Hornsby, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 22,462
- Median age
- 38
- Household income
- $1,952/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 55%
- Renting
- 43%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 9/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Hornsby Station · 0.4 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital · 1.1 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$1.76m
Median unit (5 yr)
$710k
Sales (5 yr)
2,231
Sales (12 mths)
281
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
2,608 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 6.1% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Hornsby SPS
Secondary
Hornsby HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Hornsby - East
District population (2025)
12,798
+7% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
10
houses 6 · other 4
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Hornsby:
- Pacific Highway (1,524)
- Hunter Street (627)
- Albert Street (610)
- College Crescent (609)
- Pound Road (593)
- George Street (567)
- Burdett Street (408)
- Linda Street (405)
- Sherbrook Road (384)
- Belair Close (382)
- Pretoria Parade (358)
- Leighton Place (357)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.