Canoelands

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 299 people in Canoelands of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Canoelands was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

Of people in Canoelands aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Canoelands was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Canoelands, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Canoelands was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Canoelands 20.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.9% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 18.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Canoelands were English 36.1%, Australian 26.3%, Scottish 11.3%, Irish 5.3% and Italian 4.2%.

In Canoelands, 75.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 5.0%, England 3.3%, Malta 2.3%, South Africa 1.3% and Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.0%.

In Canoelands, 54.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Canoelands were Anglican 30.2%, Catholic 27.2%, No Religion 19.6%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.0%.

In Canoelands 90.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 3.0%, Hungarian 1.3%, Spanish 1.0%, Italian 1.0% and Arabic 1.0%.

Employment

There were 184 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Canoelands. Of these 59.2% were employed full time, 27.2% were employed part-time and 6.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Canoelands, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Canoelands was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Canoelands included Managers 24.0%, Labourers 17.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Professionals 13.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.9%, Sales Workers 6.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.1%.

Of the employed people in Canoelands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 9.2%, School Education 5.2%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 4.0%, Agricultural Product Wholesaling 4.0% and Building Completion Services 3.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Canoelands was $650.

In Canoelands, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.1%, Walked only 9.2%, Truck 4.6%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Motorbike/scooter 1.7%. 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 58.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Canoelands, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% 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, 17.2% 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 Canoelands, 30.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Canoelands, 46.4% were couple families with children, 39.3% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

In Canoelands 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Canoelands, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $2,083.

Employment status of couple families

In Canoelands, of couple families with children, 22.5% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 23.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Canoelands, 85.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Canoelands, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Canoelands, of occupied private dwellings 3.5% had 1 bedroom, 21.7% had 2 bedrooms and 30.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Canoelands, 39.3% were owned outright, 36.6% were owned with a mortgage and 24.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Canoelands, of all households, 73.5% were family households, 23.0% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Canoelands, 18.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.5% 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 Canoelands, 26.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Canoelands, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Canoelands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Canoelands, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.