Canley Vale

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 10,216 people in Canley Vale. Of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Canley Vale was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.7% of the population.

Of people in Canley Vale aged 15 years and over, 45.7% were married and 15.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Canley Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Canley Vale 33.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.8% were in primary school, 23.3% in secondary school and 24.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Canley Vale, 26.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Canley Vale were Vietnamese 29.0%, Chinese 22.5%, English 5.6%, Australian 5.3% and Khmer (Cambodian) 5.0%.

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 Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Canley Vale, 34.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 28.9%, Cambodia 6.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.4%, Iraq 2.7% and Thailand 1.5%.

In Canley Vale, 5.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 84.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Canley Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Vietnam 40.3%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10.6%, Cambodia 8.7%, Australia 6.9% and Iraq 3.7%.

In Canley Vale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Vietnam 41.5%, Cambodia 9.5%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.1%, Australia 7.7% and Iraq 3.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Canley Vale were Buddhism 37.1%, Catholic 18.0%, No Religion, so described 17.8%, Not stated 8.8% and Islam 3.9%. In Canley Vale, Buddhism was the largest religious group reported overall (40.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Canley Vale 16.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 35.5%, Cantonese 9.9%, Khmer 4.9%, Mandarin 4.8% and Arabic 3.6%.

Employment

There were 4,081 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Canley Vale. Of these 53.3% were employed full time, 29.0% were employed part-time and 13.8% 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 Vale, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Canley Vale included Labourers 18.9%, Professionals 13.9%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 13.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 9.8% and Managers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Canley Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes and Restaurants 2.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%, Hairdressing and Beauty Services 2.7%, Banking 2.3% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Canley Vale was $396.

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In Canley Vale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.6%, Train 15.2%, Car, as passenger 7.5%, Train, bus 2.2% and Walked only 2.1%. On the day, 20.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Canley Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.5% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 9.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Canley Vale, 17.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Canley Vale, 49.2% were couple families with children, 21.3% were couple families without children and 26.4% were one parent families.

In Canley Vale, 12.8% of single parents were male and 87.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Canley Vale, of couple families with children, 14.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 9.0% 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 Vale, 94.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Canley Vale, 52.4% were separate houses, 17.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 29.2% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

In Canley Vale, of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 30.0% had 2 bedrooms and 35.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Canley Vale, 30.5% were owned outright, 26.0% were owned with a mortgage and 38.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Canley Vale, of all households, 77.7% were family households, 18.9% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In Canley Vale, 30.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.1% 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 Vale, 36.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Canley Vale, 74.9% 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 Vale, 53.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 47.0% were female. The median age was 21 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 Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,024.

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In Canley Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $270 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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