Hay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Hay

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.

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📍 Hay, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Hay sits — Average household size

2.2 ▼ -8.3%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Hay — lower than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Hay2.2
2711, NSW 2.3
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

33.6% ▲ +6.9%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 31.4%
  • 2016: 31.5%
  • 2021: 33.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Hay splits fairly evenly between 2 people (37%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 16.3%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 15.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Hay, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (36%) and One-parent families (16%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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