Hay (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA13850
People 2,946
Male 50.3%
Female 49.7%
Median age 46
Families 737
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 1,560
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,075
Median monthly mortgage repayments $982
Median weekly rent $150
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,480 50.3 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 1,461 49.7 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 178 6.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 2,946 people in Hay (A). Of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.0% of the population.

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Age Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 46 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 143 4.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 188 6.4 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 187 6.4 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 173 5.9 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 150 5.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 142 4.8 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 156 5.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 127 4.3 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 154 5.2 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 185 6.3 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 276 9.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 231 7.8 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 192 6.5 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 190 6.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 162 5.5 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 123 4.2 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 105 3.6 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 60 2.0 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Hay (A) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,210 49.7 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 93 3.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 192 7.9 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 175 7.2 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 766 31.4 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Hay (A) aged 15 years and over, 49.7% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 963 49.7 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 196 10.1 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 779 40.2 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Hay (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 44 4.9 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 153 17.0 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 79 8.8 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 3 0.3 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 158 17.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 10 1.1 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 11 1.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 33 3.7 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 29 3.2 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 0.7 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 376 41.7 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Hay (A) 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.9% were in primary school, 19.2% in secondary school and 6.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 178 7.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 154 6.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 42 1.7 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 344 14.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 319 13.1 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 122 5.0 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 417 17.1 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 4 0.2 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 384 15.8 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 8 0.3 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 421 17.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Hay (A), 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australian 1,368 35.3 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
English 1,138 29.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 334 8.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 269 6.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 93 2.4 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Hay (A) were Australian 35.3%, English 29.4%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 6.9% and Italian 2.4%.

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 total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Hay (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,350 80.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 37 1.3 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
England 25 0.9 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Italy 19 0.6 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
India 14 0.5 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9
Fiji 12 0.4 33,879 0.5 61,469 0.3

In Hay (A), 80.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.3%, England 0.9%, Italy 0.6%, India 0.5% and Fiji 0.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 243 8.3 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 111 3.8 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 59 2.0 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 2,162 73.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Hay (A), 73.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,240 76.5 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 76 2.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 55 1.9 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
Italy 44 1.5 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
India 22 0.8 195,217 2.6 616,939 2.6

In Hay (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 76.5%, England 2.6%, New Zealand 1.9%, Italy 1.5% and India 0.8%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,287 78.2 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 54 1.8 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 50 1.7 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
Italy 32 1.1 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
India 24 0.8 191,594 2.6 605,777 2.6

In Hay (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.2%, England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, Italy 1.1% and India 0.8%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 946 31.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 732 24.7 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
No Religion, so described 482 16.3 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 379 12.8 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Presbyterian and Reformed 173 5.8 188,330 2.5 526,689 2.3

The most common responses for religion in Hay (A) were Catholic 31.9%, Anglican 24.7%, No Religion, so described 16.3%, Not stated 12.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.8%. In Hay (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (79.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Italian 25 0.8 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Fijian 16 0.5 4,525 0.1 8,145 0.0
Punjabi 10 0.3 33,435 0.4 132,496 0.6
Greek 9 0.3 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Portuguese 7 0.2 23,003 0.3 48,853 0.2
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English only spoken at home 2,483 84.4 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 68 5.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Hay (A) 84.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.8%, Fijian 0.5%, Punjabi 0.3%, Greek 0.3% and Portuguese 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 807 59.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 391 28.9 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 95 7.0 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 62 4.6 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 1,355 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hay (A). Of these 59.6% were employed full time, 28.9% were employed part-time and 4.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 136 10.5 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 112 8.6 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 149 11.5 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 202 15.5 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 606 46.6 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Hay (A), 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Managers 253 19.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 207 15.8 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers 179 13.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 152 11.6 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers 130 10.0 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Professionals 126 9.6 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 124 9.5 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 108 8.3 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4

The most common occupations in Hay (A) included Managers 19.4%, Labourers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.0%, Professionals 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5% and Sales Workers 8.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Sheep Farming (Specialised) 77 6.2 6,728 0.2 18,197 0.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 59 4.7 74,487 2.2 254,275 2.4
Local Government Administration 57 4.6 43,378 1.3 142,724 1.3
Accommodation 45 3.6 34,450 1.0 113,377 1.1
Primary Education 45 3.6 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2

Of the employed people in Hay (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep Farming (Specialised) 6.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.7%, Local Government Administration 4.6%, Accommodation 3.6% and Primary Education 3.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 587 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 1,344 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,075 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hay (A) was $587.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 766 59.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Worked at home 105 8.2 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Walked only 104 8.1 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Car, as passenger 73 5.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Truck 28 2.2 32,908 1.0 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 4 0.3 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 850 65.8 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Hay (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.8%, Worked at home 8.2%, Walked only 8.1%, Car, as passenger 5.7% and Truck 2.2%. On the day, 0.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,475 60.6 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 548 22.6 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 321 13.2 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 656 27.1 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Hay (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.6% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 392 16.2 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 552 22.8 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 272 11.2 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 253 10.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Hay (A), 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 330 44.5 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 273 36.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 130 17.5 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 8 1.1 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Hay (A), 36.8% were couple families with children, 44.5% were couple families without children and 17.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Hay (A), 17.6% of single parents were male and 82.4% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 134 22.0 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 28 4.6 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 123 20.2 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 67 11.0 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 30 4.9 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 123 20.2 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 49 8.1 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 54 8.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Hay (A), of couple families with children, 22.0% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 20.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,087 78.7 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 294 21.3 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Hay (A), 78.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.3% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 995 91.5 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 24 2.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 51 4.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 8 0.7 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Hay (A), 91.5% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 8 0.7 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 27 2.5 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 189 17.3 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 470 43.1 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 343 31.5 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 53 4.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Hay (A), of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 17.3% had 2 bedrooms and 43.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 453 41.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 239 21.7 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 334 30.3 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 18 1.6 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 58 5.3 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Hay (A), 41.1% were owned outright, 21.7% were owned with a mortgage and 30.3% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 732 66.8 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 346 31.6 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 17 1.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Hay (A), of all households, 66.8% were family households, 31.6% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

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Household income Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 28.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Hay (A), 28.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 150 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.5 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.5 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 982 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.5 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.5 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 66 6.0 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 352 32.2 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 378 34.6 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 217 19.9 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 80 7.3 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Hay (A), 32.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 350 31.9 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 696 63.4 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 52 4.7 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Hay (A), 63.4% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 95 53.4 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 83 46.6 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Hay (A), 53.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.6% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 900 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Hay (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Hay (A) % Hay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 170 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Hay (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $170 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $867.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.