Hay vs Willurah

Hay (NSW) and Willurah are two very different rural areas. Hay (NSW) is a populated centre with 2,300 people, while Willurah is sparsely populated and largely non-residential. Because of this, Hay (NSW) has much better access to services; 76.1% of its homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school, and 70.4% are near health services. In contrast, Willurah has no such amenities within a 15-minute walk, and its walkability score is car-dependent, compared to Hay (NSW) which is somewhat walkable.

These two areas have seen the gap in accessibility widen over time. While both have no homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport, Hay (NSW) continues to offer far more local infrastructure, including three schools within 3 km. The two places also differ in their populations, with Hay (NSW) having a far larger Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community of 201 people.