Canning Mills · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Canning Mills

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Half of all residents are children, making Canning Mills a far younger place than most. The typical resident is just 15 years old, which is 23 years younger than the national figure.

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📍 Canning Mills, Suburb / Locality

Where Canning Mills sits — Total population

26 ▲ +188.9%
  • 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 Canning Mills — lower than 83% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Canning Mills26
6111, WA 23,639
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Canning Mills is sparsely populated, with only 26 people living here. This is smaller than about 82% of similar areas.

26 ▲ +188.9%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9
  • 2016: 26
  • 2021: 26

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

15 yrs ▼ -66.7%

Younger than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 45 yrs
  • 2016: 38 yrs
  • 2021: 15 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up 50% of the population, a figure far above the 18.2% national average. In contrast, there are no seniors aged 65 and over, which is far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

50.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Canning Mills, the largest group is Children (0–14) at 45%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (38%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. This is well below the state figure of 3.3% and the national figure of 3.2%.

Marital status

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In Canning Mills, Married is the majority at 73%; Widowed is next at 27%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 4 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 4 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 3 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 4 females

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Canning Mills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50244/canning-mills/topic/demographics-identity