Hay (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,562 people were counted in Hay (A): of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Of the total population 3.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A) there were 860 children aged 0-14 years and 895 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), 3,373 people were Australian citizens, 182 were born overseas and 12 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), 54.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.7% were separated or divorced, 8.4% were widowed and 28.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), 90.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Hay (A) were Italy 1.0%, England 1.0%, New Zealand 0.8%, Scotland 0.3% and China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Hay (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 36.4%, Anglican 31.8%, Presbyterian & Reformed 9.2%, No Religion 7.1% and Uniting Church 5.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.1%, Cantonese 0.4%, Greek 0.3%, Fijian 0.2% and German 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,657 people aged 15 years and over in Hay (A) were in the labour force. Of these 64.1% worked full-time, 27.8% worked part-time, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.6% were unemployed. 940 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 10.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.5%, Associate Professionals 5.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.7%, Professionals 5.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hay (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 14.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.3%, Government Administration 4.0%, Education 3.5% and Services to Agriculture; Hunting and Trapping 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), 904 families were counted: of these, 37.6% were couple families without children, 45.7% were couple families with children, 15.4% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), 1,346 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Hay (A), 87.5% were separate houses, 1.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.1% were flats, units or apartments and 4.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), 44.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.8% were being purchased and 27.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 21.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 60.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Hay (A), 66.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.