Canley Heights

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,974 people in Canley Heights. Of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Canley Heights was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population.

Of people in Canley Heights aged 15 years and over, 45.3% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Canley Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Canley Heights 31.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.4% were in primary school, 25.7% in secondary school and 24.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Canley Heights, 25.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Canley Heights were Vietnamese 31.1%, Chinese 18.6%, English 7.4%, Australian 6.9% and Khmer (Cambodian) 6.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Canley Heights (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Canley Heights, 40.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 28.7%, Cambodia 7.1%, Iraq 2.7%, New Zealand 2.1% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.7%.

In Canley Heights, 7.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 83.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Canley Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Vietnam 42.1%, Cambodia 11.0%, Australia 10.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6.6% and Iraq 4.0%.

In Canley Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Vietnam 44.2%, Cambodia 11.5%, Australia 10.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 5.2% and Iraq 3.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Canley Heights were Buddhism 38.4%, Catholic 19.3%, No Religion, so described 18.1%, Not stated 6.7% and Anglican 3.2%. In Canley Heights, Buddhism was the largest religious group reported overall (41.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Canley Heights 20.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 39.3%, Cantonese 6.7%, Khmer 6.3%, Mandarin 3.1% and Min Nan 2.9%.

Employment

There were 4,545 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Canley Heights. Of these 55.3% were employed full time, 27.2% were employed part-time and 11.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Canley Heights, 11.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Canley Heights included Labourers 18.4%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.4%, Professionals 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.4%, Sales Workers 9.2% and Managers 6.9%.

Of the employed people in Canley Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hairdressing and Beauty Services 3.0%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.3%, Takeaway Food Services 2.1% and Banking 1.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Canley Heights was $426.

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In Canley Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.2%, Train 10.0%, Car, as passenger 8.5%, Train, bus 2.6% and Worked at home 2.4%. On the day, 17.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Canley Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.5% provided care for children and 11.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Canley Heights, 18.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Canley Heights, 49.1% were couple families with children, 20.5% were couple families without children and 27.3% were one parent families.

In Canley Heights, 14.8% of single parents were male and 85.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Canley Heights, of couple families with children, 16.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 9.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Canley Heights, 93.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Canley Heights, 76.1% were separate houses, 19.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.4% were flats or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In Canley Heights, of occupied private dwellings 2.2% had 1 bedroom, 11.0% had 2 bedrooms and 52.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Canley Heights, 31.6% were owned outright, 29.5% were owned with a mortgage and 35.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Canley Heights, of all households, 85.1% were family households, 12.7% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Canley Heights, 22.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Canley Heights, 33.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Canley Heights, 78.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Canley Heights, 60.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 39.3% were female. The median age was 24 years.

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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.

In Canley Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

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In Canley Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $293 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $900.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)