Hornsby Shire

Resident workers - Key statistics - All industries

49,573 people or 66.3% of Hornsby Shire's resident workers (All industries) have a tertiary qualification.

The local resident workers include all employed people who are resident in the local area regardless of where they work. In other words, it is the people who live locally and therefore have the potential to work locally and is an important resource for the local economy. Their characteristics inform us about the skills that are available locally, even if they are not currently employed in the local economy.

Access the detailed tables for further exploration of each characteristic.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers key statistics - All industries
Hornsby Shire20212016change
Namenumber%. % New South Walesnumber%. % New South Wales2016 to 2021
Resident workers
Total Resident workers (Census)74,803100.0100.070,792100.0100.0+4,011
Males38,32551.251.536,92052.252.6+1,405
Females36,47748.848.533,87947.947.4+2,598
Age structure
15 - 24 years9,57312.813.89,81513.914.0-242
25 - 54 years48,25164.565.745,90664.866.6+2,345
55 - 64 years12,76717.115.311,57816.415.0+1,189
65 years and over4,2125.65.13,4904.94.3+722
Top three industries
Health care and social assistance11,31915.114.49,54913.512.5+1,770
Professional, scientific and technical services10,31813.88.99,05512.88.1+1,263
Education and training8,23411.08.77,61110.78.4+623
Top three occupations
Professionals27,08436.225.823,87333.723.6+3,211
Managers12,70817.014.611,02215.613.5+1,686
Clerical and administrative workers10,28613.813.010,36314.613.8-77
Hours worked
Full time45,24560.558.044,92963.563.1+316
Part time28,78438.540.324,90035.234.9+3,884
Qualifications
Bachelor or higher degree41,57855.638.433,91547.932.6+7,663
Advanced diploma or diploma7,99510.711.08,18911.611.2-194
Certificate level9,85413.221.310,45614.822.2-602
No qualifications13,93618.627.016,49523.331.1-2,559
Individual Income
Less than $5008,53311.411.5--------
$500 -$1,99941,20255.164.9--------
$2,000 or more24,46632.722.7--------
Method of Travel to Work
Car24,26132.446.637,30652.762.1-13,045
Public Transport3,9025.24.019,25627.215.9-15,354
Bicycle1030.10.42100.30.7-107
Walked only1,5902.12.51,9092.73.9-319
Other Characteristics
Born overseas36,28248.533.931,03243.832.7+5,250
Speaks a language other than English at home27,93437.327.123,07032.626.2+4,864
Arrived between 2016 and August 20214,5546.16.1--------

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