90 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 81
- 2021: 90
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Canoona · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Six out of ten people in Canoona are married, making this the most common relationship status in the area. It is a sparsely populated place of just 90 people, where the typical resident is 47 years old, which is far older than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Canoona — lower than 61% of areas.
| Canoona | 90 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 90 residents. People here are far older than those in most other areas, with a typical age of 47.
90 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
47 yrs —
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
This area has a unique age split, with children under 15 and seniors over 65 both making up far more of the population than the state or national figures.
27.8% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
30.0% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Canoona splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 25%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are much less common here than in most other areas.
10.0% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.9% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Canoona, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Canoona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30522/canoona/topic/demographics-identity