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Hay Point QLD 4740

916 addresses · 41 streets

Capricornia Electorate › Mackay LGA › Hay Point · 784 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Hay Point is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 1,306 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,983 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

1,306Population
43Median age
$1,983Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Mackay Airport, 17.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs1/10

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: 19.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Hay Point

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

Tree cover measures, Hay Point QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202135.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.2% · Labour-force participation 56.9%

Population by age in Hay Point
Population by age, Hay Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-472
5-14156
15-1985
20-2453
25-34151
35-44176
45-54190
55-64212
65-74155
75-8456
85+11
Dwelling types in Hay Point
Dwelling types, Hay Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House441
Townhouse11
Apartment4
Other0
Households by weekly income in Hay Point
Households by weekly income, Hay Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$65060
$650-1,49995
$1,500-2,999145
$3,000+100
Top ancestries in Hay Point
Top ancestries, Hay Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English562
Australian492
Ancestry NS168
Irish134
Scottish127
German76
Housing tenure in Hay Point
Housing tenure, Hay Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned148
Mortgage194
Rented109
Other12
Cars per household in Hay Point
Cars per household, Hay Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
07
1132
2181
388
4+41
Commute to work in Hay Point
Commute to work, Hay Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car426
Train0
Bus9
Tram/ferry0
Walked5
Bicycle3
Home32
Top countries of birth in Hay Point
Top countries of birth, Hay Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand37
England20
South Africa18
Scotland5
Thailand5
Germany4
Languages used at home in Hay Point
Languages used at home, Hay Point QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Afrikaans7
German5
Polish3
Tagalog3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

793 bird observations recorded near Hay Point — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Hay Point

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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