Nyah West Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Nyah West (3595) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, North Western, Victoria. It is about 326 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Nyah West is in the federal electorate of Mallee.

In the 2011 census the population of Nyah West was 683 and is comprised of approximately 48.6% females and 51.4% males.

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

88.0% of people living in the suburb of Nyah West were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.9% New Zealand, 1.3% Italy, 1.0% Scotland, 0.9% Tonga, 0.7% Netherlands, 0.7% England, 0.7% Korea, Republic of , 0.7% Sri Lanka.

92.4% of people living in Nyah West speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 3.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 0.9% Italian, 0.7% Turkish, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.4% Korean, 0.4% Sinhalese.

The religious makeup of Nyah West is 28.0% No religion, 23.6% Catholic, 19.7% Anglican, 10.9% Uniting Church, 7.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.2% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.3% Lutheran, 1.2% Churches of Christ, 1.0% Buddhism, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

43.1% of people are married, 29.8% have never married and 11.0% are divorced and 4.8% are separated. There are 61 widowed people living in Nyah West.

56.9% of the people living in Nyah West over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 23.7% are working on a part time basis. Nyah West has an unemployment rate of 9.2%.

The main occupations of people living in Nyah West are 18.2% Technicians & trades workers, 17.8% Managers, 17.8% Labourers, 10.6% Sales workers, 10.2% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.9% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.5% Community & personal service workers, 5.5% Professionals, 2.5% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Nyah West work in are 22.1% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 15.3% Retail trade, 11.5% Manufacturing, 11.5% Health care and social assistance, 9.8% Construction, 6.4% Education and training, 6.0% Transport, postal and warehousing, 3.8% Professional, scientific and technical services, 3.0% Public administration and safety.

35.3% of homes are fully owned, and 37.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $370 per week and the median household income is $689 per week.

The median rent in Nyah West is $120 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $698 per month.

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