9 September 2017.

Suburbs, towns and localities in the local government area

Suburbs in the Hornsby Shire are:

Towns and localities in the Hornsby Shire are:

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 142,667 people in the Hornsby local government area, of these 48.8 per cent were male and 51.2 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the Hornsby Shire was 40 years; slightly higher than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.5 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 58.8 per cent were married and 8.2 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the Hornsby Shire between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 4.58 per cent and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 3.65 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Shire decreased by 9.04 per cent brought about predominately by an adjustment in local government boundaries. The median weekly income for residents within the Hornsby Shire was higher than the national average.

Selected historical census data for Hornsby local government area
Census year			2001	2006	2011	2016
Population		Estimated residents on census night	144,692	151,325	156,847	142,667
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			16th	20th
		% of New South Wales population			2.27%	1.91%
		% of Australian population	0.77%	0.76%	0.73%	0.61%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		English			23.5%	22.8%
		Australian			22.4%	19.7%
		Chinese			9.8%	10.6%
		Irish			7.1%	7.3%
		Scottish			6.3%	6.2%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	2.0%	3.5%	4.9%	7.2%
		Cantonese	4.6%	5.1%	5.2%	4.0%
		Korean	1.6%	2.1%	2.7%	2.3%
		Hindi	0.7%	1.1%	1.5%	1.6%
		Persian including Dari	n/c	n/c	n/c	1.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		No religion, so described	14.0%	17.1%	21.9%	28.9%
		Catholic	24.6%	24.3%	23.6%	21.4%
		Anglican	23.4%	21.3%	19.0%	15.5%
		Not stated	n/c	n/c	n/c	7.3%
		Hinduism	1.8%	2.5%	3.5%	4.6%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$580	A$682	A$793
		% of Australian median income		124.5%	118.2%	119.8%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,514	A$2,119	A$2,372
		% of Australian median income		147.4%	143.1%	136.8%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,763	A$1,824	A$2,121
		% of Australian median income		150.5%	147.8%	147.5%