536 ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 483
- 2016: 530
- 2021: 536
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nyah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nyah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nyah is 46 years old, making the community far older than the national and state figures. With 536 people, it is larger than about 68% of similar areas. The population is skewed toward older adults and seniors, with very few children.
536
▲ +11.0%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nyah — higher than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 46, which is far older than the Australian and Victorian average of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 46 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state figure at only 13.6%.
21.6% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.6% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Nyah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 14.5% of the area, a rate well above the state figure.
3.4% ▲ +168.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nyah, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Nyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21992/nyah/topic/demographics-identity