Hornsby Shire

Hornsby Shire
New South Wales
Coordinates33°42′S 151°06′E / 33.7°S 151.1°E / -33.7; 151.1
Population151,811 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density333.7/km2 (864.2/sq mi)
Established6 March 1906 (1906-03-06)
Area455 km2 (175.7 sq mi)
MayorWarren Waddell (Liberal)
Council seatHornsby
RegionMetropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteHornsby Shire
LGAs around Hornsby Shire:
The Hills Shire Central Coast Central Coast
The Hills Shire Hornsby Shire Northern Beaches
Parramatta Ryde Ku-ring-gai

Hornsby Shire is a local government area situated on the Upper North Shore as well as parts of the Hills District, of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The shire stretches from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry, some 53 kilometres (33 mi) to the north, making it the largest local government council in the Greater Sydney Metropolitan region by total area. As of the 2016 census the shire had an estimated population of 142,667.[2]

The mayor of Hornsby Shire is Cr Warren Waddell, a member of the Liberal Party, who was elected on 14 September 2024.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hornsby". 2021 Census QuickStats. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).