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hay (nsw)

New South Wales · Census 2021

$267k

-0.2% yr · median house · Dec 2025

Hay (NSW) is a leafy residential suburb of Hay.

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Median house price

People

Population
2,300
Median age
47 yrs
Income / person / wk
$669
Household income / wk
$1,152

Housing

Median rent / wk
$175
Mortgage / month
$867

Culture & community

Dominant religion
Catholic · 27%
Top language at home
Malayalam · 0%
No religion
25%
Born overseas
8%
English only at home
96%

Local amenities

Amenity score
53/100
Schools
3
Supermarkets
2
Pubs & bars
3
Parks
5
Libraries
1
GP clinics
1
Pharmacies
1
Hospitals
1
Nearest supermarket
13.7 km
Nearest train
111.2 km
Nearest hospital
13.0 km
Distance to coast
384 km
NBN
Satellite

Grocery mix: 1 IGA. Amenity counts via © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) & Geoscience Australia HealthDirect (CC BY 4.0). Distance to coast derived from ABS state boundaries (CC BY 4.0).

Schools by sector

Government
2
Catholic
1
Independent
0
Primary
2
Secondary
1
Nearest secondary
13.5 km

School sector & type: ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority), School Location dataset.

Local council

Council (LGA)
Hay
Council population
2,887
Council area
11,326 km²
Density
0/km²
Federal grants
$4.83M/yr (2025-26)
Grants per resident
$1,672/yr

Council boundary: ABS ASGS LGA 2024. Federal grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. All CC BY 4.0.

Representation

Federal division
Farrer
Federal MP
Sussan Ley (LP)
Two-party-preferred
Coalition 63% 2PP
State electorate
Murray
State MP
Helen Dalton (IND)

Crime & safety

Break-ins
589/100k
71st percentile
Car theft
116/100k
38th percentile
property damage
2,230/100k
88th percentile
Violent crime
3,700/100k
83rd percentile

FY2024–25, 2-yr pooled. Recorded incidents: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR); adjusted to the ABS Crime Victimisation Survey; ABS ERP population denominator. All CC BY 4.0. Percentile is the population-weighted rank among suburbs in the same state — higher means more reported crime. Ranks are never compared across states, because each police force counts offences under its own rules.

How it compares

Median house price-79% vs AU
Suburb
$267k
State
$1.38M
Nation
$1.27M
Household income / wk
Suburb
$1,152
State
$1,700
Nation
$1,643