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Carrathool vs Hay
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 48 km apart · Carrathool profile · Hay profile
Carrathool Hay
Hay (NSW) and Carrathool are two nearby New South Wales areas with very different layouts. Hay (NSW) is more walkable, with a score of 4.8 (somewhat walkable) and far more homes within a 15-minute walk of health services (70.4%) and schools (76.1%). In contrast, Carrathool is car-dependent (1.0) and has no homes within a 15-minute walk of schools or health services. Demographically, Hay (NSW) has a far higher share of seniors at 24.4% compared to 12.0% in Carrathool, and a much higher rate of one-parent families (18.5% versus 7.9%).
Both areas share a similar number of children under 15 and nearly identical typical weekly rents of around $175 to $180. They also both have virtually no residents who commute by public transport. While Carrathool has a much higher share of recent overseas arrivals at 52.2% compared to 23.0% in Hay (NSW), both areas sit well above the national figure for this measure.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 296
- First area, 2016: 238
- First area, 2021: 200
- Second area, 2011: 2,445
- Second area, 2016: 2,406
- Second area, 2021: 2,300
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 47 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Carrathool: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Hay: 1.8% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Carrathool: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Hay: 1.6% males, 2.6% females
- 75–79 in Carrathool: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Hay: 2.1% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Carrathool: 1.6% males, 6.9% females; 70–74 in Hay: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Carrathool: 4.8% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Hay: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Carrathool: 9.0% males, 4.3% females; 60–64 in Hay: 4.4% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Carrathool: 1.6% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Hay: 4.3% males, 4.2% females
- 50–54 in Carrathool: 6.4% males, 1.6% females; 50–54 in Hay: 3.5% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Carrathool: 3.7% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Hay: 2.3% males, 2.6% females
- 40–44 in Carrathool: 6.4% males, 4.8% females; 40–44 in Hay: 2.1% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Carrathool: 2.1% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Hay: 1.8% males, 2.1% females
- 30–34 in Carrathool: 3.7% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Hay: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 25–29 in Carrathool: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 25–29 in Hay: 3.5% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Carrathool: 3.2% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Hay: 3.3% males, 2.8% females
- 15–19 in Carrathool: 0.0% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Hay: 2.4% males, 3.0% females
- 10–14 in Carrathool: 1.6% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Hay: 3.1% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Carrathool: 1.6% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Hay: 2.1% males, 2.7% females
- 0–4 in Carrathool: 5.3% males, 1.6% females; 0–4 in Hay: 2.8% males, 3.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $541
- First area, 2016: $739
- First area, 2021: $813
- Second area, 2011: $430
- Second area, 2016: $556
- Second area, 2021: $669
- First area, 2011: $812
- First area, 2016: $1,261
- First area, 2021: $1,531
- Second area, 2011: $790
- Second area, 2016: $1,037
- Second area, 2021: $1,152
- First area, 2011: $843
- First area, 2016: $1,286
- First area, 2021: $1,854
- Second area, 2011: $971
- Second area, 2016: $1,304
- Second area, 2021: $1,581
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $180
- Second area, 2011: $130
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $175
- First area, 2016: $195
- First area, 2021: $700
- Second area, 2011: $1,057
- Second area, 2016: $952
- Second area, 2021: $867
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Carrathool vs Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10826/carrathool/vs/SAL11881/hay