10,300 ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,296
- 2016: 10,216
- 2021: 10,300
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Canley Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Canley Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up 42.3% of the population in Canley Vale, the largest relationship group in the area. The neighbourhood is home to 10,300 people, making it one of the largest communities at this level. Most residents are around 39 years old, which is about the same as the state average.
10,300
▲ +10.8%
- 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 Vale — higher than 87% of areas.
| Canley Vale | 10,300 |
|---|---|
| 2166, NSW | 54,184 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Canley Vale has a total population of 10,300, placing it among the largest areas of its kind. The typical resident is 39, which is slightly older than the national figure of 38.
39 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a smaller proportion of seniors than most similar places, with those aged 65 and over making up 15.5% of the population. This is a little below the national figure of 17.2%.
15.5% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Canley Vale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. At 5.0%, the number of people in de facto relationships is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.6% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.0% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Canley Vale, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10791/canley-vale/topic/demographics-identity