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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 109 km apart · Hay profile · Griffith profile

Hay Griffith

Griffith (NSW) and Hay are two very different New South Wales towns. Griffith (NSW) is much more diverse, with 26.5% of people born overseas and 27.3% using a language other than English at home. It also has a younger population, with a typical resident aged 37. In contrast, Hay is far older, with a typical age of 48, and has a much higher share of people who own their homes outright at 42.7%. Griffith (NSW) is also more expensive, where typical weekly rents are $300 compared to $175 in Hay.

Daily life shares some common ground in both places, as they have similar unemployment rates and almost identical levels of access to money and resources. However, many gaps between them have grown since 2011. The difference in typical age has widened to 11 years, and the gap in overseas births has increased to 20 percentage points. While Griffith (NSW) is very walkable with plenty of public transport and parks, Hay is more car-dependent, with only 2.4% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a transport stop.

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Where they differ most

Population: 17,672 larger in Griffith Other language: 23.3 pts higher in Griffith Born overseas: 19.7 pts higher in Griffith Median age: 11 yrs older in Hay Rent: $125 higher in Griffith

Demographics & Identity

Population in Hayin Griffith +17,672 larger in Griffith gap widening
2,897 11th pct 20,569 90th pct
Median age in Hayin Griffith +11 yrs older in Hay gap widening
48 yrs 87th pct 37 yrs 36th pct
First Nations in Hayin Griffith +2.5 pts higher in Hay gap widening
8.3% 87th pct 5.8% 80th pct
Aged 65+ in Hayin Griffith +6.4 pts higher in Hay gap widening
23.0% 79th pct 16.6% 45th pct
Under 15 in Hayin Griffith +3.1 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
16.2% 30th pct 19.3% 66th pct
De facto in Hayin Griffith +2.6 pts higher in Hay gap steady
11.9% 48th pct 9.4% 24th pct

Age structure

29.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +6.6 pts 23.2%
20.0% Young adults (25–44) +9.3 pts ▸ 29.2%
23.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +6.4 pts 16.6%
16.2% Children (0–14) +3.1 pts ▸ 19.3%
10.6% Youth (15–24) +1.1 pts ▸ 11.6%

Marital status

47.4% Married +2.4 pts ▸ 49.8%
34.0% Never married +0.1 pts ▸ 34.1%
8.0% Divorced ◂ +1.7 pts 6.3%
7.0% Widowed ◂ +0.5 pts 6.5%
3.4% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Hay Griffith

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Hayin Griffith +19.7 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
6.8% 5th pct 26.5% 60th pct

Country of birth

80.0% Australia ◂ +13.2 pts 66.9%
1.3% India +7.5 pts ▸ 8.8%
0.5% Italy +2.9 pts ▸ 3.4%
0.2% Philippines +1.5 pts ▸ 1.8%
1.1% New Zealand +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.9% England ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.4% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

41.7% Australian ◂ +15.0 pts 26.7%
40.3% English ◂ +14.6 pts 25.7%
3.0% Italian +19.4 pts ▸ 22.4%
10.0% Irish ◂ +3.1 pts 7.0%
9.5% Scottish ◂ +3.3 pts 6.2%
0.9% Indian +5.3 pts ▸ 6.3%
2.6% German ◂ +0.2 pts 2.4%
0.2% Filipino +1.7 pts ▸ 2.0%
0.4% Chinese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.3% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.5% Greek ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%
0.0% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Language

Other language in Hayin Griffith +23.3 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
4.0% 17th pct 27.3% 73rd pct
Limited English in Hayin Griffith +5.2 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
0.6% 30th pct 5.8% 86th pct

Language used at home

84.0% English only ◂ +18.3 pts 65.8%
0.7% Italian +4.5 pts ▸ 5.2%
0.6% Punjabi +3.8 pts ▸ 4.4%
0.2% Mandarin +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.0% Tagalog +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.1% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% Cantonese even 0.2%
0.0% Arabic +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Hayin Griffith +5.9 pts higher in Hay gap widening
24.1% 11th pct 18.2% 5th pct

Religious affiliation

61.0% Christianity ◂ +1.2 pts 59.8%
24.1% No religion ◂ +5.9 pts 18.2%
12.6% Not stated ◂ +5.1 pts 7.5%
0.7% Hinduism +5.7 pts ▸ 6.3%
0.9% Other religions +3.3 pts ▸ 4.2%
0.3% Islam +2.9 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.5% Buddhism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Hayin Griffith +8.3 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
35.4% 9th pct 43.7% 26th pct
Bachelor+ in Hayin Griffith +6.4 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
8.4% 5th pct 14.8% 30th pct
Schools in Hayin Griffith +9 more in Griffith
3 43rd pct 12 91st pct
Schools/1k kids in Hayin Griffith +3.38 more in Hay
6.40 90th pct 3.02 69th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Hayin Griffith +13 more in Griffith
3 6th pct 16 43rd pct
Students in Hayin Griffith +3,654 more in Griffith
404 13th pct 4,058 87th pct
Avg size in Hayin Griffith +204 larger in Griffith
135 13th pct 338 38th pct
ICSEA in Hayin Griffith +27 higher in Griffith
928 13th pct 955 21st pct

Highest year of school

35.4% Year 12 +8.3 pts ▸ 43.7%
25.3% Year 10 +1.3 pts ▸ 26.6%
16.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.0 pts 14.7%
8.9% Year 11 ◂ +2.5 pts 6.4%

Highest qualification level

35.9% Certificate III / IV ◂ +2.7 pts 33.2%
12.4% Bachelor degree +8.2 pts ▸ 20.6%
12.9% Advanced diploma / diploma even 12.9%
1.8% Postgraduate degree +3.4 pts ▸ 5.2%
2.5% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 2.1%
2.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Field of qualification

8.6% Management & commerce +8.6 pts ▸ 17.3%
12.7% Engineering & related +1.8 pts ▸ 14.5%
9.5% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 9.2%
9.2% Agriculture & environment ◂ +5.7 pts 3.5%
6.9% Society & culture +2.0 pts ▸ 8.9%
8.1% Education ◂ +0.5 pts 7.6%
6.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.5 pts 5.6%
5.1% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 5.8%
0.6% Information technology +2.0 pts ▸ 2.5%
0.5% Natural & physical sciences +1.8 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.1% Creative arts +0.6 pts ▸ 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Hayin Griffith +$132 higher in Griffith gap widening
$701 29th pct $833 56th pct
Household income in Hayin Griffith +$463 higher in Griffith gap widening
$1,236 16th pct $1,699 47th pct
Family income in Hayin Griffith +$349 higher in Griffith gap widening
$1,625 21st pct $1,974 43rd pct
High earners in Hayin Griffith +0.2 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
6.5% 25th pct 6.8% 26th pct
High-income homes in Hayin Griffith +7.9 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
9.5% 11th pct 17.4% 40th pct

Household income distribution

25.5% $1,500–$2,999 +8.4 pts ▸ 33.9%
28.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.3 pts 26.4%
22.6% Under $650 ◂ +7.7 pts 14.9%
4.4% $3,000–$3,999 +5.3 pts ▸ 9.7%
5.1% $4,000 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

Personal income distribution

31.2% $650–$1,499 +9.1 pts ▸ 40.2%
39.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.9 pts 35.1%
12.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.5 pts ▸ 13.9%
2.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Hayin Griffith +6.8 pts higher in Hay
33.0% 78th pct 26.3% 38th pct
Mental health in Hayin Griffith +1.3 pts higher in Hay
8.4% 45th pct 7.2% 29th pct
Needs assistance in Hayin Griffith +0.7 pts higher in Hay gap steady
6.2% 64th pct 5.5% 52nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.0% Asthma ◂ +2.2 pts 8.8%
10.5% Arthritis ◂ +2.5 pts 7.9%
8.4% Mental health ◂ +1.3 pts 7.2%
6.4% Diabetes ◂ +1.5 pts 4.8%
5.4% Other condition +0.5 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.9 pts 3.3%
3.4% Cancer ◂ +0.9 pts 2.6%
2.9% Lung condition ◂ +1.4 pts 1.6%
1.2% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%
1.0% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

52.6% None +11.4 pts ▸ 64.0%
21.3% One condition ◂ +3.3 pts 18.0%
7.7% Two conditions ◂ +2.4 pts 5.3%
4.2% Three or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Hayin Griffith +9.6 pts higher in Hay gap narrowing
22.3% 89th pct 12.7% 35th pct
Unpaid carers in Hayin Griffith +1.8 pts higher in Hay gap steady
12.9% 61st pct 11.1% 32nd pct
Unpaid child care in Hayin Griffith +5.0 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
20.7% 16th pct 25.8% 47th pct
Defence service in Hayin Griffith +0.8 pts higher in Hay
2.1% 29th pct 1.3% 14th pct
Housework 15h+ in Hayin Griffith +3.0 pts higher in Hay gap steady
19.9% 38th pct 16.9% 16th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Hayin Griffith +955 larger in Griffith
240 59th pct 1,195 87th pct
Median age in Hayin Griffith +2 yrs older in Hay
25 yrs 57th pct 23 yrs 36th pct
Year 12 in Hayin Griffith +5.7 pts higher in Hay
27.1% 11th pct 21.4% 4th pct
Unemployment in Hayin Griffith +1.1 pts higher in Griffith
10.6% 54th pct 11.7% 60th pct
Median income in Hayin Griffith +$17 higher in Hay
$604 44th pct $587 40th pct
Household income in Hayin Griffith +$82 higher in Hay
$1,366 28th pct $1,284 22nd pct
Indigenous language in Hayin Griffith +2.5 pts higher in Griffith
1.3% 15th pct 3.8% 36th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Hayin Griffith +0.4 larger in Griffith gap widening
2.2 14th pct 2.6 57th pct
One-parent in Hayin Griffith +0.5 pts higher in Hay gap narrowing
15.5% 68th pct 15.0% 64th pct
Living alone in Hayin Griffith +7.5 pts higher in Hay gap widening
33.6% 86th pct 26.1% 54th pct

Family composition

47.6% Couples with children +10.6 pts ▸ 58.3%
35.8% Couples without children ◂ +10.3 pts 25.5%
15.5% One-parent families ◂ +0.5 pts 15.0%
1.0% Other families +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

Household size

37.1% 2 people ◂ +6.2 pts 30.9%
33.6% 1 person ◂ +7.5 pts 26.1%
12.7% 3 people +3.2 pts ▸ 15.9%
8.9% 4 people +6.2 pts ▸ 15.1%
5.0% 5 people +2.4 pts ▸ 7.4%
2.2% 6 or more +2.4 pts ▸ 4.6%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Hayin Griffith +$125 higher in Griffith gap widening
$175 4th pct $300 27th pct
Mortgage in Hayin Griffith +$606 higher in Griffith gap widening
$894 0th pct $1,500 27th pct
People / bedroom in Hayin Griffith +0.10 higher in Griffith gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct
Renting in Hayin Griffith +10.0 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
26.3% 48th pct 36.3% 73rd pct
Owned outright in Hayin Griffith +11.4 pts higher in Hay gap widening
42.7% 82nd pct 31.3% 47th pct
Separate houses in Hayin Griffith +10.8 pts higher in Hay gap steady
91.2% 68th pct 80.4% 41st pct
3+ bedrooms in Hayin Griffith +1.9 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
76.0% 40th pct 77.8% 45th pct

How homes are owned or rented

42.7% Owned outright ◂ +11.4 pts 31.3%
26.3% Rented +10.0 pts ▸ 36.3%
21.7% Owned with a mortgage +6.2 pts ▸ 27.9%
5.5% Other tenure ◂ +3.3 pts 2.2%
3.3% Not stated ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

Types of homes

91.2% Separate house ◂ +10.8 pts 80.4%
1.1% Flat or apartment +11.4 pts ▸ 12.4%
7.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.4 pts 5.7%
0.3% Other dwelling +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

43.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +0.4 pts 42.7%
25.8% 4 bedrooms +4.9 pts ▸ 30.6%
17.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +1.7 pts 15.8%
7.0% 5 or more ◂ +2.6 pts 4.5%
2.6% 1 bedroom +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%
0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

58.9% Under $200 ◂ +41.3 pts 17.6%
35.1% $200–$349 +11.0 pts ▸ 46.2%
1.3% $350–$549 +29.7 pts ▸ 31.0%
0.0% $550–$749 +1.0 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.0% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

53.7% Under $1,000 ◂ +34.3 pts 19.4%
31.7% $1,000–$1,799 +14.0 pts ▸ 45.7%
6.5% $1,800–$2,999 +16.5 pts ▸ 23.1%
3.7% $3,000 or more +2.9 pts ▸ 6.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Hayin Griffith +0.1 pts higher in Hay gap narrowing
6.1% 60th pct 6.0% 59th pct
Work from home in Hayin Griffith +7.3 pts higher in Hay gap widening
11.0% 35th pct 3.7% 4th pct
PT commute in Hayin Griffith +0.2 pts higher in Griffith gap steady
0.0% 0th pct 0.2% 6th pct
PT stops in Hayin Griffith +181 more in Griffith
1 2nd pct 182 93rd pct
Stops/1k in Hayin Griffith +8.50 more in Griffith
0.35 4th pct 8.85 87th pct
Departures/1k in Hayin Griffith +420.3 more in Griffith
4.8 3rd pct 425.1 35th pct
PT routes in Hayin Griffith +15 more in Griffith
2 14th pct 17 82nd pct
Stop walk in Hayin Griffith
— 3 29th pct

How people get to work

63.5% Car (driver) +9.8 pts ▸ 73.3%
11.0% Worked at home ◂ +7.3 pts 3.7%
5.4% Car (passenger) +5.0 pts ▸ 10.4%
8.9% Walked ◂ +6.6 pts 2.3%
0.9% Bicycle ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%
0.0% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.1% 2 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 37.8%
36.4% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.8 pts 34.6%
13.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +0.1 pts 13.4%
8.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 8.2%
6.1% No vehicle ◂ +0.1 pts 6.0%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Hayin Griffith +10.7 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
28.1% 11th pct 38.8% 54th pct
Recent arrivals in Hayin Griffith +8.0 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
22.3% 87th pct 30.3% 94th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Hayin Griffith +0.7 pts higher in Hay gap narrowing
4.0% 34th pct 3.3% 14th pct
Participation in Hayin Griffith +8.8 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
55.5% 26th pct 64.2% 62nd pct
Full-time in Hayin Griffith +3.0 pts higher in Griffith gap widening
62.4% 76th pct 65.3% 87th pct

Industries people work in

23.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +13.4 pts 9.8%
3.1% Manufacturing +16.6 pts ▸ 19.7%
7.4% Health care & social assistance +4.7 pts ▸ 12.1%
10.1% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 10.3%
9.4% Construction ◂ +2.6 pts 6.8%
9.1% Education & training ◂ +2.7 pts 6.4%
8.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.0 pts 4.1%
6.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.1 pts 5.3%
3.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.1 pts 2.6%
3.5% Other services +0.1 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.9% Professional & technical +1.6 pts ▸ 3.5%
3.3% Administrative & support ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

Occupations people work in

17.7% Labourers +3.2 pts ▸ 20.9%
19.9% Managers ◂ +7.1 pts 12.8%
14.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.9 pts 13.3%
10.3% Professionals +3.8 pts ▸ 14.1%
10.4% Clerical & administrative +0.4 pts ▸ 10.8%
9.4% Community & personal service +0.3 pts ▸ 9.8%
8.5% Sales workers +0.5 pts ▸ 9.0%
7.5% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.7 pts 6.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Hayin Griffith even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IRSD decile in Hayin Griffith even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IER decile in Hayin Griffith even
3 29th pct 3 29th pct
IEO decile in Hayin Griffith even
2 14th pct 2 14th pct
IRSAD score in Hayin Griffith +11 higher in Griffith
927 21st pct 938 25th pct
ERP in Hayin Griffith +17,848 higher in Griffith
2,926 11th pct 20,774 87th pct
Growth in Hayin Griffith +0.5 pts higher in Hay
1.0% 18th pct 0.4% 14th pct
Businesses in Hayin Griffith +1,888 higher in Griffith
450 22nd pct 2,338 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Hayin Griffith +97 higher in Griffith
382 5th pct 479 10th pct
Max temp in Hayin Griffith +0.7 higher in Hay
25.5 71st pct 24.8 63rd pct
Min temp in Hayin Griffith +0.3 higher in Hay
10.2 26th pct 9.9 24th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Hayin Griffith +1.2 higher in Griffith
4.1 31st pct 5.4 49th pct
Types ≤15 min in Hayin Griffith +0.6 more in Griffith
4.4 37th pct 5.0 46th pct
15-min city in Hayin Griffith +2.5 pts higher in Griffith
52.7% 40th pct 55.2% 42nd pct
Walk to shops in Hayin Griffith +5.7 pts higher in Hay
58.0% 46th pct 52.3% 41st pct
Walk to transit in Hayin Griffith +88.3 pts higher in Griffith
2.4% 2nd pct 90.7% 49th pct
Walk to school in Hayin Griffith +5.5 pts higher in Griffith
58.5% 37th pct 64.0% 41st pct
Walk to a park in Hayin Griffith +14.5 pts higher in Griffith
76.6% 26th pct 91.1% 39th pct
Walk to health in Hayin Griffith +4.4 pts higher in Hay
54.5% 58th pct 50.1% 54th pct
Amenities/1k in Hayin Griffith +8.6 more in Hay
26.2 83rd pct 17.6 66th pct
Intersections/km² in Hayin Griffith +37 higher in Griffith
0 0th pct 37 36th pct
Mean slope in Hayin Griffith +0.2 pts higher in Griffith
3.0% 10th pct 3.2% 13th pct

Compare Hay with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hay vs Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/109021177/hay/vs/113011256/griffith