Canowindra

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,381 people in Canowindra of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Canowindra was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population.

Of people in Canowindra aged 15 years and over, 49.2% were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Canowindra was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

In Canowindra, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Canowindra was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Canowindra 26.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.8% were in primary school, 25.9% in secondary school and 16.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Canowindra were Australian 36.7%, English 30.7%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.5% and German 2.8%.

In Canowindra, 90.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 0.8%, Zimbabwe 0.3%, France 0.2% and Scotland 0.2%.

In Canowindra, 85.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Canowindra were Anglican 30.7%, Catholic 30.2%, No Religion 12.4%, Uniting Church 10.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.9%.

In Canowindra 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 0.4%, Zulu 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, Tamil 0.2% and Samoan 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,072 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Canowindra. Of these 56.6% were employed full time, 31.4% were employed part-time and 5.9% were unemployed.

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Of employed people in Canowindra, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Canowindra was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Canowindra included Managers 27.1%, Professionals 15.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Labourers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0% and Sales Workers 6.7%.

Of the employed people in Canowindra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 19.3%, School Education 6.1%, Residential Care Services 4.7%, Hospitals 3.6% and Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Canowindra was $414.

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In Canowindra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.9%, Walked only 6.1%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Truck 2.2% and Other 1.4%. On the day, 0.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Canowindra, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.1% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Canowindra, 24.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Canowindra, 37.0% were couple families with children, 44.9% were couple families without children and 16.5% were one parent families.

In Canowindra 20.2% of single parents were male and 79.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Canowindra, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,571 and those without children was $1,323.

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Employment status of couple families

In Canowindra, of couple families with children, 18.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 23.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Canowindra, 85.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Canowindra, 95.1% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Canowindra, of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 20.1% had 2 bedrooms and 42.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Canowindra, 46.3% were owned outright, 25.3% were owned with a mortgage and 25.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Canowindra, of all households, 67.0% were family households, 30.5% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Canowindra, 39.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Number of motor vehicles

In Canowindra, 30.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Canowindra, there were 57 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 28 (or 49.1%) were male and 29 (or 50.9%) were female. The median age was 25 years.

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.

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

In Canowindra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $585.

In Canowindra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $585.