493 ▲ +67.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 294
- 2016: 332
- 2021: 493
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than most similar areas defines Hay, where the typical resident is 51. This makes the community significantly older than both the state and national averages, with a total of 493 people living here.
493
▲ +67.7%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hay — higher than 64% of areas.
| Hay | 493 |
|---|---|
| 6333, WA | 6,310 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is 13 years older than the usual person in Western Australia or across the country.
51 yrs ▲ +4.1%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 24.1% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This contributes to an older age structure, with older adults and seniors together making up over half the community.
24.1% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.2% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.8% of the population, which is a little below the state and national figures. Most residents are married, accounting for 58.8% of the population.
1.8% ▲ —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▼ -26.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hay, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 24%.
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/sal/SAL50618/hay/topic/demographics-identity