Canning Vale WA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Canning Vale, Western Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Canning Vale WA is 34,504 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Canning Vale is $830 per week ($43,160 per year). Median rent in Canning Vale is $425 per week ($1,842 per month). Canning Vale has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Canning Vale has a population density of 1361.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Canning Vale is India. The most common religion is No Religion (35% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Canning Vale is $2,000.

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Canning Vale Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Canning Vale Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$830/wk
$43,160 per year
#3098 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$425/wk
$1,842 per month
#1459 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg household size: 3.1 · 0.8 per bedroom

Canning Vale Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.4% (17,390) Female 49.6% (17,109)

Population Density

1361.3
people per km²
34,504 people · 25.3 km²

Households

3.1
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,376
Family income/wk

Canning 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)

Canning Vale Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
37.9% 3,139 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
62.1% 5,138 dwellings

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

Canning Vale Country of Birth

Australia
68.4%
India
12.5%
England
7.5%
China
6.7%
Indonesia
1.9%
Iran
0.7%
Bangladesh
0.7%
Hong Kong
0.7%
Afghanistan
0.5%
Egypt
0.5%

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

Canning Vale Religion

No Religion
35.5%
Catholic
20.2%
Not stated
8.6%
Anglican
8.1%
Islam
7.9%
Hinduism
7.8%
Buddhism
6.4%
Christian (other)
5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Canning Vale Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
73.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
17.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
6.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.5%

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

Canning Vale Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
35.1%
IAL Punjabi
14.1%
Other
11.9%
SAL Tot
9.5%
Cantonese
9.4%
Tamil
7.5%
Arabic
6.6%
Hindi
5.9%

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

Canning Vale Employment

💼
Employed full-time
40.4% 10,540 people
Employed part-time
22.8% 5,954 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.7% 966 people
🏠
Not in labour force
33.1% 8,657 people

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

Canning Vale Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
37.7%
Certificate III/IV
24.4%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.6%
Postgraduate Degree
14.1%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.0%
Certificate I/II
2.2%

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

Canning Vale Occupation

Professionals
33.1%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.0%
Managers
12.6%
Clerical & Administrative
12.5%
Community & Personal Service
11.4%
Sales Workers
5.5%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
5.3%
Labourers
4.7%

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

Canning Vale Field of Study

Management & Commerce
25.6%
Engineering
21.6%
Health
12.7%
Society & Culture
10.1%
Education
7.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.6%
Information Technology
5.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.1%
Architecture & Building
3.7%
Creative Arts
2.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.1%

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

Canning Vale Dwelling Types

Separate house
95.2%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
4.5%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Canning Vale Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
0.6%
$300-$399/wk
1.1%
$400-$499/wk
3.0%
$500-$649/wk
2.4%
$650-$799/wk
4.3%
$800-$999/wk
4.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
13.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
10.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
9.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.3%
$4,000+/wk
18.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Canning Vale Marital Status

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Married
57.9% 16,109
↔️
Separated
2.2% 625
📋
Divorced
5.1% 1,416
🕊️
Widowed
3.1% 867
👤
Never married
31.6% 8,800

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Canning Vale Ancestry

English
21.2%
Other
20.1%
Chinese
16.7%
Australian
15.8%
Indian
9.0%
Scottish
4.7%
Irish
4.0%
Italian
3.2%
German
1.5%
South African
1.5%
Dutch
1.3%
Filipino
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Canning Vale School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
34.2%
Secondary — Government
23.9%
Vocational Education
10.9%
Pre-school
7.9%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
7.6%
Secondary — Catholic
5.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
5.3%
Primary — Catholic
4.5%

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

Canning Vale Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
3.7% 2,389
No need for assistance
96.3% 62,233

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

Canning Vale Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
15.1% 3,878
Not a volunteer
84.9% 21,844

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Canning Vale Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.5%
$300-$449/mo
1.5%
$450-$599/mo
1.5%
$600-$799/mo
2.0%
$800-$999/mo
3.3%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
12.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
18.1%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
30.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
11.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Canning Vale How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
76.8%
Did not go to work
11.5%
Car (passenger)
5.3%
Bus
1.9%
Train
1.4%
Other
1.3%
Walked only
0.7%
Truck
0.4%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.3%
Bicycle
0.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%

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

Canning Vale Car Ownership

0 vehicles
1.4%
1 vehicle
24.1%
2 vehicles
45.5%
3 vehicles
18.6%
4+ vehicles
10.5%

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

Canning Vale Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
0.3%
2 bedrooms
2.3%
3 bedrooms
18.5%
4 bedrooms
68.9%
5 bedrooms
8.7%
6+ bedrooms
1.3%

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

Canning Vale Population Mobility

11.3%
moved in the last year
34.2%
moved in the last 5 years
5.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
65.9%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Canning Vale Indigenous Population

2.0%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
1,340
Indigenous residents
66,061
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Canning Vale Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,755
Diabetes
914
Asthma
863
Heart disease
668
Arthritis
636
Cancer
353
Lung condition
295
Kidney disease
226
Stroke
193
Dementia
81

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

Canning Vale Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
16.2%
$1-$149/wk
5.0%
$150-$299/wk
6.2%
$300-$399/wk
2.9%
$400-$499/wk
2.3%
$500-$649/wk
2.6%
$650-$799/wk
6.9%
$800-$999/wk
8.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.7%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.7%
$3,500+/wk
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Canning Vale Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
47.8%
Couple — no children under 15
23.7%
Couple — no children
19.1%
One parent — no children under 15
4.8%
One parent — children under 15
4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Canning Vale Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 16
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 14
🏅
Previously served
1.6% 405
👤
Never served
98.3% 25,361

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Canning Vale Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.8% 2,769
Did not provide
89.2% 22,871

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Canning Vale Children Ever Born

No children
30.9%
1 child
13.7%
2 children
34.7%
3 children
15.1%
4 children
4.5%
5+ children
1.2%

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

Canning Vale When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
54
1951–1960
185
1961–1970
688
1971–1980
914
1981–1990
1,910
1991–2000
1,891
2001–2010
5,730
2011–2015
3,251
2016
488
2017
489
2018
462
2019
529
2020
230
2021
69

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

Canning Vale Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
22.2%
5–14 hours
26.8%
15–29 hours
12.0%
30+ hours
9.7%
Did not do domestic work
29.3%

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

Canning Vale Household Size

1 person
11.9%
2 persons
27.6%
3 persons
20.0%
4 persons
25.4%
5 persons
9.8%
6+ persons
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Canning Vale Where Residents Moved From

Same address
28,532
Moved from WA
2,463
Moved — same area (SA2)
497
Moved from overseas
300
Moved from VIC
114
Moved from NSW
79
Moved from QLD
67
Moved from SA
35
Moved from NT
24
Moved from ACT
8

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

Canning Vale Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.1%
Step family — no other children
10.0%
Blended family — no other children
2.3%
Intact family — other children present
1.2%
Other couple — children only
0.2%
Blended family — other children present
0.1%
Step family — other children present
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Canning Vale Schools

12
schools nearby
8
government
1076
avg ICSEA score
8,225
total students
Caladenia Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 997 students
1116
ICSEA
Carey Baptist College Independent
Combined · PP-12 · 1,484 students
1114
ICSEA
Providence Christian College Independent
Combined · PP-12 · 1,041 students
1109
ICSEA
St Emilie's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · PP-6 · 394 students
1103
ICSEA
Ranford Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 646 students
1102
ICSEA
Campbell Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 530 students
1089
ICSEA
Canning Vale Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 419 students
1076
ICSEA
Canning Vale Education Support Centre Government
Primary · K-6 · 50 students
1064
ICSEA
Excelsior Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 330 students
1060
ICSEA
Bletchley Park Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 692 students
1050
ICSEA
Canning Vale College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,384 students
1038
ICSEA
OneSchool Global WA Independent
Combined · 3-12 · 258 students
986
ICSEA

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

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Canning Vale Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,277/wk
Median Rent $425/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.7%

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

If you earn X in Canning Vale

≈ $9,867/month
Median rent $425/wk
Left after rent $1,852/wk
Rent share 18.7%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Canning Vale vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Canning Vale

What is the population of Canning Vale WA?

The population of Canning Vale WA is 34,504 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 1361.3 people per km².Canning Vale is ranked #27 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Canning Vale?

The median personal income in Canning Vale WA is $830 per week, or $43,160 per year.The median household income is $2,277 per week.Family income is $2,376 per week.Canning Vale is ranked #3,098 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Canning Vale?

Median rent in Canning Vale WA is $425 per week ($1,842 per month).Rent represents 18.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Canning Vale ranks #1,459 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Canning Vale?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Canning Vale WA is $2,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Canning Vale?

The median age in Canning Vale WA is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Canning Vale a good suburb to live in?

Canning Vale is a suburb in Western Australia with a population of 34,504.The median income is $830/wk, which is below the WA average of $909/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.7% 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: 50245. All dollar figures in AUD.