SOUTH SHIRE COUNCIL Spotlight on

2016 Population Nyora 1,527 Median Age 41 28,936

Population by Gender Diversity 144 of Nyora’s residents were born overseas. Most overseas born residents come from the United King- dom and Ireland.

20 households speak a language other than English

Top languages other than English Population Growth spoken at home: 1911 - 2036 • Mandarin Nyora’s population remained stable between • Serbian 1911 and 1961, then doubled in the years 1960 • Croatian to 2006 and increased further to 2011. • German • Greek • Italian Employment Most people moving to Nyora in There are 720 people in the workforce the past five years came from other with 428 people employed full time. parts of . The most common The proportion of people in full time Victorian places include the Shires of employment is higher than other towns Casey, Frankston, Mornington in South Gippsland. Peninsula and Yarra Ranges.

For the full spotlight please visit Council’s website www.southgippsland.vic.gov.au/spotlightonnyora Education Car Ownership COUNCIL A larger proportion of children attend 1 percent of households in Nyora do not own a Government Primary Schools than Victoria. motor vehicle.

468 people in Nyora attended an 21.2 percent of households have one motor educational insitution. vehicle.

36 percent of households have two motor vehicles.

20 percent of households have three or more motor vehicles. Income Care The individual weekly income is higher than in South Gippsland. A larger proportion of people in Nyora provided unpaid care for children other Mortgage repayments and weekly rents are than in South Gippsland. higher in Nyora than South Gippsland. A larger proportion of people provided A higher proportion of high income unpaid assistance to people with a dis- households in Nyora than South Gippsland. ability, reflecting the larger proportion of people in the Nyora population needing assistance due to disability.

Key Points in History

Housing The township of Nyora was procalmed in 1886. There are 575 dwellings in Nyora with 92 per cent occupied. Nyora station became a junction stop to change trains to the Bass Valley dairy 91.5 percent of houses are occupied towns in 1910. compared with South Gippsland’s 74 percent.

There is a greater proportion of couples with children and one parent families in Nyora than South Gippsland The top five industries of employment include:

• Dairy Cattle Farming • Supermarket and Grocery Stores • Plumbing Services • Site Preparation Services • Primary Education

Data Sources: ABS Census 2016, Id Community Profile and Victorian Places.