Cannon Valley

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 963 people in Cannon Valley. Of these 54.8% were male and 45.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Cannon Valley was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.2% of the population.

Of people in Cannon Valley aged 15 years and over, 53.6% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Cannon Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cannon Valley 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.2% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 9.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cannon Valley, 15.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 28.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cannon Valley were Australian 31.0%, English 30.3%, Irish 6.7%, Scottish 6.4% and Italian 4.1%.

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 Cannon Valley (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cannon Valley, 77.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.9%, New Zealand 3.8%, South Africa 1.6%, Thailand 0.7% and Papua New Guinea 0.3%.

In Cannon Valley, 60.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cannon Valley, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.4%, England 6.7%, New Zealand 5.1%, South Africa 1.8% and Germany 0.9%.

In Cannon Valley, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 66.9%, England 7.5%, New Zealand 4.3%, South Africa 1.6% and Italy 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Cannon Valley were No Religion, so described 32.6%, Catholic 23.4%, Anglican 19.2%, Not stated 10.6% and Uniting Church 5.3%. In Cannon Valley, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cannon Valley 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.8%, Arabic 0.7%, Sinhalese 0.4%, French 0.3% and Kannada 0.3%.

Employment

There were 521 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cannon Valley. Of these 61.2% were employed full time, 28.6% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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 Cannon Valley, 6.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cannon Valley included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.5%, Managers 15.6%, Professionals 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.0%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Labourers 7.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Cannon Valley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 10.5%, Electrical Services 3.7%, Accommodation 3.7%, Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 3.4% and Primary Education 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cannon Valley was $793.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Cannon Valley, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.0%, Car, as passenger 6.4%, Worked at home 5.8%, Walked only 2.3% and Other 1.0%. On the day, 2.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 76.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cannon Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.8% provided care for children and 8.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.9% 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 Cannon Valley, 29.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cannon Valley, 51.0% were couple families with children, 37.3% were couple families without children and 10.6% were one parent families.

In Cannon Valley, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cannon Valley, of couple families with children, 26.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.3% had both employed part-time and 26.9% 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 Cannon Valley, 92.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.1% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Cannon Valley, 98.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

In Cannon Valley, of occupied private dwellings 2.9% had 1 bedroom, 3.8% had 2 bedrooms and 30.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Cannon Valley, 23.0% were owned outright, 47.0% were owned with a mortgage and 25.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Cannon Valley, of all households, 80.7% were family households, 14.4% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

In Cannon Valley, 11.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.2% 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 Cannon Valley, 18.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cannon Valley, 87.7% 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 Cannon Valley, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 15 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Cannon Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Cannon Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $400 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)