Nyah vs Nyah West
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Nyah West tends to suit families with children.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Nyah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 77/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Nyah West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($188/wk vs $210/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Nyah West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Nyah carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 77/100)
- Nyah West is more walkable (32/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Nyah and Nyah West drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Nyah West has more residents (673 vs 536); Nyah has higher household incomes ($58,760 vs $50,908).
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 536 | 673 +26% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.1% | +1.5% |
| Median age | 46 | 45 |
| Median household income | $58,760/yr +13% vs other | $50,908/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk +10% vs other | $188/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $317,500 | $305,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $450,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 36 days from 4 sales | 48 days from 4 sales |
Zoning mix
Nyah West has more rural and farming land (94% vs 49%).
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 49% | 94% |
| Parks and recreation | 46% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 3% |
| Residential | 2% same for both | |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 91 across Swan Hill same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -86% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 14% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of VIC | Higher than 83% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 62% of VIC | Higher than 92% of VIC |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of VIC same for both | |
Liveability
Nyah West is more walkable (32 vs 0); Nyah West scores higher overall (39 vs 16).
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | C |
| Score | 16/100 | 39/100 |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Nyah carries more flood risk (84 vs 0); Nyah West carries more crime risk (77 vs 62).
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | High 77/100 |
| Flood | High 84/100 | None 0/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Nyah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Nyah West
- Nyah District Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
Mobility
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 32/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 367.4 km | 367 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 256 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3594 | 0.0% postcode 3595 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 58 postcode 3594 | 55 postcode 3595 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.5%).
Setting
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 79 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 75 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 262 premises | 0% 329 premises |
Council rates
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,333/yr same for both | |
| Council | Swan Hill same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Nyah | Nyah West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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