Cann River

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 169 people in Cann River of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Cann River was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.1% of the population.

Of people in Cann River aged 15 years and over, 31.5% were married and 18.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Cann River was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Cann River, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Cann River was 64 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Cann River 27.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.6% were in primary school, 19.6% in secondary school and 15.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cann River were Australian 33.8%, English 26.9%, Scottish 13.4%, Irish 7.5% and Italian 4.0%.

In Cann River, 79.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, Italy 1.8%, Philippines 1.8%, Scotland 1.8% and Slovenia 1.8%.

In Cann River, 72.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Cann River were No Religion 38.8%, Anglican 19.4%, Catholic 18.2%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Australian Aboriginal Traditional Religions 1.8%.

In Cann River 88.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 3.5%, Croatian 1.8% and Filipino 1.8%.

Employment

There were 83 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cann River. Of these 43.4% were employed full time, 39.8% were employed part-time and 4.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Cann River, 24.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Cann River was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Cann River included Managers 22.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 20.0%, Labourers 17.3%, Professionals 12.0%, Sales Workers 10.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.3% and Technicians and Trades Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Cann River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 16.4%, Log Sawmilling and Timber Dressing 12.3%, School Education 11.0%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 8.2% and Adult, Community and Other Education 8.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cann River was $317.

In Cann River, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 38.7%, Walked only 30.7% and Bicycle 4.0%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 40.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cann River, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.5% provided care for children and 16.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.9% 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 Cann River, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cann River, 9.1% were couple families with children, 59.1% were couple families without children and 31.8% were one parent families.

In Cann River 35.7% of single parents were male and 64.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Cann River, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $0 and those without children was $500.

Employment status of couple families

In Cann River, of couple families with children, 9.1% had both partners employed full-time, 15.2% had both employed part-time and 24.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cann River, 69.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 30.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cann River, 91.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats, units or apartments and 3.7% were other dwellings.

In Cann River, of occupied private dwellings 3.7% had 1 bedroom, 20.7% had 2 bedrooms and 64.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cann River, 51.9% were owned outright, 12.3% were owned with a mortgage and 32.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Cann River, of all households, 52.4% were family households, 43.9% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In Cann River, 49.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Cann River, 48.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Cann River, there were 11 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 63.6%) were male and 4 (or 36.4%) were female. The median age was 38 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 Cann River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Cann River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $70 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.