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Hayes Gap vs Stony Creek
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.9 km apart · Hayes Gap profile · Stony Creek profile
Hayes Gap Stony Creek
Stony Creek (Mid-Western Regional - NSW) and Hayes Gap are both sparsely populated neighbouring areas. Stony Creek is much younger, with a typical resident aged 35 compared to 54 in Hayes Gap, and children under 15 make up 33.8% of its population while there are none in Hayes Gap. Residents in Stony Creek are also more likely to have higher qualifications, with 68.9% completing Year 12 compared to 22.7% in Hayes Gap, and they have a well higher typical weekly personal income of $1,100 against $866 in Hayes Gap.
Both areas sit near the national figure for people aged 65 and over, though this group is far higher in Stony Creek (Mid-Western Regional - NSW) at 16.9% than in Hayes Gap. They share a similar typical weekly household income of around $2,250 and are both entirely car-dependent. While Stony Creek (Mid-Western Regional - NSW) has a far higher share of volunteers and people working or looking for work, Hayes Gap has seen a higher proportion of people move into the area over the last five years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 12
- First area, 2021: 22
- Second area, 2016: 51
- Second area, 2021: 65
- First area, 2016: 51 yrs
- First area, 2021: 54 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 34 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 35 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: $687
- Second area, 2021: $1,100
- First area, 2016: $1,812
- First area, 2021: $2,250
- Second area, 2016: $1,562
- Second area, 2021: $2,249
- First area, 2021: $3,124
- Second area, 2016: $2,125
- Second area, 2021: $2,625
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: 2.9
- Second area, 2021: 3.1
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $1,733
- Second area, 2016: $2,295
- Second area, 2021: $2,383
- 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 Stony Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11883/hayes-gap/vs/SAL13684/stony-creek