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Hayborough vs McCracken
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 1.3 km apart · Hayborough profile · McCracken profile
Hayborough McCracken
Hayborough and McCracken are neighbouring areas with similar population sizes, but they differ clearly in age and lifestyle. McCracken is far older, with a typical resident aged 64 and nearly half the population (49.4%) aged 65 or over. In contrast, the typical resident in Hayborough is 48, and the area has well higher shares of children under 15 and one-parent families. Hayborough also offers more local convenience, with far higher shares of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, health services, and schools.
These two places have tracked closely since 2011, remaining very similar in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,000. They also share nearly identical rates of people who speak little or no English and similar levels of unpaid care work. While Hayborough has a far higher share of people with no religion (54.9%), both areas sit well above the national figure for home ownership and the number of residents who volunteer.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 1,973
- First area, 2016: 2,240
- First area, 2021: 2,238
- Second area, 2011: 2,055
- Second area, 2016: 1,958
- Second area, 2021: 2,076
- First area, 2011: 45 yrs
- First area, 2016: 48 yrs
- First area, 2021: 48 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 57 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 60 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 64 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 Hayborough: 1.1% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in McCracken: 2.6% males, 3.9% females
- 80–84 in Hayborough: 1.7% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in McCracken: 3.5% males, 2.9% females
- 75–79 in Hayborough: 3.7% males, 3.1% females; 75–79 in McCracken: 5.8% males, 6.2% females
- 70–74 in Hayborough: 3.8% males, 5.0% females; 70–74 in McCracken: 6.2% males, 7.7% females
- 65–69 in Hayborough: 4.1% males, 4.2% females; 65–69 in McCracken: 4.5% males, 6.1% females
- 60–64 in Hayborough: 2.9% males, 3.8% females; 60–64 in McCracken: 3.3% males, 4.2% females
- 55–59 in Hayborough: 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in McCracken: 1.8% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Hayborough: 2.3% males, 2.8% females; 50–54 in McCracken: 2.4% males, 2.7% females
- 45–49 in Hayborough: 2.5% males, 3.0% females; 45–49 in McCracken: 1.5% males, 2.5% females
- 40–44 in Hayborough: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 40–44 in McCracken: 2.5% males, 1.8% females
- 35–39 in Hayborough: 2.5% males, 2.5% females; 35–39 in McCracken: 1.7% males, 2.5% females
- 30–34 in Hayborough: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in McCracken: 1.2% males, 1.3% females
- 25–29 in Hayborough: 2.4% males, 2.0% females; 25–29 in McCracken: 1.2% males, 1.0% females
- 20–24 in Hayborough: 2.2% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in McCracken: 1.6% males, 1.0% females
- 15–19 in Hayborough: 2.1% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in McCracken: 1.5% males, 2.1% females
- 10–14 in Hayborough: 2.6% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in McCracken: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 5–9 in Hayborough: 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 5–9 in McCracken: 1.1% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in Hayborough: 2.7% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in McCracken: 1.4% males, 1.1% 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: $442
- First area, 2016: $492
- First area, 2021: $570
- Second area, 2011: $409
- Second area, 2016: $486
- Second area, 2021: $538
- First area, 2011: $790
- First area, 2016: $947
- First area, 2021: $1,064
- Second area, 2011: $827
- Second area, 2016: $882
- Second area, 2021: $1,006
- First area, 2011: $933
- First area, 2016: $1,150
- First area, 2021: $1,277
- Second area, 2011: $950
- Second area, 2016: $1,085
- Second area, 2021: $1,244
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: 2.3
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.3
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.1
- Second area, 2021: 2.0
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $220
- First area, 2016: $260
- First area, 2021: $285
- Second area, 2011: $240
- Second area, 2016: $268
- Second area, 2021: $300
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,359
- Second area, 2016: $1,122
- Second area, 2021: $1,250
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.60
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
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hayborough vs McCracken [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL40578/hayborough/vs/SAL40849/mccracken