Cann River

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 194 people in Cann River. Of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Cann River was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.2% of the population.

Of people in Cann River aged 15 years and over, 36.5% were married and 19.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Cann River, of people aged 15 years and over, 33.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 20.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cann River 28.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.0% were in primary school, 24.0% in secondary school and 14.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cann River, 8.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cann River were Australian 37.5%, English 28.5%, Irish 10.3%, Scottish 5.1% and German 4.3%.

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 Cann River (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cann River, 85.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 2.1%, England 1.6%, Germany 1.6%, Italy 1.6% and Croatia 1.6%.

In Cann River, 74.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cann River, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 80.3%, Scotland 3.8%, England 3.3%, Germany 1.6% and Italy 1.6%.

In Cann River, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.5%, England 5.4%, Fiji 2.2%, Italy 1.6% and Croatia 1.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Cann River were No Religion, so described 41.3%, Anglican 22.8%, Catholic 15.9%, Not stated 7.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.2%. In Cann River, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cann River 86.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Telugu 2.0%, Dutch 1.5% and Italian 1.5%.

Employment

There were 78 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cann River. Of these 32.1% were employed full time, 29.5% were employed part-time and 28.2% 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.

Of employed people in Cann River, 24.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Cann River were Community and Personal Service Workers 32.1%, Managers 16.1%, Professionals 12.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Labourers 7.1% and Technicians and Trades Workers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Cann River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Combined Primary and Secondary Education 24.4%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 6.7%, Logging 6.7%, Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 6.7% and Log Sawmilling 6.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cann River was $365.

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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 45.1%, Walked only 35.3% and Worked at home 5.9%. 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 43.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cann River, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.5% 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, 24.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cann River, 16.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cann River, 31.8% were couple families with children, 47.7% were couple families without children and 20.5% were one parent families.

In Cann River, 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cann River, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 7.5% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cann River, 65.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 34.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cann River, 91.1% were separate houses, 8.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Cann River, of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 14.8% had 2 bedrooms and 60.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 1.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cann River, 51.2% were owned outright, 14.3% were owned with a mortgage and 31.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Cann River, of all households, 53.3% were family households, 42.4% were single person households and 4.3% were group households.

In Cann River, 50.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Cann River, 47.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cann River, 60.2% 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.

People characteristics

In Cann River, 35.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 64.3% were female. The median age was 56 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.

In Cann River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.6 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $474.

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In Cann River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $109 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)