Nyah Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Nyah (3594) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Western, Victoria. It is about 329 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Nyah is in the federal electorate of Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of Nyah was 483 and is comprised of approximately 48.0% females and 52.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Nyah is 44 years of age.

84.7% of people living in the suburb of Nyah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.1% England, 1.7% Afghanistan, 1.7% Italy, 1.2% New Zealand, 1.0% Japan, 0.8% Malaysia, 0.8% Philippines, 0.8% India, 0.6% Germany.

90.5% of people living in Nyah speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 2.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Hungarian, 1.2% Italian, 1.2% Japanese, 1.0% Other, 0.6% Filipino , 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Other.

The religious makeup of Nyah is 22.8% No religion, 20.7% Catholic, 18.7% Anglican, 15.6% Uniting Church, 6.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 5.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.7% Christian, nfd, 1.5% Churches of Christ, 1.5% Islam.

53.4% of people are married, 24.8% have never married and 9.4% are divorced and 5.3% are separated. There are 28 widowed people living in Nyah.

59.4% of the people living in Nyah over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 30.5% are working on a part time basis. Nyah has an unemployment rate of 5.6%.

The main occupations of people living in Nyah are 19.8% Managers, 15.5% Machinery operators & drivers, 13.4% Labourers, 12.3% Technicians & trades workers, 11.2% Clerical & administrative workers, 10.2% Community & personal service workers, 8.0% Professionals, 4.8% Sales workers, 4.8% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nyah work in are 19.7% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 11.5% Retail trade, 10.4% Public administration and safety, 9.3% Construction, 8.7% Manufacturing, 8.2% Accommodation and food services, 7.7% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.8% Professional, scientific and technical services.

45.0% of homes are fully owned, and 28.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.0% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $406 per week and the median household income is $696 per week.

The median rent in Nyah is $130 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $689 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Nyah postcode 3594