Who lives here
22,462
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age38
- Aged 65+14.7%
- Under 2528.2%
- Median household income$1,952/wk
- Median rent$440/wk
Hornsby, New South Wales
The commercial heart of Sydney's Upper North Shore, on a rail junction.
Hornsby is the commercial hub of Sydney's Upper North Shore, not a satellite of it: a rail interchange, a hospital precinct and a council seat all sitting on top of each other. Professional, scientific and technical services lead every sector across the Hornsby council area with 3,192 businesses, the kind of base you'd expect from a place people commute to rather than through. The population is 22,462, the median age 38, squarely in the working and family-forming years, and household income runs to $1,952 a week, enough that people here are not scrimping when they hire someone.
Household income here is $1,952 a week, well above what most local websites let on: too many Hornsby businesses are still running a one-page site from 2015, no address, no click-to-call, nothing that signals they can handle a client used to paying properly. A solicitor near the station, a physio working out of the hospital precinct, an electrician quoting renovations and a property manager placing renters into the units around the mall are all pitching to a customer with money to spend who expects the site to match it. Rental, hiring and real estate is one of the largest sectors in the Hornsby council area at 1,561 businesses, so anyone selling into that crowd is competing against agents who already look the part online. A slow site or one that reads like a pamphlet turns away a customer who could easily afford better.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Hornsby brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Hornsby market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Hornsby itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Hornsby area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~2,160
businesses in Hornsby (estimated*)
- Hornsby total14,625
- Solo / non-employing8,778
- 1–4 staff4,522
- 5–19 staff1,053
- 20+ staff272
91% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Hornsby (2025)
-
Professional, scientific & technical services3,192
-
Construction2,195
-
Rental, hiring & real estate1,561
-
Health care & social assistance1,420
-
Transport, postal & warehousing827
-
Retail trade821
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Hornsby businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Site
Typical price
$3,200 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
For builders, electricians and other trades working the Hornsby area, a site that shows past jobs, service areas and gets the phone ringing before a competitor does.
- Service area & suburb coverage pages
- Project gallery with real photos
- Click-to-call and quote request form
- Mobile-first for on-site browsing
Professional Services Site
Typical price
$3,800 – $9,000
Timeline
3–5 weeks
For solicitors, accountants and financial advisers near the interchange, a site that reads as credible as the client's own office and converts enquiries into bookings.
- Team & credentials pages
- Secure enquiry and document forms
- Local SEO for Hornsby searches
- Fast load on mobile and desktop
Health Clinic Booking Site
Typical price
$4,800 – $11,500
Timeline
4–6 weeks
For physios, GPs and allied health practices working near the hospital precinct, online booking and patient intake that cuts phone tag and no-shows.
- Online appointment booking
- Practitioner profiles & services
- Patient intake forms
- SMS/email booking reminders
Free · No signup wall · Stay anonymous if you want · 2 minutes
Why FindDevs in Hornsby
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Hornsby the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Hornsby's actual customers.
The median age in Hornsby is 38. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Hornsby questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A trade or service site for a builder or electrician runs $3,200 – $8,000 and takes 2–4 weeks. A professional services site for a solicitor, accountant or financial adviser runs $3,800 – $9,000. A clinic site with online booking, built for physios or GPs near the hospital, runs $4,800 – $11,500. FindDevs matches you with three vetted Australian developers who quote a fixed price within 24 hours, so you know the number before you commit to anything.
No. FindDevs matches you with vetted Australian developers based on what your project needs, not where they live. A solicitor near the station or a physio working out of the hospital precinct gets the same fixed-price quote and the same standard of work whether the developer is across Sydney or interstate. What matters is the brief, the price and the deadline, all agreed before work starts.
Most trade and professional services sites take 2–4 weeks from brief to launch. A site with online booking, like the ones physios and GPs near the hospital need, usually takes 4–6 weeks because of the extra setup for appointments, reminders and payment. You get a fixed timeframe along with the fixed price, both agreed upfront with the developer you choose.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Hornsby businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Hornsby, by registered businesses in Hornsby. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Professional, scientific & technical services
3,192
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Construction
2,195
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
1,561
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
1,420
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Related pages
More for Hornsby and nearby.
Comparing developers in Hornsby?
Make FindDevs a preferred source and Google will show our guides
more often in Search and in AI answers.