Hay South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 391 people in Hay South of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Hay South was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.8% of the population.

Of people in Hay South aged 15 years and over, 50.5% were married and 13.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Hay South was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Hay South, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Hay South was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Hay South 30.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 25.4% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hay South were Australian 37.5%, English 30.3%, Scottish 8.4%, Irish 5.9% and Italian 5.1%.

In Hay South, 87.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.0%, India 1.0%, Germany 0.8%, Italy 0.8% and Malaysia 0.8%.

In Hay South, 85.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Hay South were Catholic 38.1%, Anglican 27.6%, No Religion 8.4%, Presbyterian and Reformed 6.9% and Uniting Church 4.1%.

In Hay South 90.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.0%, Serbian 0.8%, Telugu 0.8%, Punjabi 0.8% and Tagalog 0.8%.

Employment

There were 211 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hay South. Of these 64.0% were employed full time, 24.6% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Hay South, 8.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 54.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Hay South was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Hay South included Managers 32.5%, Labourers 16.7%, Professionals 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Sales Workers 7.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.9% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Hay South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 25.9%, School Education 9.8%, Accommodation 4.9%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 3.9% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hay South was $470.

In Hay South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.2%, Walked only 7.4%, Car, as passenger 3.4%, Other 3.0% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hay South, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.4% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 31.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Hay South, 21.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hay South, 48.5% were couple families with children, 42.7% were couple families without children and 8.7% were one parent families.

In Hay South 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Hay South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,042.

Employment status of couple families

In Hay South, of couple families with children, 23.9% had both partners employed full-time, 8.7% had both employed part-time and 23.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Hay South, 73.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hay South, 91.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In Hay South, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.8% had 2 bedrooms and 41.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Hay South, 38.5% were owned outright, 18.9% were owned with a mortgage and 37.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Hay South, of all households, 68.0% were family households, 29.3% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Hay South, 26.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Hay South, 29.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Hay South, there were 23 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 14 (or 60.9%) were male and 9 (or 39.1%) were female. The median age was 18 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Hay South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,291.

In Hay South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.