Hay (NSW)

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL11881
People 2,300
Male 49.0%
Female 51.0%
Median age 47
Families 590
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,198
Average number of people per household 2.2
Median weekly household income $1,152
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent (b) $175
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,132 49.0 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,177 51.0 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 201 8.7 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 1,841 80.0 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 264 11.5 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 47 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 137 5.9 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 117 5.1 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 132 5.7 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 125 5.4 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 144 6.2 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 134 5.8 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 111 4.8 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 89 3.9 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 104 4.5 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 114 4.9 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 146 6.3 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 192 8.3 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 198 8.6 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 144 6.2 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 129 5.6 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 113 4.9 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 91 3.9 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 85 3.7 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 860 44.7 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 66 3.4 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 154 8.0 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 153 8.0 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 685 35.6 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 696 43.7 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 190 11.9 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 708 44.4 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 43 6.5 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 126 19.1 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 18 2.7 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 0 0.0 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 151 22.8 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 106 16.0 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 4 0.6 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 6 0.9 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 118 17.9 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 44 6.7 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 18 2.7 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 66 10.0 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 8 1.2 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 287 43.4 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 131 6.8 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 116 6.0 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 70 3.6 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 281 14.6 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 275 14.3 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 98 5.1 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 340 17.7 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 278 14.5 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 24 1.2 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 13 0.7 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 303 15.8 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 964 41.9 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 957 41.6 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 221 9.6 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 216 9.4 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
Australian Aboriginal 189 8.2 259,592 3.2 741,307 2.9

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry multi response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,843 80.1 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 33 1.4 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
India 20 0.9 208,962 2.6 673,352 2.6
England 19 0.8 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
Fiji 13 0.6 37,370 0.5 68,947 0.3
Scotland 13 0.6 27,659 0.3 118,496 0.5

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 197 8.6 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 81 3.5 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 42 1.8 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,689 73.6 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 287 12.5 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,748 76.0 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
New Zealand 44 1.9 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
England 44 1.9 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
India 27 1.2 288,030 3.6 935,066 3.7
Italy 25 1.1 130,127 1.6 477,065 1.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,790 77.8 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
New Zealand 36 1.6 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
England 33 1.4 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
India 26 1.1 282,630 3.5 917,541 3.6
Fiji 23 1.0 55,841 0.7 102,887 0.4

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 632 27.5 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
No Religion, so described 565 24.6 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Anglican 499 21.7 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 278 12.1 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Presbyterian and Reformed 108 4.7 153,481 1.9 414,882 1.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Hay (NSW), Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (69.6%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Fijian 14 0.6 5,771 0.1 10,398 0.0
Afrikaans 11 0.5 8,998 0.1 49,375 0.2
Italian 10 0.4 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
Malayalam 10 0.4 20,890 0.3 78,738 0.3
Greek 8 0.3 78,691 1.0 229,643 0.9
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 1,938 84.3 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 54 6.0 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,039 54.1 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 657 34.2 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 229 11.9 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 586 56.4 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 331 31.9 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 71 6.8 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 49 4.7 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 34 3.4 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 144 14.6 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 105 10.6 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 91 9.2 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 166 16.8 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 182 18.4 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 236 23.9 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Labourers 178 18.0 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 160 16.2 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Managers 149 15.1 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 109 11.0 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 108 10.9 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Professionals 94 9.5 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Sales Workers 86 8.7 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 81 8.2 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Primary Education 43 4.4 76,275 2.1 265,249 2.2
Local Government Administration 42 4.3 47,068 1.3 156,402 1.3
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 41 4.2 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 39 4.0 6,391 0.2 18,278 0.2
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 29 2.9 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $669 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,581 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,152 N/A $1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 637 64.5 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Walked only 91 9.2 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
Car, as passenger 58 5.9 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Truck 13 1.3 26,390 0.7 76,657 0.6
Bicycle 11 1.1 14,466 0.4 79,089 0.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 63 6.4 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 76 7.7 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 0 0.0 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 699 70.8 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,152 59.8 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 417 21.7 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 262 13.6 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 409 21.2 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 313 16.3 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 441 23.0 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 208 10.8 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 181 9.4 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 259 11.3 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 269 11.7 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 81 3.5 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 29 1.3 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 145 6.3 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 129 5.6 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 31 1.3 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 73 3.2 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 212 9.2 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 26 1.1 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 122 5.3 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 1,128 49.0 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 330 14.3 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 1,181 51.3 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 503 21.9 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 187 8.1 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 107 4.7 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 330 14.3 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 0 0.0 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 45 2.3 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 1,639 85.3 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 235 12.2 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 263 44.6 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 201 34.1 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 117 19.8 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 7 1.2 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 23.1 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 76.9 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 98 21.3 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 15 3.3 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 98 21.3 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 47 10.2 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 24 5.2 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 101 21.9 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 29 6.3 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 48 10.4 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 905 83.3 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 183 16.9 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 830 91.7 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 76 8.4 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 3 0.3 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 3 0.3 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 24 2.7 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 153 17.0 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 409 45.4 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 285 31.6 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 27 3.0 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.2 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 59 6.5 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 331 36.7 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 313 34.7 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 175 19.4 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 25 2.8 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 575 63.5 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 316 34.9 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 15 1.7 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 381 42.1 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 218 24.1 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 256 28.3 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 22 2.4 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 30 3.3 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 28.1 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 8.9 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 175 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 164 64.1 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 64 25.0 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 31 12.1 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 867 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 166 76.1 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 15 6.9 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 38 17.4 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 114 55.6 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 91 44.4 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 24 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,431 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Hay (NSW) % Hay (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 175 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 884 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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