Suburbs Canley Vale

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Canley Vale NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Canley Vale, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Canley Vale NSW is 10,300 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Canley Vale is $475 per week ($24,700 per year). Median rent in Canley Vale is $330 per week ($1,430 per month). Canley Vale has a median age of 39 years, older than the national median of 38. Canley Vale has a population density of 3568.2 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Canley Vale is Cambodia. The most common religion is Buddhism (38% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Vietnamese. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Canley Vale is $1,694.

There were 116 recorded offences in Canley Vale in 2025-26, a rate of 11 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (29 offences).

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📍 Canley Vale, New South Wales — 33.8849°S, 150.9506°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (30)

Canley Vale Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Canley Vale Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$475/wk
$24,700 per year
#8476 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$330/wk
$1,430 per month
#3803 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
39years
1 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,694/mo
Avg household size: 3.1 · 1.1 per bedroom

Canley Vale Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.3% (5,075) Female 50.7% (5,223)

Population Density

3568.2
people per km²
10,300 people · 2.9 km²

Households

3.1
Avg household size
1.1
Persons per bedroom
$1,452
Family income/wk

Canley Vale Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Canley Vale Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
54.1% 913 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
45.9% 774 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Canley Vale Country of Birth

Australia
75.6%
Cambodia
10.3%
China
8.0%
Fiji
1.4%
Chile
0.9%
India
0.8%
Iran
0.8%
Hong Kong
0.8%
England
0.7%
Croatia
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Canley Vale Religion

Buddhism
37.6%
No Religion
24.6%
Catholic
18.8%
Not stated
8.5%
Islam
3.2%
Eastern Orthodox
2.7%
Christian (other)
2.5%
Anglican
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Canley Vale Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
73.9%
Year 10 or equivalent
14.6%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.1%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Canley Vale Languages Spoken at Home

Vietnamese
52.1%
Cantonese
12.5%
Other
8.2%
Mandarin
7.1%
Khmer
6.1%
Arabic
6.0%
Other Chinese
4.2%
Spanish
2.2%
SAL Tot
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Canley Vale Employment

💼
Employed full-time
23.3% 1,689 people
⏰
Employed part-time
12.7% 923 people
🔍
Unemployed
4.9% 352 people
🏠
Not in labour force
59.1% 4,282 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Canley Vale Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
40.2%
Certificate III/IV
26.2%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
20.9%
Postgraduate Degree
7.0%
Certificate I/II
3.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Canley Vale Occupation

Professionals
31.4%
Clerical & Administrative
15.1%
Community & Personal Service
12.6%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.9%
Managers
8.3%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
8.1%
Labourers
6.9%
Sales Workers
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Canley Vale Field of Study

Management & Commerce
29.9%
Engineering
14.5%
Society & Culture
12.4%
Health
10.6%
Education
7.4%
Information Technology
7.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.7%
Architecture & Building
4.3%
Creative Arts
4.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.7%
Agriculture & Environment
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Canley Vale Dwelling Types

Separate house
75.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
21.8%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Canley Vale Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
3.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.7%
$150-$299/wk
2.2%
$300-$399/wk
4.8%
$400-$499/wk
7.6%
$500-$649/wk
4.6%
$650-$799/wk
7.1%
$800-$999/wk
8.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.1%
$4,000+/wk
7.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Canley Vale Marital Status

💍
Married
42.3% 3,631
↔️
Separated
4.5% 385
📋
Divorced
12.1% 1,036
🕊️
Widowed
5.9% 502
👤
Never married
35.2% 3,020

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Canley Vale Ancestry

Vietnamese
34.3%
Chinese
25.5%
Other
19.9%
Australian
6.9%
English
5.8%
Filipino
1.8%
Serbian
1.2%
Italian
1.0%
Irish
1.0%
Russian
0.9%
Lebanese
0.9%
Samoan
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Canley Vale School & University Attendance

Secondary — Government
35.9%
Primary — Government
32.4%
Vocational Education
12.7%
Pre-school
6.6%
Primary — Catholic
6.2%
Secondary — Catholic
3.3%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Canley Vale Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
9.0% 1,729
✅
No need for assistance
91.0% 17,463

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Canley Vale Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
5.5% 437
—
Not a volunteer
94.5% 7,448

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Canley Vale Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
10.4%
$300-$449/mo
2.3%
$450-$599/mo
2.4%
$600-$799/mo
4.1%
$800-$999/mo
5.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
19.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
13.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
19.7%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
11.4%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
11.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Canley Vale How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
62.5%
Did not go to work
20.5%
Car (passenger)
7.0%
Train
5.3%
Walked only
2.0%
Truck
0.9%
Other
0.7%
Bus
0.4%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%
Bicycle
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Canley Vale Car Ownership

0 vehicles
13.6%
1 vehicle
39.3%
2 vehicles
29.2%
3 vehicles
11.2%
4+ vehicles
6.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Canley Vale Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
6.6%
2 bedrooms
30.7%
3 bedrooms
33.5%
4 bedrooms
19.6%
5 bedrooms
7.6%
6+ bedrooms
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Canley Vale Population Mobility

11.2%
moved in the last year
32.4%
moved in the last 5 years
9.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
42.4%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Canley Vale Indigenous Population

0.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
119
Indigenous residents
19,517
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Canley Vale Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
468
Diabetes
335
Asthma
276
Arthritis
197
Heart disease
174
Stroke
99
Kidney disease
98
Lung condition
87
Cancer
59
Dementia
39

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Canley Vale Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
21.8%
$1-$149/wk
3.9%
$150-$299/wk
9.1%
$300-$399/wk
7.6%
$400-$499/wk
5.0%
$500-$649/wk
4.0%
$650-$799/wk
9.2%
$800-$999/wk
11.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.4%
$3,500+/wk
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Canley Vale Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
36.4%
Couple — no children under 15
25.1%
Couple — no children
14.9%
One parent — no children under 15
12.3%
One parent — children under 15
11.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Canley Vale Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 6
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.0% 3
🏅
Previously served
0.4% 30
👤
Never served
99.5% 7,909

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Canley Vale Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.7% 841
—
Did not provide
89.3% 7,003

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Canley Vale Children Ever Born

No children
36.8%
1 child
14.6%
2 children
26.1%
3 children
14.7%
4 children
5.5%
5+ children
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Canley Vale When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
29
1951–1960
37
1961–1970
130
1971–1980
621
1981–1990
1,565
1991–2000
1,134
2001–2010
945
2011–2015
714
2016
215
2017
160
2018
127
2019
194
2020
91
2021
13

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Canley Vale Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.0%
5–14 hours
17.5%
15–29 hours
9.0%
30+ hours
8.3%
Did not do domestic work
49.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Canley Vale Household Size

1 person
21.7%
2 persons
22.6%
3 persons
17.7%
4 persons
17.1%
5 persons
10.2%
6+ persons
10.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Canley Vale Where Residents Moved From

Same address
8,520
Moved from NSW
774
Moved — same area (SA2)
195
Moved from overseas
70
Moved from VIC
18
Moved from SA
8
Moved from QLD
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Canley Vale Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.1%
Step family — no other children
7.0%
Blended family — no other children
3.6%
Intact family — other children present
1.8%
Step family — other children present
0.5%
Blended family — other children present
0.5%
Other couple — children only
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Canley Vale Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 116 total

Theft
29
Drug Offences
17
Assault
13
Weapons
13
Property Damage
11
Other Against Property
11
Other Against Person
8
Traffic
7
Sexual Offences
6
Domestic Violence
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Canley Vale Schools

30
schools nearby
22
government
948
avg ICSEA score
15,608
total students
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 226 students
1053
ICSEA
HopePoint Christian School Independent
Primary · K-6 · 219 students
1039
ICSEA
Pal Buddhist School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 109 students
1032
ICSEA
Chipping Norton Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 333 students
1018
ICSEA
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Cabramatta Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 622 students
1012
ICSEA
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 691 students
997
ICSEA
Canley Vale Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 752 students
973
ICSEA
Lansvale East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 117 students
969
ICSEA
Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,144 students
969
ICSEA
Canley Vale High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,651 students
954
ICSEA
Warwick Farm Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 219 students
951
ICSEA
Cabramatta West Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 477 students
950
ICSEA
Cabramatta Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 435 students
950
ICSEA
Villawood North Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 250 students
937
ICSEA
Canley Heights Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 529 students
935
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 30 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Canley Vale Rent Prices & Affordability

25%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,330/wk
Median Rent $330/wk
Rent-to-Income 24.8%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Canley Vale

≈ $5,763/month
Median rent $330/wk
Left after rent $1,000/wk
Rent share 24.8%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

South Grafton
Income: $526/wk Rent: $280/wk Save: $50/wk
Berkeley
Income: $568/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $40/wk
West Kempsey
Income: $493/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $40/wk
Carramar (NSW)
Income: $529/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $30/wk
Nowra
Income: $554/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $30/wk
Riverwood
Income: $564/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $30/wk
Bowenfels
Income: $497/wk Rent: $185/wk Save: $145/wk
Windale
Income: $462/wk Rent: $186/wk Save: $144/wk

Canley Vale vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Ettalong Beach
Pop: 5,161 Income: $636/wk Rent: $390/wk
Claremont Meadows
Pop: 5,177 Income: $979/wk Rent: $430/wk
Singleton (NSW)
Pop: 5,185 Income: $736/wk Rent: $300/wk
Prospect (NSW)
Pop: 5,187 Income: $841/wk Rent: $435/wk
Glendenning
Pop: 5,196 Income: $855/wk Rent: $430/wk
Fairfield East
Pop: 5,198 Income: $459/wk Rent: $300/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Canley Vale

What is the population of Canley Vale NSW?

The population of Canley Vale NSW is 10,300 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3568.2 people per km².Canley Vale is ranked #614 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Canley Vale?

The median personal income in Canley Vale NSW is $475 per week, or $24,700 per year.The median household income is $1,330 per week.Family income is $1,452 per week.Canley Vale is ranked #8,476 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Canley Vale?

Median rent in Canley Vale NSW is $330 per week ($1,430 per month).Rent represents 24.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Canley Vale ranks #3,803 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Canley Vale?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Canley Vale NSW is $1,694. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Canley Vale?

The median age in Canley Vale NSW is 39 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Canley Vale a good suburb to live in?

Canley Vale is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 10,300.The median income is $475/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (24.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 10791. All dollar figures in AUD.