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Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Cann River VIC 3890.

Is Cann River family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

10.2% of Cann River's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

46 family households lived in Cann River; 30.4% were couple families and 21.7% were one-parent families.

39.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Cann River?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Cann River had 197 residents at the 2021 Census.

14.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

50.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Cann River?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 93.6% of occupied private dwellings in Cann River.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 7.4% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Cann River?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

50.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

17.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

32.1% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Cann River?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Cann River had 1.8 people.

One-person households made up 44.2% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 33.7%, while 9.5% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Cann River?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

62.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 15.3% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Cann River?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

5.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

One-car households formed 43.7% of the total.

57.5% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Cann River, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

65.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.5% reported a different address.

7.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Cann River?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

87.3% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Cann River residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

7.1% of Cann River's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.9% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 83.2%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Cann River?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 48.2% of ancestry responses in Cann River.

Australian ancestry made up 32.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Cann River?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

8.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Managers accounted for 15.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 6.8%.

Health care and social assistance employed 16.9% of workers, and education and training employed 6.8%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Cann River?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 39.2%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

14.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 15.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 13.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Cann River show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

40.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.

17.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

9.1% reported asthma, 13.2% arthritis and 6.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Cann River?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

4.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 10.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 41.3%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Cann River?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $642 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $780.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $120 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Cann River compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 0.0% in Cann River, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 50.0% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 32.1% in Cann River, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

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