45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48
- 2021: 45
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cannum · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A huge 40% of the 45 people living in Cannum are children, making it a very young place to live. This concentration of children means the typical resident is only 35, which is noticeably younger than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cannum — lower than 74% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 45 people living here, making it smaller than about 74% of similar areas.
45 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
35 yrs —
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 40% of the population, a figure far above the 18% seen across Victoria and Australia. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 15.6%, which is a little below the national average.
15.6% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
40.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Cannum, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 42%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 70% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 0%, which is far below the national figure. No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Cannum, Married is the majority at 72%; Widowed is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cannum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20467/cannum/topic/demographics-identity