270 ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 241
- 2016: 214
- 2021: 270
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nyah · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Nyah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Nyah (L) is 53, which is far older than most similar areas. The population of 270 people has grown by 12% since 2011, though it remains smaller than about 87% of other areas at this level. This is an aging community where seniors now make up a large portion of the population.
270
▲ +12.0%
- 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 — lower than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 53, which is 15 years older than the national figure. This reflects a significant shift since 2011, when the typical resident was only 27.
53 yrs ▲ +96.3%
Older than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 28.5% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. Meanwhile, children under 15 are well below the national figure at 15.2%.
28.5% ▲ +869.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.2% ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nyah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the state figure. People in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the area, a rate higher than most similar places.
4.1% ▲ +66.4%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ —
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
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 47%, followed by Never married (28%) 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/ucl/UCL222066/nyah/topic/demographics-identity