Canning

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA51330
People 95,860
Male 50.1%
Female 49.9%
Median age 36
Families 25,130
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 37,214
Average number of people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,838
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,828
Median weekly rent (b) $355
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 48,021 50.1 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 47,844 49.9 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 1,236 1.3 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 91,347 95.3 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 3,279 3.4 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Age
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 36 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 5,286 5.5 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 5,851 6.1 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 6,265 6.5 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 5,932 6.2 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 7,768 8.1 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 7,629 8.0 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 7,257 7.6 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 7,258 7.6 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 6,776 7.1 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 6,181 6.4 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 5,569 5.8 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 5,223 5.4 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 4,891 5.1 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 4,330 4.5 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 3,756 3.9 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 2,549 2.7 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 1,749 1.8 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 1,591 1.7 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 40,478 51.6 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 1,834 2.3 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 5,231 6.7 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 3,101 4.0 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 27,814 35.5 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 36,345 49.9 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 5,046 6.9 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 31,459 43.2 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,530 4.8 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 6,207 19.5 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 939 3.0 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 825 2.6 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 7,983 25.1 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 5,328 16.8 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 788 2.5 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 852 2.7 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 6,974 21.9 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 2,881 9.1 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 7,385 23.2 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 10,287 32.4 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 1,134 3.6 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 3,892 12.2 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 27,169 34.6 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 7,772 9.9 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 2,254 2.9 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 7,438 9.5 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 13,217 16.8 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 3,048 3.9 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 6,245 8.0 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 36 0.0 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 6 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 3,826 4.9 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 1,863 2.4 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 616 0.8 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 4,971 6.3 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 23,601 24.6 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 17,950 18.7 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Chinese 17,759 18.5 116,848 4.4 1,390,639 5.5
Indian 7,891 8.2 77,357 2.9 783,953 3.1
Scottish 5,303 5.5 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 43,460 45.3 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 7,570 7.9 61,088 2.3 673,352 2.6
Malaysia 5,901 6.2 32,282 1.2 165,616 0.7
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,599 4.8 28,415 1.1 549,618 2.2
England 4,409 4.6 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
Singapore 2,010 2.1 15,995 0.6 61,056 0.2

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of parents
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 61,116 63.8 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 5,276 5.5 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 4,372 4.6 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 21,076 22.0 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 4,019 4.2 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 25,513 26.6 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
India 10,065 10.5 91,478 3.4 935,066 3.7
England 7,302 7.6 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 7,117 7.4 44,115 1.7 784,594 3.1
Malaysia 6,849 7.1 38,644 1.5 192,663 0.8

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 26,434 27.6 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
India 9,917 10.3 89,467 3.4 917,541 3.6
Malaysia 7,154 7.5 41,516 1.6 205,254 0.8
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 6,968 7.3 43,510 1.6 787,673 3.1
England 6,617 6.9 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 31,967 33.3 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 16,204 16.9 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Islam 6,832 7.1 66,764 2.5 813,392 3.2
Anglican 6,266 6.5 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Buddhism 6,107 6.4 57,622 2.2 615,823 2.4

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Canning, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (39.8%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 9,393 9.8 51,751 1.9 685,274 2.7
Cantonese 3,138 3.3 19,683 0.7 295,281 1.2
Punjabi 2,880 3.0 20,613 0.8 239,033 0.9
Malayalam 1,716 1.8 9,697 0.4 78,738 0.3
Indonesian 1,668 1.7 12,444 0.5 73,179 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 50,748 52.9 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 14,867 44.5 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 51,039 65.1 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 23,949 30.5 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 3,472 4.4 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 27,394 53.7 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 18,223 35.7 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 2,428 4.8 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 2,996 5.9 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 1,567 3.3 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 7,786 16.2 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 6,696 13.9 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 3,741 7.8 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 9,886 20.6 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 9,603 20.0 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 7,904 16.5 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 12,439 25.9 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 6,382 13.3 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Community and Personal Service Workers 6,100 12.7 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 5,659 11.8 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Labourers 4,788 10.0 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 4,632 9.6 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Sales Workers 3,757 7.8 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3,434 7.1 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,130 4.4 54,823 4.2 545,158 4.5
Cafes and Restaurants 1,782 3.7 29,831 2.3 268,005 2.2
Aged Care Residential Services 1,250 2.6 24,562 1.9 258,274 2.1
Takeaway Food Services 1,211 2.5 25,147 1.9 232,691 1.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,178 2.5 31,523 2.4 299,810 2.5

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $768 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $2,130 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,838 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 30,657 63.8 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 2,157 4.5 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Bus 1,440 3.0 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Train, bus 1,229 2.6 13,392 1.0 52,509 0.4
Train 1,046 2.2 23,081 1.8 170,326 1.4
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 4,903 10.2 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 3,101 6.5 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 4,964 10.3 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 34,190 71.2 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 51,525 65.7 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 21,886 27.9 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 7,968 10.2 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 12,665 16.1 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 16,477 21.0 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 19,864 25.3 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 8,545 10.9 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 6,638 8.5 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 5,848 6.1 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 5,307 5.5 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 2,313 2.4 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 546 0.6 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 4,465 4.7 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 3,013 3.1 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 684 0.7 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 1,127 1.2 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 5,914 6.2 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 640 0.7 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 6,482 6.8 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 65,275 68.1 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 5,903 6.2 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 68,863 71.8 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 15,051 15.7 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 4,115 4.3 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 1,921 2.0 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 5,903 6.2 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 109 0.1 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 1,424 1.8 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 73,400 93.6 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 3,525 4.5 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 8,669 34.5 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 12,600 50.1 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 3,307 13.2 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 557 2.2 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 19.8 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 80.3 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 4,264 20.0 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 1,166 5.5 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 4,751 22.3 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 3,358 15.8 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 1,516 7.1 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 3,817 17.9 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 1,056 5.0 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 1,346 6.3 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 33,444 92.7 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,638 7.3 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 26,598 79.5 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5,434 16.2 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 1,317 3.9 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 38 0.1 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 27 0.1 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 656 2.0 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 2,937 8.8 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 13,165 39.4 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 16,261 48.6 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 404 1.2 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.8 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,537 4.6 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 10,873 32.5 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 13,622 40.7 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 6,996 20.9 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 413 1.2 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 24,392 72.9 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 7,209 21.6 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 1,841 5.5 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10,354 31.0 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 11,627 34.8 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 10,408 31.1 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 653 2.0 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 403 1.2 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 15.8 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 25.4 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

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Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 355 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 6,427 61.8 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 2,706 26.0 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 1,269 12.2 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,828 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 8,435 72.5 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 1,648 14.2 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 1,551 13.3 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 586 47.3 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 652 52.7 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 22 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 0.9 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,356 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Canning % Canning Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 338 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,658 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

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Table based on place of enumeration

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