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Hayes Gap vs Mount Frome
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 8.9 km apart · Hayes Gap profile · Mount Frome profile
Hayes Gap Mount Frome
Mount Frome and Hayes Gap are neighbouring rural areas, but they have very different populations. Mount Frome is more family-oriented, with children under 15 making up 25.8% of residents and 45.7% of adults providing unpaid childcare. In contrast, Hayes Gap has no children and a far older typical resident, who is 54 compared to 39 in Mount Frome. Education levels also differ sharply; 62% of people in Mount Frome completed Year 12 and 26.6% hold a bachelor degree or higher, while those figures are 22.7% and 0% in Hayes Gap.
These differences are mirrored in their home lives, where typical monthly mortgage payments in Mount Frome are well higher at $2,200 compared to $1,733 in Hayes Gap. Both areas are similarly remote, with no public transport stops or shops within a 15-minute walk. They also share a similar typical weekly household income of around $2,300. The gaps between them remain significant, particularly in education and age, as these two neighbours continue to follow different demographic paths.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 12
- First area, 2021: 22
- Second area, 2016: 136
- Second area, 2021: 120
- First area, 2016: 51 yrs
- First area, 2021: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 39 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
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, 2016: $725
- First area, 2021: $866
- Second area, 2016: $788
- Second area, 2021: $1,014
- First area, 2016: $1,812
- First area, 2021: $2,250
- Second area, 2016: $1,437
- Second area, 2021: $2,399
- First area, 2021: $3,124
- Second area, 2016: $2,250
- Second area, 2021: $2,583
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, 2016: 1.5
- First area, 2021: 2.0
- Second area, 2016: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.8
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $273
- Second area, 2016: $218
- Second area, 2021: $350
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $2,483
- Second area, 2021: $2,200
- First area, 2016: 0.60
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
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). Hayes Gap vs Mount Frome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11883/hayes-gap/vs/SAL12771/mount-frome