2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.3
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Hay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly half of families in Hay are couples with children, though the area has a very high number of people living on their own. This creates a mix where typical homes are smaller than in most other parts of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Hay — lower than 86% of areas.
| Hay | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 2711, NSW | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
One-third of households are people living alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This helps explain why the typical home in Hay has only 2.2 people, a figure that is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
2.2 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
33.6% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Hay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 15.5% of the total, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 14%. This proportion has barely changed since 2011.
15.5% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Hay, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Hay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109021177/hay/topic/family-households