$210 ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Nyah · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs define Nyah, where typical monthly mortgage payments are nearly $1,000 less than the state and national figures. Most residents live in separate houses, and a high number of people own their homes outright. This makes the area much more affordable than most other parts of Victoria.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nyah — lower than 72% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $867, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Renting is also much cheaper here, with a typical weekly rent of $210 compared to the national figure of $375.
$210 ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$867 ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Nyah, $200–$349 is the majority at 59%; Under $200 is next at 41%.
In Nyah, Under $1,000 is the majority at 62%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 38%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Nyah, with 45% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. Only 19.4% of households rent, which is well below the state and national levels.
19.4% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.0% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Nyah, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Rented (19%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 84.2% of the market, far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most of these are three-bedroom homes, and the typical number of people per bedroom is 0.80, which is about the same as the national figure.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.2% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.0% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Nyah, Separate house is the majority at 84%; Other dwelling is next at 16%.
In Nyah, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Nyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21992/nyah/topic/housing-dwellings