SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · New South Wales

Hornsby

149,993 residents · 114+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
38.0%
56,997 people
Growth since last census
+28.1%
vs previous census
In context
1.20× New South Wales avg
1.40× national avg
Population
149,993
CALD residents
56,997
Languages spoken
114
Fastest-growing
+85%
Narrative

Why this matters

Hornsby is home to 149,993 residents. 38.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 56,997 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Hornsby into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Mandarin14,054 · 9.4%
    ▲35.9%
  2. 02
    Cantonese6,253 · 4.2%
    ▲11.9%
  3. 03
    Korean3,442 · 2.3%
    ▲5.0%
  4. 04
    Hindi3,387 · 2.3%
    ▲45.6%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)2,176 · 1.5%
    ▲22.8%
  6. 06
    Nepali1,815 · 1.2%
    ▲84.6%
  1. 01
    Tamil1,614 · 1.1%
    ▲37.0%
  2. 02
    Arabic1,527 · 1.0%
    ▲8.2%
  3. 03
    Spanish1,244 · 0.8%
    ▼0.3%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese1,111 · 0.7%
    ▲5.9%
  5. 05
    Tagalog954 · 0.6%
    ▲15.4%
  6. 06
    Italian853 · 0.6%
    ▼8.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 62%
MAN
CAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 62.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 38.0%
Mandarin
14,054 · +35.9%
Cantonese
6,253 · +11.9%
Korean
3,442 · +5.0%
Hindi
3,387 · +45.6%
Persian (excluding Dari)
2,176 · +22.8%
Nepali
1,815 · +84.6%
Tamil
1,614 · +37.0%
Arabic
1,527 · +8.2%
Spanish
1,244 · -0.3%
Sinhalese
1,111 · +5.9%
Tagalog
954
Italian
853
Russian
818
Urdu
813
Punjabi
786
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin14,054 · 9.4%
    ▲35.9%
  2. 02
    Cantonese6,253 · 4.2%
    ▲11.9%
  3. 03
    Korean3,442 · 2.3%
    ▲5.0%
  4. 04
    Hindi3,387 · 2.3%
    ▲45.6%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)2,176 · 1.5%
    ▲22.8%
  6. 06
    Nepali1,815 · 1.2%
    ▲84.6%
  7. 07
    Tamil1,614 · 1.1%
    ▲37.0%
  8. 08
    Arabic1,527 · 1.0%
    ▲8.2%
  9. 09
    Spanish1,244 · 0.8%
    ▼0.3%
  10. 10
    Sinhalese1,111 · 0.7%
    ▲5.9%
  11. 11
    Tagalog954 · 0.6%
    ▲15.4%
  12. 12
    Italian853 · 0.6%
    ▼8.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+84.6%
1,815 speakers · 1.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Hindi
+45.6%
3,387 speakers · 2.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+40.7%
813 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Waitara
8,160 RESIDENTS
67.3% CALDTop: Mandarin
Hornsby
22,103 RESIDENTS
53.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Cherrybrook
18,874 RESIDENTS
50.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Asquith
6,230 RESIDENTS
45.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Pennant Hills
7,383 RESIDENTS
38.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Beecroft
10,186 RESIDENTS
37.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
North Epping
4,603 RESIDENTS
34.2% CALDTop: Mandarin
Thornleigh
8,866 RESIDENTS
33.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Cheltenham (NSW)
2,135 RESIDENTS
32.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Normanhurst
5,212 RESIDENTS
30.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Dural (Hornsby - NSW)
7,816 RESIDENTS
30.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
Mount Colah
7,783 RESIDENTS
26.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
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