Hay WA 6333

Living Here

Hay is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 493 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,660 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are townhouses. About 84% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

• 4 schools

  • Western Australian College of Agriculture (Denmark)
  • Denmark Senior High School
  • Kwoorabup Nature School
  • Denmark Primary School
• 1 café or restaurant

  • Willoughby Boston Winery Brewery
• 1 Catholic church

  • St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
• 1 hospital

  • Denmark Hospital
• 1 vet

  • Denmark Vet Hospital & Paws Surgery
• 1 library

  • Denmark Public Librar
• 1 post office

  • Denmark Australia Post
• 1 gym

  • Denmark Recreation Centre
• 2 golf clubs

  • Denmark Country Club
  • Denmark Country Club
• 1 butcher

  • Denmark Butchers
• 2 mechanics

  • Denmark Mechanical Repair
  • Col's Mechanics & Suspension
• 1 place to stay

  • Aiyana Retreat

Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 37.8 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

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: 52.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

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

Demographics

Unemployment 1.7% · Labour-force participation 55.7%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

11,273 bird observations recorded near Hay — most often seen:

• Silver Gull (680)
• Australian Pelican (649)
• Little Pied Cormorant (578)
• Pacific Black Duck (554)
• Australian Wood Duck (542)
• Little Black Cormorant (513)
• White-faced Heron (439)
• Twenty-eight Parrot (436)
• Red Wattlebird (434)
• Red-winged Fairy-wren (434)
• New Holland Honeyeater (433)
• Crested Tern (386)
• South-western Grey Fantail (381)

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

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Hay:

• Denmark (4.3 km)
• Nullaki (7.2 km)
• Ocean Beach (8.7 km)
• Shadforth (8.8 km)
• Scotsdale (9.4 km)
• Youngs Siding (12.2 km)
• Lowlands (15.2 km)
• Redmond West (16.4 km)

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