inf all ▁is ▁. ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census , ▁Hay ▁town ship ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 , 4 0 6 , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 6 . 0 % ▁were ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁origin . ▁ 7 9 . 3 % ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁Hay ▁are ▁Australian - born ▁( comp ared ▁to ▁ 6 6 . 7 % ▁nation wide ), ▁▁ 8 3 . 9 % ▁of ▁people ▁spoke ▁only ▁ ▁English ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁ 3 7 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁are ▁ 5 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁older ▁( comp ared ▁to ▁ 2 7 . 6 % ▁in ▁Australia ▁as ▁a ▁whole ). ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁responses ▁for ▁religion ▁were ▁Catholic ▁ 3 0 . 6 %, ▁Ang lic an ▁ 2 4 . 9 % ▁and ▁No ▁Religion ▁ 1 7 . 4 %. ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁Hay ' s ▁railway ▁station ▁is ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Hay ▁branch ▁off ▁the ▁Main ▁South ▁Line ▁via ▁Yan co . ▁However , ▁this ▁station ▁is ▁currently ▁closed . ▁The ▁last ▁passenger ▁train ▁ran ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁after ▁ 1 0 1 ▁years ▁of ▁service . ▁The ▁goods ▁service ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁her itage ▁listed ▁Hay ▁Railway ▁Station ▁c 1 8 8 2 ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 1 m . ▁It ▁features