Median price trend for houses
Based on 128 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,800,000
Up 2.4% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.93m
- 3 bed
- $1.64m
- 4 bed
- $1.76m
- 5+ bed
- $1.91m
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Hornsby
NSW 2077 · Hornsby
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,800,000
- Median unit
- $725,000
- Population
- 22,462
- Postcode
- 2077
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ABS 2021
Hornsby, New South Wales
Property market insights for Hornsby
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Hornsby NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 145 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$850 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Hornsby, NSW is currently $1,800,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Hornsby has a 12-month growth rate of 2.4% for houses and 0.6% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,930,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,640,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,760,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,910,000 in Hornsby.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Hornsby is $850 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Hornsby is $725,000, which has increased 0.6% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $570,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $725,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,070,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,800,000 in Hornsby. The median rent for units and apartments in Hornsby is $650 per week and has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Hornsby safe?
The overall rate for Hornsby is 1,485 offences per 100,000 residents — 57% below the Greater Sydney benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Hornsby.
Overall crime rate
1,485
offences per 100,000 residents
57% belowGreater Sydney
HornsbyGreater Sydney: 3,437
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Hornsby?
Hornsby NSW 2077 is in New South Wales, within Greater Sydney.
22,462 people call Hornsby home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,952 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 22,462
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,240 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $440 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Sydney benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.6%Below
15–3425.9%Below
35–5431.3%Above
55–7419.1%In line
75 and over6.2%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses35.3%Below
Townhouses5.5%Below
Apartments59.1%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright23.4%Below
Paying a mortgage32.5%Below
Renting44.1%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car15.8%Above
One car51.9%Above
Two cars25.5%Below
Three or more6.9%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home41.3%Above
Drove to work27.5%Below
Train, tram or bus7.0%Above
Walked or cycled5.4%Above
What stands out in Hornsby
41.3% of workers in Hornsby worked from home on Census day.
12.6% of Hornsby residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Sydney.
38.7% of people in Hornsby described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Hornsby
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Hornsby NSW 2077.
Is Hornsby family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.6% of Hornsby's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
6,267 family households lived in Hornsby; 47.6% were couple families and 14.4% were one-parent families.
40.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Hornsby?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Hornsby had 22,462 residents at the 2021 Census.
33.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
25.2% were 55 or older. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Hornsby?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 35.3% of occupied private dwellings in Hornsby.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 59.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Hornsby?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
23.4% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
32.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
44.1% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Hornsby?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Hornsby had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 26.5% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Two-person households represented 30.9%, while 23.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Hornsby?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
41.3% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Sydney average.
27.5% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Sydney average.
7.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 5.4% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Hornsby?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
15.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
One-car households formed 51.9% of the total.
32.4% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Hornsby, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
51.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 48.4% reported a different address.
52.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Hornsby?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
45.3% of residents used only English at home.
50.7% used a language other than English at home.
14.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 5.2% spoke Cantonese and 2.3% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Hornsby residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
52.0% of Hornsby's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 48.0% was born in Australia.
12.6% of residents were born in China.
5.7% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 73.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Hornsby?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 20.0% of ancestry responses in Hornsby.
Australian ancestry made up 17.7% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 23.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Hornsby?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
36.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Greater Sydney average.
Managers accounted for 12.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.7%.
Health care and social assistance employed 17.4% of workers, and education and training employed 9.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Hornsby?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.1%, compared with 60.0% across Greater Sydney.
37.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 19.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 5.1% across Greater Sydney.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Hornsby show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
68.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.2% reported asthma, 5.1% arthritis and 4.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Hornsby?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
38.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Sydney average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 19.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 15.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Hornsby?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,952 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,240.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $440 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Hornsby compare with Greater Sydney?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 41.3% in Hornsby, compared with 38.9% across Greater Sydney.
Outright ownership was 23.4% locally and 28.6% across Greater Sydney. That is somewhat below the Greater Sydney average.
Renting accounted for 44.1% in Hornsby, against 37.1% across Greater Sydney.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Hornsby
Is Hornsby expensive?
The median house price is $1,800,000, while units and apartments sit at $725,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Hornsby good for families?
The Census counted 6,267 local families, and 17.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Hornsby?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,640,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Hornsby
141 streets in Hornsby
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alan Ave
- Albert St
- Alliedale Cl
- Amor St
- Arrionga Pl
- Arthur St
- Ashley Ln
- Ashley St
- Balmoral St
- Belair Cl
- Bellbrook Ave
- Bell St
- Bridge Rd
- Brushwood Pl
- Burdett St
- Bushlands Ave
- Bushlands Pl
- Carrington Rd
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- Cecil Rd
- Citrus Ave
- Clarinda St
- Clarke Rd
- Clovelly Rd
- College Cr
- Coronation St
- Denise Pl
- Denison St
- Derby Rd
- Dilkera Cl
- Dural Ln
- Dural St
- Edgeworth David Ave
- Elaine Pl
- Ethel St
- Fern Tree Cl
- Florence St
- Forbes St
- Frederick St
- Fuller Ave
- Galen Ave
- Galston Rd
- George St
- Gibbins Cl
- Gleneagles Cr
- Government Rd
- Greenvale Gr
- Hall Rd
- Henley Cl
- High St
- Homewood Ave
- Hornsby St
- Hunter Ln
- Hunter St
- Hyacinth St
- Ida St
- Innes Ave
- James Ln
- James St
- Jersey St
- Jersey St North
- Katta Cl
- Kerrie Pl
- Kerr St
- King Rd
- Laurel Cl
- Leighton Pl
- Leonard St
- Lessing St
- Linda St
- Link Rd
- Lisgar Ln
- Lisgar Rd
- Lochness Pl
- Lockinvar Pl
- Lockwood St
- Lodge St
- Lowanna Pl
- Lowe Rd
- Lucy Cl
- Lynne Pl
- Malsbury Rd
- Manor Rd
- Maranta St
- Marlee St
- May St
- Mildred Ave
- Miller Ave
- Milner Ave
- Mittabah Rd
- Moona St
- Muriel St
- Neil St
- Neutral Rd
- Noble St
- Northcote Rd
- Nursery St
- Old Berowra Rd
- Orana Ave
- Pacific Hwy
- Palmerston Rd
- Patterson Avenue
- Pattison Ave
- Peats Ferry Rd
- Pinera Cl
- Pound Rd
- Pretoria Pde
- Pulbrook Pde
- Quarry Road
- Railway Pde
- Ronald St
- Roper Ln
- Rosamond St
- Rosemead Rd
- Salisbury Rd
- Sharon Cl
- Sherbrook Rd
- Silvia St
- Spedding Rd
- Springfield Rd
- Station St
- Stephen St
- Stewart Ave
- Summers Ave
- Sutton St
- Tabell Cl
- Tarro Cl
- The Avenue
- The Bastion
- The Rampart
- Thomas St
- Truran Cl
- Unwin Rd
- Valley Rd
- Vista Cl
- Warandoo St
- Water St
- Watson Ave
- Webb Ave
- Werna Pl
- Wilkinson Cl
- William St
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