197 ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 169
- 2016: 194
- 2021: 197
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cann River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cann River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cann River is now 52, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place has a population of 197 people, with a strong presence of older adults and seniors.
197
▲ +16.6%
- 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 Cann River — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, where the age is 38.
52 yrs ▲ +10.6%
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 24.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 11.7% of the area, a figure well below the state average.
24.9% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 24.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.7% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cann River, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.1% of the population, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most other areas.
8.1% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.7% ▲ +71.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cann River, the largest group is Never married at 41%, followed by Married (29%) 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 Cann River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20464/cann-river/topic/demographics-identity