Canada Bay (A)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA11520
People 88,015
Male 48.1%
Female 51.9%
Median age 36
Families 23,631
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.7
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 36,767
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $2,061
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,500
Median weekly rent $565
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

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

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 42,348 48.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 45,666 51.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 414 0.5 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 88,015 people in Canada Bay (A). Of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

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Age Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 36 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 5,463 6.2 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 4,802 5.5 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 4,021 4.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 4,009 4.6 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 6,281 7.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 8,184 9.3 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 8,498 9.7 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 6,935 7.9 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 6,402 7.3 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 5,803 6.6 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 5,433 6.2 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 4,986 5.7 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,277 4.9 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 3,944 4.5 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,930 3.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,272 2.6 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,750 2.0 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 2,020 2.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Canada Bay (A) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 37,470 50.8 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 1,626 2.2 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 5,261 7.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,468 4.7 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 25,898 35.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Canada Bay (A) aged 15 years and over, 50.8% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 33,012 49.5 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 6,287 9.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 27,394 41.1 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Canada Bay (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,375 5.3 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 3,478 13.5 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,897 7.3 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 661 2.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 1,486 5.7 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 1,779 6.9 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 957 3.7 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 1,387 5.4 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 6,630 25.7 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 917 3.5 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 5,277 20.4 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Canada Bay (A) 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.4% were in primary school, 16.4% in secondary school and 31.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 28,039 38.0 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 7,121 9.7 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 1,379 1.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 5,208 7.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 12,106 16.4 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 1,577 2.1 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 4,625 6.3 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 20 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 4,428 6.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 697 0.9 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 6,109 8.3 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Canada Bay (A), 16.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 17,340 15.4 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 15,446 13.8 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Chinese 14,911 13.3 514,594 5.2 1,213,903 3.9
Italian 13,028 11.6 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 7,988 7.1 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6

The most common ancestries in Canada Bay (A) were English 15.4%, Australian 13.8%, Chinese 13.3%, Italian 11.6% and Irish 7.1%.

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 Canada Bay (A) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 46,864 53.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 8,647 9.8 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
Italy 3,668 4.2 49,476 0.7 174,042 0.7
Korea, Republic of (South) 3,125 3.6 51,816 0.7 98,776 0.4
England 2,225 2.5 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
India 2,113 2.4 143,459 1.9 455,389 1.9

In Canada Bay (A), 53.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 9.8%, Italy 4.2%, Korea, Republic of (South) 3.6%, England 2.5% and India 2.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 48,073 54.6 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 5,722 6.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 3,999 4.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 24,744 28.1 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Canada Bay (A), 28.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 54.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 28,838 32.8 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 11,051 12.6 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Italy 8,376 9.5 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0
Korea, Republic of (South) 3,725 4.2 63,494 0.8 116,045 0.5
England 3,132 3.6 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0

In Canada Bay (A), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 32.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12.6%, Italy 9.5%, Korea, Republic of (South) 4.2% and England 3.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 30,594 34.8 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 10,980 12.5 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
Italy 7,544 8.6 107,243 1.4 395,775 1.7
Korea, Republic of (South) 3,801 4.3 65,642 0.9 120,878 0.5
England 2,757 3.1 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6

In Canada Bay (A), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 34.8%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 12.5%, Italy 8.6%, Korea, Republic of (South) 4.3% and England 3.1%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 29,810 33.9 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 24,423 27.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Not stated 7,654 8.7 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 6,915 7.9 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 3,681 4.2 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Canada Bay (A) were Catholic 33.9%, No Religion, so described 27.7%, Not stated 8.7%, Anglican 7.9% and Eastern Orthodox 4.2%. In Canada Bay (A), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (60.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Mandarin 8,657 9.8 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Italian 6,207 7.1 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
Korean 3,546 4.0 59,912 0.8 108,997 0.5
Cantonese 3,466 3.9 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Greek 1,948 2.2 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
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English only spoken at home 47,038 53.5 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 15,755 46.2 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Canada Bay (A) 53.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 9.8%, Italian 7.1%, Korean 4.0%, Cantonese 3.9% and Greek 2.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 30,259 64.3 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 12,397 26.3 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 2,040 4.3 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 2,374 5.0 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 47,070 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Canada Bay (A). Of these 64.3% were employed full time, 26.3% were employed part-time and 5.0% 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.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 4,084 9.1 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 4,589 10.3 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 3,729 8.3 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 7,582 17.0 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 22,683 50.7 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Canada Bay (A), 9.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 14,788 33.1 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 8,212 18.4 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 6,596 14.8 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Sales Workers 4,058 9.1 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 3,894 8.7 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 3,328 7.4 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 1,937 4.3 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 1,041 2.3 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Canada Bay (A) included Professionals 33.1%, Managers 18.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.8%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.4%, Labourers 4.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Banking 1,619 3.6 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Computer System Design and Related Services 1,532 3.4 63,717 1.9 162,884 1.5
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 1,477 3.3 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Cafes and Restaurants 1,291 2.9 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Real Estate Services 1,004 2.2 37,707 1.1 109,931 1.0

Of the employed people in Canada Bay (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Banking 3.6%, Computer System Design and Related Services 3.4%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.3%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9% and Real Estate Services 2.2%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 882 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,361 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,061 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Canada Bay (A) was $882.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 21,778 48.8 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 5,878 13.2 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Bus 3,478 7.8 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Worked at home 2,024 4.5 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 1,406 3.1 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport 12,982 29.0 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 24,402 54.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Canada Bay (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.8%, Train 13.2%, Bus 7.8%, Worked at home 4.5% and Car, as passenger 3.1%. On the day, 29.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 54.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 50,282 68.2 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 18,983 25.7 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 7,939 10.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 12,319 16.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Canada Bay (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.7% provided care for children and 10.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 18,754 25.4 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 18,878 25.6 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 7,427 10.1 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 5,223 7.1 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Canada Bay (A), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 9,405 39.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 10,740 45.5 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 2,968 12.6 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 517 2.2 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Canada Bay (A), 45.5% were couple families with children, 39.8% were couple families without children and 12.6% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 15.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Canada Bay (A), 15.3% of single parents were male and 84.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 5,681 28.2 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 775 3.8 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 3,939 19.5 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 3,121 15.5 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,087 5.4 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,420 17.0 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,012 5.0 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,122 5.6 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Canada Bay (A), of couple families with children, 28.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 19.5% 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.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 32,109 92.4 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 2,659 7.6 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Canada Bay (A), 92.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 12,384 38.6 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 2,979 9.3 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 16,277 50.7 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 310 1.0 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Canada Bay (A), 38.6% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 50.7% were flats or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 117 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,648 8.3 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 12,321 38.4 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 10,791 33.6 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 5,600 17.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 617 1.9 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Canada Bay (A), of occupied private dwellings 8.3% had 1 bedroom, 38.4% had 2 bedrooms and 33.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9,882 30.8 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 9,428 29.4 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 11,919 37.1 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 159 0.5 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 710 2.2 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Canada Bay (A), 30.8% were owned outright, 29.4% were owned with a mortgage and 37.1% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 22,984 71.6 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 7,069 22.0 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 2,052 6.4 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Canada Bay (A), of all households, 71.6% were family households, 22.0% were single person households and 6.4% were group households.

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Household income Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 15.3 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 31.4 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Canada Bay (A), 15.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 31.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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.

Rent weekly payments Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 565 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 85.2 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 14.8 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 92.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 7.7 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3,246 10.1 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 13,847 43.1 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 10,566 32.9 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 3,589 11.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 855 2.7 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Canada Bay (A), 43.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 3,306 10.3 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 28,104 87.5 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 692 2.2 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Canada Bay (A), 87.5% 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.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 206 49.6 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 209 50.4 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 28 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Canada Bay (A), 49.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.4% were female. The median age was 28 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.9 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,958 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Canada Bay (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.9 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,958.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Canada Bay (A) % Canada Bay (A) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 510 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,600 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Canada Bay (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $510 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,600.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.