Hat Head NSW 2440
397 addresses · 21 streets
Cowper Electorate › Kempsey LGA › Hat Head · 357 km from Sydney
Living Here
Hat Head is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 365 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $990 a week, with median rent near $275 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 20% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Kempsey Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hat Head itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 library
1 place to stay
Getting around. Airport: Kempsey Airport, 27.1 km west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 57.8% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 41.5%
Population by age in Hat Head
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 18 |
| 15-19 | 6 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 29 |
| 35-44 | 27 |
| 45-54 | 30 |
| 55-64 | 96 |
| 65-74 | 86 |
| 75-84 | 43 |
| 85+ | 7 |
Dwelling types in Hat Head
| House | 141 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 8 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 14 |
Households by weekly income in Hat Head
| <$650 | 51 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 54 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 38 |
| $3,000+ | 12 |
Top ancestries in Hat Head
| English | 166 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 145 |
| Irish | 50 |
| Scottish | 38 |
| Aboriginal | 26 |
| Ancestry NS | 22 |
Housing tenure in Hat Head
| Owned | 100 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 32 |
| Rented | 32 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Hat Head
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 74 |
| 2 | 58 |
| 3 | 19 |
| 4+ | 5 |
Commute to work in Hat Head
| Car | 100 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 6 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 11 |
Top countries of birth in Hat Head
| England | 11 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 5 |
| Malaysia | 5 |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
Languages used at home in Hat Head
| Mandarin | 4 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
8,047 bird observations recorded near Hat Head — most often seen:
- Little Wattlebird (397)
- White-cheeked Honeyeater (371)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (362)
- Crested Tern (332)
- Welcome Swallow (321)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (309)
- White-bellied Sea-eagle (303)
- Australian Pelican (298)
- Australian Magpie (295)
- Willie Wagtail (292)
- Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (279)
- Noisy Miner (275)
- Noisy Friarbird (274)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Hat Head
- White-faced Heron (259)
- Brahminy Kite (253)
- Laughing Kookaburra (249)
- Brown Honeyeater (247)
- Grey Butcherbird (247)
- Silvereye (242)
- Pied Currawong (240)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (238)
- Giinbaywarraymal (232)
- Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (229)
- Brown Thornbill (227)
- Crested Pigeon (224)
- Australasian Figbird (220)
- Masked Lapwing (216)
- Spangled Drongo (211)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (206)
- Magpie-lark (199)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Hat Head:
- Belmore River (8.4 km)
- Kinchela (8.6 km)
- Gladstone (10.3 km)
- Summer Island (10.7 km)
- Smithtown (10.8 km)
- Old Station (12.5 km)
- Austral Eden (12.9 km)
- Seven Oaks (13.2 km)
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Streets
- Bay Street (27)
- Boronia Avenue (2)
- Bream Close (12)
- Creek Street (30)
- Dodds Street (1)
- Fern Street (1)
- Gap Road (5)
- Hat Head Road (2)
- Home Street (21)
- Hutcheson Street (30)
- Kinchela Street (2)
- Ledge Street (16)
- Marlin Circuit (33)
- Mason Street (3)
- Mowong Close (8)
- Myrtle Street (61)
- Oak Street (13)
- Schnapper Close (12)
- Straight Street (103)
- Vine Street (5)
- Ward Street (10)
