Suburb in Kempsey

Hat Head, NSW

Hat Head had a population of 365 at the 2021 Census (+17.4% since 2016). Median age 60.8. Median weekly household income $991. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Hat Head at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Mid North Coast

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Hat Head's population grew by 17.4% to 365, faster than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 60.8, it is older than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 4.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 22.7%.

19.8% of households rent, a smaller share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 61.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 1.8% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 165 households.

The median household earns $991 a week, below the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $262 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,638 a month.

10.3% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 1.7% use a language other than English at home. 45.2% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Hat Head beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureHat HeadNSWAustralia
Population3658,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+17.4%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age60.838.438.2
Households1652,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments1.8%21.8%14.3%
Renting19.8%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright61.7%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$991$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$262$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,638$2,142$1,866
Born overseas10.3%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home1.7%28.2%23.6%
No religion45.2%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+17.4% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3282011
  2. 3112016
  3. 3652021

Age

Median age 60.8, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Hat Head New South Wales
Share of people by age, Hat Head and New South Wales
0–94.7%
10–193.3%
20–295.8%
30–397.7%
40–496.0%
50–5917.3%
60–6927.9%
70–7916.4%
80+6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Hat Head at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.4%
  2. Australian42.3%
  3. Irish14.6%
  4. Scottish11.1%
  5. Australian Aboriginal7.6%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin1.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.3%
  2. Germany1.5%
  3. Malaysia1.5%
  4. New Zealand1.2%
  5. the Netherlands0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Hat Head

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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