2,882 ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2,956
- 2016: 2,946
- 2021: 2,882
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hay · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Hay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 48 makes Hay far older than the national figure of 38. The population has shrunk slightly over the last decade and is now skewed toward older adults and seniors. This shift is seen in the growing number of residents aged 65 and over and a smaller proportion of children.
2,882
▼ -2.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hay — lower than 74% of areas.
| Hay | 2,882 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of Hay stands at 2,882 people, which is smaller than about 73% of similar areas. Since 2011, the total number of residents has shrunk by 2.5%, losing around 74 people.
48 yrs ▲ +11.6%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.1% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 17.6%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.0%, a little below the national average and a drop of 4.1 percentage points since 2011.
23.1% ▲ +20.9%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -20.3%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous Australians make up 8.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Regarding relationships, 47.2% of residents are married and 12.0% are in a de facto relationship, a figure that has risen by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
8.3% ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +20.5%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hay, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (8%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13850/hay/topic/demographics-identity