Hornsby Shire, New South Wales

Hornsby Shire
New South Wales

Location in Metropolitan Sydney

Coordinates

33°42′S 151°06′E / 33.7°S 151.1°ECoordinates: 33°42′S 151°06′E / 33.7°S 151.1°E

Population

142,667 (2016 census)

• Density

308.8/km² (799.8/sq mi)

Established

6 March 1906

Area

462 km² (178.4 sq mi)

Mayor

Steve Russell (Liberal)

Council seat

Website

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 in the northern region of Sydney, 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. As at the 2016 census the Shire had an estimated population of 142,667.

The Mayor of Hornsby Shire is Cr Steve Russell, a member of the Liberal Party.

Suburbs in the Hornsby Shire are:

Towns and localities in the Hornsby Shire are:

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.

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