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Hay South NSW 2711

315 addresses · 25 streets

Farrer Electorate › Hay LGA › Hay South · 590 km from Sydney

Living Here

Hay South is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 357 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $1,413 a week, with median rent near $165 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

357Population
52Median age
$1,413Median household income / wk
$165Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Hay statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Hay South itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hay Airport, 1.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hay South

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Hay South NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20211.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.6% · Labour-force participation 57.5%

Population by age in Hay South
Population by age, Hay South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-413
5-1425
15-1912
20-2416
25-3439
35-4443
45-5442
55-6486
65-7439
75-8439
85+7
Dwelling types in Hay South
Dwelling types, Hay South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House126
Townhouse3
Apartment10
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hay South
Households by weekly income, Hay South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65019
$650-1,49940
$1,500-2,99931
$3,000+22
Top ancestries in Hay South
Top ancestries, Hay South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian147
English134
Ancestry NS43
Irish40
Scottish37
Aboriginal26
Housing tenure in Hay South
Housing tenure, Hay South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned67
Mortgage23
Rented39
Other15
Cars per household in Hay South
Cars per household, Hay South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
03
140
257
321
4+20
Commute to work in Hay South
Commute to work, Hay South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car132
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked10
Bicycle0
Home29
Top countries of birth in Hay South
Top countries of birth, Hay South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
India8
Italy5
Languages used at home in Hay South
Languages used at home, Hay South NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi16
Italian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,490 bird observations recorded near Hay South — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hay South

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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