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.
Canning Mills · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Canning Mills — lower than 83% of areas.
| Canning Mills | 26 |
|---|---|
| 6111, WA | 23,639 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
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.
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.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
50.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
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%).
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%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Canning Mills, Married is the majority at 73%; Widowed is next at 27%.
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