Nyah West (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 491 people in Nyah West (L) of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Nyah West (L) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.0% of the population.

Of people in Nyah West (L) aged 15 years and over, 37.2% were married and 16.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Nyah West (L) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Nyah West (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 39.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Nyah West (L) was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Nyah West (L) 22.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.1% were in primary school, 22.5% in secondary school and 12.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Nyah West (L) were Australian 36.9%, English 31.2%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 7.9% and German 5.5%.

In Nyah West (L), 87.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.4%, Scotland 1.2%, Korea, Republic of (South) 1.0%, New Zealand 0.8% and Sri Lanka 0.8%.

In Nyah West (L), 83.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Nyah West (L) were No Religion 26.2%, Anglican 23.4%, Catholic 18.7%, Uniting Church 10.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.5%.

In Nyah West (L) 91.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Korean 0.8%, Tongan 0.8%, Italian 0.6%, Turkish 0.6% and Sinhalese 0.6%.

Employment

There were 171 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Nyah West (L). Of these 55.6% were employed full time, 23.4% were employed part-time and 11.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Nyah West (L), 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Nyah West (L) was 37 years and for people who were employed part-time was 55 years.

The most common occupations in Nyah West (L) included Labourers 22.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Sales Workers 13.1%, Managers 12.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.9% and Professionals 3.9%.

Of the employed people in Nyah West (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 10.3%, Residential Care Services 6.5%, Specialised Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 3.9%, Road Freight Transport 3.2% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Nyah West (L) was $371.

In Nyah West (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.2%, Car, as passenger 7.2%, Walked only 6.5% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Nyah West (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 56.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.8% provided care for children and 10.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Nyah West (L), 19.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Nyah West (L), 35.4% were couple families with children, 38.9% were couple families without children and 22.1% were one parent families.

In Nyah West (L) 13.6% of single parents were male and 86.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Nyah West (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,714 and those without children was $700.

Employment status of couple families

In Nyah West (L), of couple families with children, 13.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 17.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Nyah West (L), 81.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 18.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nyah West (L), 86.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats, units or apartments and 9.0% were other dwellings.

In Nyah West (L), of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 18.5% had 2 bedrooms and 54.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Nyah West (L), 36.4% were owned outright, 32.6% were owned with a mortgage and 23.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Nyah West (L), of all households, 58.3% were family households, 38.0% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Nyah West (L), 47.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Nyah West (L), 38.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Nyah West (L), there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 35.7%) were male and 9 (or 64.3%) were female. The median age was 6 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Nyah West (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

In Nyah West (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $802.