Mandarin
12,755 speakers
Between the last two censuses it has grown by more than a quarter.
Hornsby, New South Wales
The languages of Hornsby
Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean are the main languages after English in Hornsby, where the 2021 Census counted about 49,000 people speaking one at home. Among the leading languages, Hindi has grown by more than half since 2016. Hornsby runs ahead of New South Wales on this measure.
- Residents
- 139,531
- Speak another language
- 48,534
- Languages at home
- 121
- Change since 2016
- +23.6%
What languages are spoken in Hornsby?
How does Hornsby compare with Australia as a whole?
Hornsby's share is higher than the national share. In New South Wales, 15 councils rank higher.
- Hornsby
- 34.8%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
What are the most spoken languages in Hornsby?
Speakers at home, with the change since 2016. Broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd" count towards the totals but aren't listed, so the shares can add up to more than the languages shown.
What does Hornsby's language mix look like?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Which language is growing fastest in Hornsby?
Fastest-growing language
Kannada
+83.7% since 2016
Kannada has grown by about three quarters since 2016, to about 350 speakers.
Which suburbs of Hornsby are most multilingual?
Suburbs differ a lot, from Waitara at the top to Brooklyn at the bottom.
Each suburb links to its own page, with the languages spoken there.
- WaitaraLed by Mandarin62%5,066
- HornsbyLed by Mandarin50%10,961
- CherrybrookLed by Mandarin48%9,083
- AsquithLed by Mandarin43%2,676
- Pennant HillsLed by Mandarin35%2,616
- BeecroftLed by Mandarin35%3,527
- North EppingLed by Mandarin33%1,496
- Cheltenham (NSW)Led by Mandarin31%659
- ThornleighLed by Mandarin31%2,736
- NormanhurstLed by Mandarin28%1,461
- Dural (Hornsby - NSW)Led by Mandarin27%2,115
- Mount ColahLed by Mandarin25%1,975
- WestleighLed by Mandarin23%1,029
- Hornsby HeightsLed by Mandarin19%1,160
- Mount Kuring-GaiLed by Mandarin18%308
- BerowraLed by Mandarin13%631
- BerrileeLed by Russian10%32
- GalstonLed by Italian9%284
- Berowra HeightsLed by Mandarin8%430
- Arcadia (NSW)Led by Italian8%104
- MarootaLed by Italian8%73
- FiddletownLed by Italian8%22
- CowanLed by Korean6%39
- Brooklyn (NSW)Led by Gujarati5%37
- Dangar IslandLed by Spanish5%14
- Laughtondale0%0
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 26 suburbs listed.
What do birthplace and religion say about Hornsby?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from China.
Country of birth
38.6% born overseas, across 133 countries.
- 01China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)10,529+30.0%
- 02India7,207+44.3%
- 03England5,320-3.7%
- 04Korea, Republic of (South)2,652+6.2%
- 05Hong Kong (SAR of China)2,562+21.7%
- 06Philippines2,173+29.3%
- 07New Zealand1,899-0.6%
- 08Iran1,853+27.6%
- 09South Africa1,852+7.5%
- 10Malaysia1,804+13.5%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity64,388-8.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs51,979+32.2%
- 03Hinduism9,527+59.8%
- 04Buddhism4,596+14.2%
- 05Islam2,705+39.9%
- 06Judaism307+6.6%
Where does Hornsby sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Hornsby on the Language Map, shaded for residents who speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home (ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries). View all councils.
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
A note on method: 4,006 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 34.8% sits below the 37.7% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 35.8% measured across respondents only.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.