Canada Bay

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10702703
Total population 75,762
Total dwellings 32,108
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 286
Male 129
Female 156
Median age 27
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 165
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,687
Median monthly mortgage repayments $3,000
Median weekly rent $420

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 267 93.4 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 16 5.6 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.0 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 286 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 129 45.3 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 156 54.7 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Canada Bay, there were 286 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 129 (or 45.3%) were male and 156 (or 54.7%) were female.

Age Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 25 8.8 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 55 19.3 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 47 16.5 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 114 40.0 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 24 8.4 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 20 7.0 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 27 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Canada Bay the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 27 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 28.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 7.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 67 32.1 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 6 2.9 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 25 12.0 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 2.9 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 105 50.2 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Canada Bay 32.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 14.4% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 50 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 55 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 87 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Canada Bay for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 60 32.3 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 30 16.1 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 96 51.6 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Canada Bay 32.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 16.1% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 48 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Canada Bay for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

Education Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 8 6.9 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 38 32.8 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 27 23.3 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 7.8 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 20 17.2 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 3 2.6 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 11 9.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 116 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Canada Bay, 40.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.8% were attending a primary school, 23.3% were attending a secondary school and 25.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 256 89.8 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 89.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Canada Bay. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 90 61.2 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 38 25.9 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 5 3.4 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 14 9.5 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 147 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 147 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Canada Bay. Of these 61.2% were employed full time, 25.9% were employed part-time and 9.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 36 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 39 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Canada Bay who were employed full time was 36 years and those employed part time was 39 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 690 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 1,687 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Canada Bay was $690 and the median weekly household income was $1,687.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Canada Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 420 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 3,000 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Canada Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $420 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,000.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 74 44.6 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 31 18.7 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 58 34.9 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 3 1.8 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 166 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Canada Bay there were 166 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 44.6% were separate houses, 18.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 34.9% were flats, unit or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Canada Bay % Canada Bay New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 29 17.7 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 41 25.0 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 90 54.9 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 4 2.4 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Canada Bay, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 17.7% were owned outright, 25.0% were owned with a mortgage and 54.9% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.