Community profile

The City of Canada Bay has a land area of 19.9km² and an estimated population of 91,385 living in the local government area’s 17 suburbs.  

A map of the City of Canada Bay. Labelling suburbs from Left to Right reading: Rhodes, Liberty Grove, North Strathfield, Concord West, Strathfield, Concord, Mortlake, Breakfast Point, Cabarita, Canada Bay, Abbotsford, Five Dock, Wareemba, Chiswick, Russell Lea, Rodd Point and Drummoyne.

Our area is located on the banks of the Parramatta River foreshore, approximately 6 kilometres from the Sydney Central Business District (CBD) and is bounded by the neighbouring local government areas of the Inner West, Burwood, Strathfield and Parramatta, and the Parramatta River. 

There are a number of sources of information for community and demographic data for the City of Canada Bay Local Government Area.

These resources give a snapshot of the character of our community and help understand who we are, what we do and how we live. This is useful for planning, research, advocacy, grant funding and school projects.

An infographic picture with small cartoon graphics, an orange and pale orange colour theme, statistics stating the following information from left to right: If Canada Bay had 100 people, 1 person is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, 39 is the median age, 19 people are aged under 18 years old, 8 people are aged 18 to 24 years, 22 people are aged over 60 years, 40 people were born overseas, 40 people speak a language other than english at home, 9 people would speak mandarin, 6 people would speak italian and 4 people would speak cantonese. 4 people need assistance due to a disability, 12 people would volunteer, 6 people would be studying at university and 43 people have a university degree.

An infographic with small cartoon graphics, showing statistics stating the following information from left to right: If Canada Bay had 100 Households, 24 are lone person households, 4 are group households, 31 are couples with children, 28 are couples without children, 9 are one parent households, 44 households live in high density dwellings, $2311 is the median weekly household income, 15 are low income households earning less than $800 per week, 43 are high income households earning over $3000 per week, 34 households are renting privately, 3 households are renting social housing, 30 households are owned outright, 10 households do not own a motor vehicle.

 

Canada Bay 2021 Census – Quick stats

Click here for population statistics based on the 2021 Census.

Canada Bay Council Community Profile

Click here to view a snapshot of our community in tables and graphs derived from the 2021 census.

Canada Bay Council Social Atlas

Click here to view key information in map format provided by Social Atlas.

Canada Bay Council population forecast

Click here to for information on the projected future population based on population trends and likely development.