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{{Infobox Australian place
|type         = Suburb
|name         = Hornsby
|state        = nsw
|city         = Sydney
|image        = File:Hornsby1.jpg
|caption      = Florence Street Mall with Hornsby Water Clock
| alternative_location_map = Australia NSW metro Sydney
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan [[Sydney]]
| coordinates         = 
{{Coord|-33.70490|151.09901|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=title}}

|local_map    = yes
|zoom         = 12
|pop          = 22,462
|pop_year     = {{CensusAU|2021}}
|pop_footnotes =<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL11943|name=Hornsby (State Suburb)|access-date=23 January 2023|quick=on}}</ref>
|postcode=2077
|elevation    = 188
|lga          = Hornsby Shire
|stategov     = [[Electoral district of Hornsby|Hornsby]]
|stategov2    = [[Electoral district of Wahroonga|Wahroonga]]
|fedgov       = [[Division of Berowra|Berowra]]
|fedgov2      = 
| near-nw     = [[Hornsby Heights]]
| near-n      = [[Asquith, New South Wales|Asquith]]
| near-ne     = [[North Wahroonga]]
| near-w      = [[Dural]]
| near-e      = [[Waitara, New South Wales|Waitara]]
| near-sw     = [[Westleigh, New South Wales|Westleigh]]
| near-s      = [[Normanhurst]]<br>[[Thornleigh]]
| near-se     = [[Wahroonga]]
|dist1        = 23
|dir1         = north-west
|location1    = [[Sydney central business district|Sydney CBD]]
}}'''Hornsby''' is a suburb on the [[North Shore (Sydney)|Upper North Shore]] of [[Sydney]] in the state of [[New South Wales]], Australia, approximately {{convert|23|km}} north-west of the [[Sydney central business district]]. It is the administrative centre of the [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] of [[Hornsby Shire]].

== History ==

The area was initially known as "Hornsby’s Bush", after the Hornsby family, who were the early settlers. The land was primarily used for agriculture, including farming, timber cutting, and later, [[mining]].{{cn|date=June 2025}}

The name Hornsby is derived from [[convict]]-turned-[[constable]] Samuel Henry Horne, who took part in the apprehension of [[bushranger]]s Dalton and MacNamara on 22 June 1830. In return he was granted land which he named Hornsby Place. The suburb of Hornsby was established on the traditional lands of the Darug and Kurringgai people. There are more than 200 known Aboriginal sites in the Hornsby Shire.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Hornsby shire pictorial history|last = Metzke|first = Mari|publisher = Kingsclear Books|year = 2004|isbn = 0908272804|location = Alexandria|pages = 2}}</ref>

The first European settler in the area was Thomas Higgins, who received a grant of land in Old Mans Valley. The Higgins family eventually established the private [[Old Man's Valley Cemetery]], where family members were buried from 1879 to 1931. The cemetery still exists and is heritage-listed.<ref name=nswshr-1764>{{cite NSW SHR|5054914|Old Man's Valley Cemetery|hr=01764|fn=H06/00074, H04/00091/4 (ICONS)|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>

A railway station named "Hornsby Junction" opened on 17 September 1886 to the north of the town of Hornsby, which had developed on the site of Horne's grant. It formed the junction of the [[Main Northern railway line|Northern]] and the [[North Shore railway line|North Shore]] line which were yet to be completed at that time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hornsby Shire Council History |url=http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/library/index.cfm?NavigationID=653 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426025406/http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/library/index.cfm?NavigationID=653 |archive-date=26 April 2007}}</ref> Hornsby station was one stop further south on the Northern Line. Due to confusion by commuters alighting at the incorrect station expecting to transfer to a connecting train, the old Hornsby station was renamed [[Normanhurst]] on 17 November 1898<ref>{{cite web|title=Rail Page|url=http://www.railpage.org.au/ausrail/00feb/msg01776.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000919063526/http://www.railpage.org.au/ausrail/00feb/msg01776.html|archive-date=19 September 2000}}</ref> after prominent local activist and engineer [[Norman Selfe]], while the Hornsby Junction station assumed the current name of Hornsby.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

The first Hornsby Post Office opened on 1 August 1864, and was renamed South Hornsby on 1 May 1900, the same day Hornsby Junction office near the railway station (open since 1887) was renamed Hornsby. The latter office remains open; the South Hornsby office was renamed Normanhurst in 1905.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History  | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&filter=*Hornsby* | access-date = 25 January 2021  }}</ref>
[[File:SLNSW 796405 Peatsferry Rd Hornsby.jpg|thumb|Peatsferry Road, early 1900s]]
Hornsby Park was originally assisted as a government recreation reserve in 1896 on part of the original Thomas Higgins land grant of 1836.{{cn|date=June 2025}}
[[File:SLNSW 796404 Coronation St Hornsby.jpg|thumb|Coronation Street, early 1900s]]
Residential growth in the area was left to private developers, who acquired land both east and west of the railway station. Realizing that working class housing tended to be close to railway stations, the developers aimed at providing the middle classes with quality housing further from the station, in areas with views. One of the first purchasers of land in the area was Annie Roberts, wife of Oscar Garibaldi Roberts, who became one of the first councilors in the Hornsby Shire. Having acquired a property in Rosemead Road, the Roberts family built "Mount Errington", a spectacular mansion in the [[Federation architecture#Federation Arts and Crafts|Arts and Crafts]] style, now heritage-listed.<ref name="environment.nsw.gov.au">[http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=1780421 State Heritage Register]</ref>
The Roberts family later acquired twelve blocks of land, which were then sub-divided into twenty-three blocks and offered for sale as the Roberts Mount Errington Sub-division. The area proceeded to grow as a prestige housing estate, featuring a number of houses in the [[Federation architecture|Federation]] style. One of them was Birklands, a heritage-listed, Federation house built in 1902 in Dural Street. The house was originally built for Louis Spier Roberts and his wife Elizabeth, and stayed with the Roberts family until 1938.<ref name="Hornsby Council Heritage List">[http://hsconline.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/appenquiry/user/Heritage/default.aspx?page=wrapper&id=24970 Hornsby Council Heritage List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209112457/http://hsconline.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/appenquiry/user/Heritage/default.aspx?page=wrapper&id=24970 |date=9 February 2015 }}</ref>

The [[Hornsby Shire|Hornsby Shire Council]] was established in 1906. In 1961, the [[Westfield Hornsby]] shopping mall opened, making it one of the first suburbs in Sydney with a modern-style shopping centre. A competing shopping centre, Northgate, opened in 1979 but was eventually bought by Westfield. In late 1999, the two sites were amalgamated when the original Westfield was demolished and Northgate was renovated to create the new Westfield Hornsby which opened in November 2001.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

In the years following [[World War II]], Hornsby saw rapid suburbanisation and population growth, driven by Sydney's expanding suburban development. The area, previously known for its rural and semi-rural character, began to see more residential housing developments. This transformation was part of the broader trend in Sydney, where suburban sprawl increased as people moved out of the crowded city centre. Its transport infrastructure also improved and the development of the rail network played a key role, with Hornsby station becoming a major interchange for commuters travelling to Sydney. The construction of the Pacific Highway and later the M1 motorway, opened in 1955, made road travel through the suburb more convenient.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

In October 2022, the painting of vibrant street art in the Dural Lane area of Hornsby was completed.{{cn|date=June 2025}}
[[File:Hornsby Park Sydney.jpg|thumb|Hornsby Park]]
Today, Hornsby is a bustling local centre, with a blend of residential, commercial and recreational spaces. The area retains its significant natural beauty, in closeness to the nearby [[Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park]].{{cn|date=June 2025}}

==Landmarks==

* [[Hornsby Water Clock]]
* Odeon Cinema, Pacific Highway
* Hookhams Corner is the junction between the Pacific Highway, Carrington Road, Galston Road (which goes to [[Galston, New South Wales|Galston]]) and Old Berowra Road. It is also the name of an [[Hornsby Shire#Localities of the local government area|unbounded locality]] encompassing the area, as well as the site of two large water storage tanks that supply the surrounding area. It is at {{Coord|-33.691277|151.098747|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW}}
* Hornsby RSL Club
* The Leonard House, former home of writer and advocate Geofferey Leonard

==Heritage listings==
[[File:Hornsby War Memorial Cenotaph.jpg|Hornsby War Memorial|thumb|175px]]
Hornsby has a number of items listed on the [[New South Wales State Heritage Register]] or the Local Government Heritage List:
* [[Edgeworth David]]'s House and Grounds<ref name=Coringah/>
* [[Mount Wilga House]]<ref name=nswshr-535>{{cite NSW SHR|5044998|Mount Wilga House|hr=00535|fn=EF14/4751;S91/00356; HC 870251|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>
* [[Old Man's Valley Cemetery]]<ref name=nswshr-1764 />
* Hornsby Quarry<ref>{{cite NSW HD|1780064|Diatreme, Hornsby Quarry and surrounding vegetation|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
* Hornsby Court House, Pacific Highway<ref>{{cite NSW HD|1780376|Hornsby Court House|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
* Hornsby Shire Council Chambers, Pacific Highway<ref>{{cite NSW HD|1780375|Hornsby Shire Council Chambers|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
* Hornsby War Memorial, Pacific Highway<ref>{{cite NSW HD|1780639|Hornsby War Memorial|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
* ''Brinawa'', William Street<ref>{{cite NSW HD|1780417|Brinawa|access-date=27 July 2018}}</ref>
* ''Mount Errington'', Rosemead Road, spectacular mansion in the [[Federation architecture#Federation Arts and Craft|Arts and Crafts style]], associated with the Roberts family<ref name="environment.nsw.gov.au"/>
* ''Birklands'', Dural Street, Federation home associated with the Roberts family<ref name="Hornsby Council Heritage List"/>
* ''Kuranda'', Rosemead Road<ref>[http://hsconline.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/appenquiry/user/Heritage/default.aspx?page=wrapper&id=24984 Hornsby Council Heritage List] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216100328/http://hsconline.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/appenquiry/user/Heritage/default.aspx?page=wrapper&id=24984 |date=16 February 2015 }}</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:(1)Hornsby Railway Station-08a.jpg|thumb|[[Hornsby railway station]]]]
Hornsby is {{convert|25|km}} by train and about {{convert|24|km}} by road from the Sydney central business district. [[Hornsby railway station]] is the junction of the [[North Shore railway line|North Shore]] and the [[Main Northern railway line|Northern]] railway lines and is a hub for some services and is connected via bridge to Westfield. There are frequent railway services to the central business district via [[Strathfield railway station|Strathfield]] or via [[Gordon railway station, Sydney|Gordon]]. Intercity and regional trains also stop at Hornsby on the way to the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] and further north.

Bus services operate from Hornsby Station Interchange. Services are operated by [[CDC NSW]]. to local residential areas including [[Hornsby Heights]], [[Westleigh, New South Wales|Westleigh]], [[Normanhurst]], [[Thornleigh]], [[Wahroonga]], [[Warrawee]], [[Turramurra]] and [[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives]]

CDC NSW operates two cross regional services from the Hornsby Interchange with;
*575 to [[Macquarie University]] via [[Wahroonga]], [[Turramurra]], [[Pymble]], [[Macquarie Park]] and [[Macquarie Centre]]
*590 to [[Pennant Hills railway station|Pennat Hills station]]

Hornsby Interchange is served by two [[NightRide (bus service)|NightRide]] bus routes with:
* Route N80 - to Town Hall via Strathfield operated by [[Busways]]
* Route N90 - to Town Hall via Chatswood operated by Busways

The [[Pacific Highway, Australia|Pacific Highway]], which passes through Hornsby, was formerly the main road link between Sydney and north-eastern Australia. The completion of the [[Pacific Motorway (Sydney-Newcastle)|Pacific Motorway]] (M1), which has its southern end at the neighbouring suburb of [[Wahroonga]], means that the heavy traffic now bypasses the already busy Hornsby town area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/trafficreports/cameras/f3.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050921113813/http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/trafficreports/cameras/f3.html|url-status=dead|title=F3 Freeway|archivedate=21 September 2005}}</ref>

In October 2020, the northernmost section of the [[NorthConnex]] tunnel also located in close proximity to Hornsby in the neighbouring suburb of Wahroonga was opened.

The opening of the NorthConnex was a key missing link to the Sydney Motorway network and its opening provides direct connectivity from the M1 to the Sydney orbital motorway network through a direct underground connection to the M2 and M7 motorways and beyond. The tunnel also provides an alternate route to the Sydney CBD, Ryde area and Eastern and Inner West suburbs via the Lane Cove Tunnel, bypassing the congested [[Pennant Hills Road]] and Pacific Highway.

==Commercial areas==
[[File:185 Peats Ferry Road, Hornsby, New South Wales.jpg|thumb|Buildings on Peats Ferry Road, the historic high street of the area]]
Hornsby remains a busy commercial centre, just as it was a century ago. Over the years, the town centre has developed distinct characteristics on either side of the railway line.

The western side consists of a traditional [[high street]] shopping village along the Old Pacific Highway. A short section of the highway north of the shops still has several antique lamp posts preserved. On the eastern side of the highway from south to north are the police station, the court house<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cjc.nsw.gov.au/lc.nsf/files/hornsby_courthouse.jpg/$FILE/hornsby_courthouse.jpg|title=court house}}</ref> and the historic Hornsby Shire Council chamber (built in two stages in 1915 and 1930). On the western side is Hornsby Park with the new Hornsby Aquatic Centre complex and also Hornsby TAFE.<ref name="gregorys191F16">[[Gregory's Street Directory]], 59th Edition 1995, Map 191 F16</ref> A large [[war memorial]] and the adjacent [[Returned and Services League of Australia|RSL]] Club is located at the southern end of the shops.
[[File:Hornsby mall with fountain.jpg|thumb|Florence Street and [[Westfield Hornsby]]]]
The eastern side is dominated by [[Westfield Hornsby]], a shopping centre, which features a [[David Jones (department store)|David Jones]] department store, an [[Event Cinemas]] multiplex, 335 stores, a food court and several restaurants. The intersection of Florence Street and Hunter Street became a pedestrian mall in the early 1990s. At the centre of the pedestrian mall is a large water clock sculpture, designed by Victor Cusack. The public library, Hornsby Shire Library, is also located in this area.

The north-western side of the suburb is occupied by various industries and the northern end of Hornsby features a major railway workshop.

==Residential areas==
Residential areas, consisting of low-to-medium density housing, are located on both sides of the railway line. Many of the residential areas on the western side of the train line enjoy bushy surrounds and close proximity to Regional and National Parks, as well as the beautiful Lisgar Gardens.

In recent years, high-rise apartments have been constructed adjacent to the train line as part of the NSW state planning policies to allow medium to high density development along transport corridors.<gallery>
File:Mount Wilga House 07.jpg|''[[Mount Wilga House]]'', a [[Queen Anne style architecture|Queen Anne style]] residence completed in 1914
File:(1)Mount Errington-2.jpg|''Mount Errington,'' an [[Arts and Crafts movement|Arts and Crafts]] style house built in 1898
File:Hornsby house 001a.jpg|An Arts and Crafts style house
File:Hornsby cottage 002.jpg|A [[Federation architecture|Federation]] style cottage
File:(1)California Bungalow William Street-a.jpg|[[California bungalow]] on William Street
File:(1)Warrina Dural Street.jpg|''Warrina'', Dural Street
</gallery>
[[File:(1)Hornsby Girls High School-1a.jpg|thumb|[[Hornsby Girls' High School]]]]

==Schools==
Hornsby is home to a number of schools, including primary schools Hornsby North Public School, Hornsby South Public School, Hornsby Heights Public School and Clarke Road Special School and the secondary schools [[Barker College]] and [[Hornsby Girls' High School]], which is a [[Selective school (New South Wales)|selective school]]. There is also a [[TAFE]] College at the north-western side of Hornsby.
[[File:(1)Wallarobba-8.jpg|thumb|The heritage-listed ''Wallarobba'' house, now an arts and cultural centre]]

==Culture==
Hornsby has long been associated with ''[[Ginger Meggs]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hinet.net.au/~meggs|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703102209/http://www.hinet.net.au/~meggs/|url-status=dead|title=Ginger Meggs|archivedate=3 July 2007}}</ref> a cartoon by [[Jimmy Bancks]] who grew up in Hornsby, which has appeared in Australian newspapers since 1921.

The local newspaper that serves the area is the Hornsby and Upper North Shore Advocate, owned by the Cumberland Newspaper Group.
[[File:(1)Hornsby Aquatic Centre.jpg|thumb|Hornsby Aquatic Centre]]

==Hornsby Aquatic Centre==
Hornsby Aquatic Centre, which was built in 1962, had reached the end of its safe working life, and was closed on Friday 24 December 2010. It had featured a fifty-metre pool with 8 lanes and a small twelve-metre pool, also with 8 lanes. A new pool was built and opened on 11 August 2014.<ref>[https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/lifestyle/sports-and-recreation/swimming/hornsby-aquatic-and-leisure-centre Hornsby Aquatic and Leisure Centre] Hornsby Shire Council Retrieved 13 January 2021</ref>

== Parks and gardens ==
===Edgeworth David Garden===
The scientist and explorer [[Edgeworth David]] lived in Hornsby towards the end of his life. His house, known as ''Coringah'', was set well back from Burdett Street on a mixed [[bushland]] property that extended along Sherbrook Road between Burdett and Northcote Road, and included a large garden. This property had originally been obtained in 1901 by Edward Swain, who built the cottage that still stands. The property was purchased by Edward Lear in 1916 and then by Edgeworth David in 1920. David's wife continued to live there after his death in 1934.

After David's death, subsequent owners preserved the garden, until [[Hornsby Shire]] Council acquired the entire property in 1999, adding the grounds (as Neal Park) to its Bushcare program.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bushcare |date=16 April 2018 |publisher=[[Hornsby Shire]] Council |url=https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/flora-and-fauna/bushland-management/bushcare |access-date=2022-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118020541/https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/flora-and-fauna/bushland-management/bushcare |archive-date=2022-11-18 |url-status=live<!--- archive-url is included as backup, but check for a new live URL if the applicable government agency has reconfigured its website --->}}</ref> That same year, the entire property was added to the [[New South Wales State Heritage Register]], listed as Edgeworth David's House and Grounds.<ref name=Coringah>{{cite NSW SHR|1780608|Edgeworth David's House and Grounds|hr=463|access-date=2022-11-29}}</ref> Since 2016, the Edgeworth David Community Garden is located on the grounds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Edgeworth David Community Garden |date=17 May 2018 |publisher=Hornsby Shire Council |url=https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/flora-and-fauna/community-gardens/edgeworth-david-community-garden/details |access-date=2022-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110192349/https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/environment/flora-and-fauna/community-gardens/edgeworth-david-community-garden/details |archive-date=2022-11-10 |url-status=live<!--- archive-url is included as backup, but check for a new live URL if the applicable government agency has reconfigured its website --->}}</ref>

===Lisgar Gardens===
[[File:(1)Lisgar Gardens 059.jpg|thumb|Lisgar Gardens]]
Lisgar Gardens are located in Lisgar Road, west of the Pacific Highway. The gardens were created by Max Cotton, who lived in Lisgar Road. In 1920, Cotton purchased land from his brother Leo and began developing the gardens for his own interest and satisfaction. With these gardens, Cotton could indulge his interest in horticulture and genetics. Aided by friends and family, he created extensive gardens and fishponds on the natural bushland that sloped down from Lisgar Road.

Cotton became friends with Professor Eben Gowrie Waterhouse—owner of [[Eryldene]] in the suburb of [[Gordon, New South Wales|Gordon]]—and the two spent much time together, sharing an interest in camellias. By the mid-1960s, Cotton's health was failing after forty-five years of working on the gardens, and they were acquired by Hornsby Council. They were officially opened to the public on 21 September 1968. They are heritage-listed.<ref>[http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=1780679 State Heritage Register]</ref>
[[File:Florence Cotton Park 003aa.jpg|thumb|Florence Cotton Park]]

===Florence Cotton Park===
This park consists of a stretch of natural bushland between Frederick Street and Lisgar Gardens. Jimmy Bancks Creek runs through the park. Birdlife is varied and includes [[currawong]]s and [[Australian brushturkey|brushturkeys]]. Hornsby Council has constructed a walking track that goes from Frederick Street to Lisgar Gardens. The park is named after Florence Cotton, wife of Leo Cotton, and was part of their estate. Florence Street in Hornsby was also named after her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/1448|title=Channon family, c. 1900|website=Hornsby Shire}}</ref>

===Ginger Meggs Park===
This park is located in Valley Road and is named after [[Ginger Meggs]], a comic-strip character created by the Australian cartoonist [[Jimmy Bancks]]. Bancks spent much time in the area around this park during his childhood, so Hornsby Council named it after his famous character Ginger Meggs. A nearby creek was named Jimmy Bancks Creek. The park was officially named Ginger Meggs Park during a formal naming ceremony by the mayor of Hornsby, John Muirhead, on 26 July 1997.

===Hornsby Quarry===
The quarry, located at the end of Quarry Road Hornsby,<ref>[https://www.google.com.au/maps/search/Hornsby+Quarry/@-33.6971333,151.0898823,17.75z Hornsby Quarry] Google Maps</ref> was partially filled, to make it safe, using excavated material from the [[NorthConnex]] tunnel which was built by the NSW Government and completed in 2020, to link the M1 and M2 motorways. For geological reasons the quarry has been nominated as State Heritage. The Quarry project was completed in the first quarter of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/council/noticeboard/works/major-projects/hornsby-quarry|title=Hornsby Shire Council - Hornsby Quarry|date=19 July 2022|website=Hornsby Shire Council}}</ref> A$50 million state budget will be allocated to turn the quarry into a future recreational park.<ref>[https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/hornsby-advocate/new-plan-for-park-at-hornsby-quarry-and-old-mans-valley-open-to-suggestions-from-residents/news-story/0a5d6e5a903dc78b2584c9ed09ab9336 New plan for park at Hornsby Quarry and Old Man’s valley open to suggestions from residents] ''[[Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|Daily Telegraph]]'' 22 February 2017</ref>

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|type=
|2001|18276
|2006|18702
|2011|19863
|2016|22168
|2021|22462
}}
In the 2021 Census, there were 22,462 people in Hornsby. Of these, 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. The median age of people in Hornsby was 38 years. The most common ancestries in Hornsby were Chinese 23.3%, English 20.0%, Australian 17.7%, Indian 6.6% and Irish 5.8%. 44.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China 12.6%, India 5.7%, Nepal 4.4%, South Korea 2.8% and England 2.8%. 45.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 14.5%, Cantonese 5.2%, Nepali 4.6%, Korean 3.4% and Hindi 2.3%. The most common responses for religion in the Census were No Religion 38.7%, Catholic 15.8%, Hinduism 9.9%, Anglican 8.1% and Not stated 5.3%.<ref name="ABS" />

== Notable residents ==
[[File:(1)Coringah Edgeworth David Garden Hornsby 029.jpg|thumb|''Coringah'', former home of Edgeworth David]]
* [[Bill Alley]], [[cricket]]er
* [[Ted Ball]], [[professional golfer]]
* [[Jimmy Bancks]], creator of [[Ginger Meggs]]
* [[Liz Burch]], actress
* [[George Collingridge]], Australian writer and artist; a small reserve in Hornsby is named after him, former home is currently the chapel of Hornsby Hospital
* [[Billy Cook (jockey)|William Henry "Billy" Cook]], jockey
* [[Edgeworth David]], Welsh-Australian geologist, namesake of Edgeworth David Community Garden
* [[John Davies (archivist)|John Davies]], [[archivist]], writer
* [[Jordan De Goey]], Australian rules footballer
* [[Peter Fowler]], golfer
* [[Scott Gourley]], [[rugby league]] player
* [[Ian Keith Harris]], composer
* [[J J Hilder]], watercolorist
* [[Ashton Irwin]], drummer in pop-rock band [[5 Seconds of Summer]]
* [[Jim Lees]], former [[New South Wales Police|NSW police commissioner]]
* [[Robert Madgwick]], Australian educationist
* [[Bede Morris]] (1927&ndash;1988), immunologist<ref>{{cite web |url = https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/morris-bede-748 |title = Morris, Beade |year = 2012 |website = Australian Dictionary of Biography }}</ref>
* [[Julian O'Neill]], former [[rugby league]] [[Rugby league positions#Fullback|fullback]]
* [[Dan Parks]], [[rugby union]] player
* [[Patrick Power (lawyer)|Patrick Power]], former senior counsel in [[New South Wales, Australia]]
* [[Tim Slade]], professional racing driver
* [[Fred Stolle]], tennis player
* [[Rich Thompson (pitcher, born 1984)|Rich Thompson]], professional American baseball pitcher for the [[Los Angeles Angels]]
* [[Nathan Tutt]], [[rugby league]] player 
* [[Ted White (cricketer)|Ted White]], [[cricket]]er
* [[Simon Whitlock]], professional darts player competing on the [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] circuit
* [[Danny Williams (rugby league born 1973)|Danny Williams]], [[rugby league]] player

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |title = There Must Be a River (A History of Hornsby Shire) |last = Ollif |first = Lorna |year = 1975 |publisher = Ollif Publishing Co. |isbn = 0-9599183-1-0 }}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150102062439/http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/property/development-applications/heritage Hornsby Council heritage and conservation areas]
* {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/hornsby | title = Hornsby | access-date = 27 September 2015 | first = Joan |last = Rowland | year = 2008 | work = [[Dictionary of Sydney]] }} <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Creative Commons license|CC-By-SA]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>
* {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/mount_errington | title = Mount Errington | access-date = 28 September 2015 | first =  Niall (Hornsby Shire Library) |last = Clugston  | year = 2008 | work = [[Dictionary of Sydney]] }} <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Creative Commons license|CC-By-SA]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>
* {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/old_mans_valley | title = Old Mans Valley | access-date = 28 September 2015 | first =  Niall (Hornsby Shire Library) |last = Clugston | year = 2008 | work =[[Dictionary of Sydney]]}} <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Creative Commons license|CC-By-SA]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>
* {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/pearces_corner | title = Pearces Corner | access-date = 28 September 2015 | first =  Niall (Hornsby Shire Library) |last = Clugston | year = 2008 | work=[[Dictionary of Sydney]] }} <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Creative Commons license|CC-By-SA]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>

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