532 ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 512
- 2016: 622
- 2021: 532
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nyah West · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Nyah West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher proportion of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in Nyah West than in most similar areas. The community has grown slightly to 532 people, with a diverse age spread where seniors and children are both well represented. The typical resident is 44, making the area noticeably older than the state and national figures.
532
▲ +3.9%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Nyah West — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 3.9% since 2011, adding about 20 people to reach 532. While the typical age is 44, this is 6 years younger than it was in 2011.
44 yrs ▼ -12.0%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 18.8% of the population, a rise of 5.3 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, the 20.3% of residents aged 65 and over is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%.
20.3% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nyah West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 10.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure that rose 9.8 percentage points since 2011 and is well above the national average. De facto relationships are also more common here at 14.7% compared to 11.5% across Australia.
10.3% ▲ +1678.2%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +15.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nyah West, the largest group is Never married at 39%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (14%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Nyah West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221056/nyah-west/topic/demographics-identity