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Carrathool vs Hay South
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 45 km apart · Carrathool profile · Hay South profile
Carrathool Hay South
Hay South and Carrathool are two sparsely populated areas in New South Wales. Residents are far older in Hay South, where the typical age is 52 and 22.7% of people are 65 or older, compared to a typical age of 42 and 12.0% of seniors in Carrathool. Hay South is more established, with 48.9% of homes owned outright and 16.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. In contrast, Carrathool has a much younger feel, with 17.5% of its population under 15 and a very high share of recent overseas arrivals at 52.2%.
These two areas have tracked similarly since 2011, maintaining very similar profiles in several areas of life. They share almost identical typical weekly incomes, and the share of people using another language at home is nearly the same in both. They also have a similar level of health and housing, with about 30% of residents in each area living with a long-term health condition and roughly a quarter of people living alone.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 296
- First area, 2016: 238
- First area, 2021: 200
- Second area, 2011: 391
- Second area, 2016: 357
- Second area, 2021: 357
- 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: 52 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 South: 2.3% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Carrathool: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 80–84 in Hay South: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 75–79 in Carrathool: 0.0% males, 0.0% females; 75–79 in Hay South: 3.8% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Carrathool: 1.6% males, 6.9% females; 70–74 in Hay South: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Carrathool: 4.8% males, 0.0% females; 65–69 in Hay South: 3.8% males, 0.9% females
- 60–64 in Carrathool: 9.0% males, 4.3% females; 60–64 in Hay South: 6.1% males, 5.2% females
- 55–59 in Carrathool: 1.6% males, 3.7% females; 55–59 in Hay South: 5.5% males, 8.1% females
- 50–54 in Carrathool: 6.4% males, 1.6% females; 50–54 in Hay South: 4.3% males, 2.3% females
- 45–49 in Carrathool: 3.7% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in Hay South: 1.2% males, 2.3% females
- 40–44 in Carrathool: 6.4% males, 4.8% females; 40–44 in Hay South: 2.3% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Carrathool: 2.1% males, 2.7% females; 35–39 in Hay South: 4.6% males, 3.8% females
- 30–34 in Carrathool: 3.7% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Hay South: 1.2% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Carrathool: 3.7% males, 3.7% females; 25–29 in Hay South: 5.2% males, 3.8% females
- 20–24 in Carrathool: 3.2% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Hay South: 2.6% males, 3.5% females
- 15–19 in Carrathool: 0.0% males, 3.2% females; 15–19 in Hay South: 1.4% males, 0.9% females
- 10–14 in Carrathool: 1.6% males, 2.7% females; 10–14 in Hay South: 2.0% males, 1.4% females
- 5–9 in Carrathool: 1.6% males, 2.7% females; 5–9 in Hay South: 1.7% males, 1.4% females
- 0–4 in Carrathool: 5.3% males, 1.6% females; 0–4 in Hay South: 1.7% males, 1.2% 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: $470
- Second area, 2016: $704
- Second area, 2021: $783
- First area, 2011: $812
- First area, 2016: $1,261
- First area, 2021: $1,531
- Second area, 2011: $938
- Second area, 2016: $1,226
- Second area, 2021: $1,413
- First area, 2011: $843
- First area, 2016: $1,286
- First area, 2021: $1,854
- Second area, 2011: $1,125
- Second area, 2016: $1,387
- Second area, 2021: $1,687
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: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $180
- Second area, 2011: $50
- Second area, 2016: $139
- Second area, 2021: $165
- First area, 2016: $195
- First area, 2021: $700
- Second area, 2011: $1,376
- Second area, 2016: $1,000
- Second area, 2021: $1,046
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- 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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL10826/carrathool/vs/SAL11882/hay-south