12,320 ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,455
- 2016: 10,974
- 2021: 12,320
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Canley Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Canley Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Canley Heights is just 37 years old, making the area much younger than most similar places. This community of 12,320 people has a notably small senior population compared to the rest of the state.
12,320
▲ +17.8%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Canley Heights — higher than 88% of areas.
| Canley Heights | 12,320 |
|---|---|
| 2166, NSW | 54,184 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 12,320, which is among the largest for this level. Residents are a little younger than those in New South Wales and Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up only 13.6% of the population, a figure well below the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 17.9%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.6% ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Canley Heights splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 4.9% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well below the 11.5% national figure. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.7%, a little below the New South Wales average of 3.4%.
0.7% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.9% ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Canley Heights, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Canley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10790/canley-heights/topic/demographics-identity