Hornsby - West
New South Wales · Hornsby · Sydney - North Sydney and Hornsby
Why “Hornsby - West”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Hornsby into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Hornsby - West is a locality in the Hornsby area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Hornsby - West SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Hornsby - West SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Hornsby SPS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Hornsby - West.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Hornsby - West (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Hornsby - West
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment937ICSEA1148
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment534ICSEA1110
- Special · Government · Years UEnrolment61ICSEA1063
- Primary · Independent · Years K-2Enrolment21ICSEA1105
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSLittle Zak's Academy HornsbyCentre-Based Care · 58 places · Hornsby
- Exceeding NQSThe Jack and Jill KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Hornsby
- Exceeding NQSBalamara PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 18 places · Waitara
- Meeting NQSHornsby North Community Care AssociationCentre-Based Care · 246 places · Hornsby
- Meeting NQSWaitara Childrens Services Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Waitara
- Meeting NQSHornsby Heights Outside School Hours Care Association IncCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Hornsby Heights
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children AsquithCentre-Based Care · 104 places · Asquith
- Meeting NQSBelonging Early Learning HornsbyCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Hornsby
- Meeting NQSAsquith St Patricks OSHCCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Asquith
- Meeting NQSGreat Beginnings HornsbyCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Hornsby
- Meeting NQSPapilio Early Learning HornsbyCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Hornsby
- Meeting NQSExplore & Develop WaitaraCentre-Based Care · 89 places · Waitara
+ 24 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 2,604
- vs previous year
- +6%
- vs 2021
- 3,036
- Transport regulatory offences 1,233
- Theft 461
- Against justice procedures 247
- Assault 169
- Drug offences 117
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 2
- Supermarkets
- 2
- Parks
- 14
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Hornsby - West SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Hornsby - West SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Where did the gain come from?
+27Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Hornsby
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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