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Canary Island, VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·

62/100
Suburb Score

More advantaged than the national average

Canary Island is more socio-economically advantaged than about 62% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1007, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Canary Island at a glance

Population (2021)
4
Median age
69
Median weekly household income
$2,124
SEIFA score
1007
Coordinates
-36.0039, 143.8740

Canary Island demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Canary Island using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 100%.

Age profile

Age groupPeopleShare
Children (0–14)00%
Youth (15–24)00%
Young adults (25–44)00%
Mid-life (45–64)00%
Seniors (65+)5100%

Share of the 5 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Dwelling typeDwellingsShare
Houses3100%
Townhouses & semis00%
Flats & apartments00%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3 occupied private dwellings in Canary Island.

Average household size
1.3 people
Median weekly family income
$2,250
Median weekly personal income
$1,187

Community and culture

Speaks a language other than English at home
0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12
0 (0%)
Labour-force participation
75%
Employed full-time
0
Employed part-time
0

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Canary Island

Where is Canary Island?

Canary Island is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Canary Island?

At the 2021 Census, Canary Island had a population of about 4.

Is Canary Island an advantaged area?

Canary Island has an ABS SEIFA score of 1007, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 62 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 62% of Australian suburbs.

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