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East Cannington WA — Suburb Profile

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

The population of East Cannington WA is 6,512 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in East Cannington is $801 per week ($41,652 per year). Median rent in East Cannington is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). East Cannington has a median age of 31 years, younger than the national median of 38. East Cannington has a population density of 2369.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in East Cannington is India. The most common religion is No Religion (26% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is IAL Punjabi. The median monthly mortgage repayment in East Cannington is $1,733.

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East Cannington Population

residents (Census 2021)

East Cannington Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$801/wk

$41,652 per year

#3609 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$350/wk

$1,517 per month

#3104 of 14,663

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Median Age

31years

7 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$1,733/mo

Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.8 per bedroom

East Cannington Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.7% (3,305) Female 49.3% (3,217)

Population Density

2369.0

people per km²

6,512 people · 2.7 km²

Households

2.9

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,969

Family income/wk

East Cannington 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)

East Cannington Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

35.3% 439 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

64.7% 804 dwellings

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

East Cannington Country of Birth

Australia

62.4%

India

21.4%

China

5.8%

Indonesia

3.6%

England

3.1%

Afghanistan

1.3%

Hong Kong

1.3%

Iran

0.5%

Bangladesh

0.4%

Brazil

0.3%

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

East Cannington Religion

No Religion

26.5%

Catholic

20.4%

Islam

15.1%

Hinduism

9.2%

Other Religions Tot

8.4%

Othr Rel Sikhism

8.2%

Not stated

6.8%

Buddhism

5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

East Cannington Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

75.6%

Year 10 or equivalent

14.2%

Year 11 or equivalent

7.0%

Year 9 or equivalent

3.1%

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

East Cannington Languages Spoken at Home

IAL Punjabi

21.3%

Mandarin

18.1%

Other

17.8%

SAL Tot

16.6%

Arabic

7.8%

Malayalam

7.2%

Turkish

5.6%

IAL Nepali

5.5%

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

East Cannington Employment

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Employed full-time

41.0% 1,910 people

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Employed part-time

26.1% 1,215 people

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Unemployed

4.5% 208 people

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Not in labour force

28.4% 1,323 people

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

East Cannington Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

37.2%

Certificate III/IV

24.9%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

17.1%

Postgraduate Degree

15.4%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

3.2%

Certificate I/II

2.1%

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

East Cannington Occupation

Professionals

25.0%

Technicians & Trade Workers

17.3%

Community & Personal Service

15.2%

Clerical & Administrative

12.1%

Labourers

8.8%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

7.9%

Managers

7.6%

Sales Workers

6.1%

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

East Cannington Field of Study

Management & Commerce

25.6%

Engineering

18.9%

Health

12.6%

Society & Culture

10.3%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

8.7%

Information Technology

7.4%

Natural & Physical Sciences

4.2%

Education

4.1%

Architecture & Building

4.1%

Creative Arts

3.1%

Agriculture & Environment

0.9%

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

East Cannington Dwelling Types

Separate house

78.9%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

16.6%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

4.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

East Cannington Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

1.5%

$1-$149/wk

0.7%

$150-$299/wk

1.2%

$300-$399/wk

1.8%

$400-$499/wk

4.6%

$500-$649/wk

3.2%

$650-$799/wk

5.2%

$800-$999/wk

5.5%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

8.0%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

8.5%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.5%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

7.0%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

14.0%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

9.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

8.7%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

4.2%

$4,000+/wk

8.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

East Cannington Marital Status

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Married

53.2% 2,733

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Separated

2.7% 138

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Divorced

5.7% 294

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Widowed

2.6% 133

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Never married

35.9% 1,844

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

East Cannington Ancestry

Other

31.3%

English

15.6%

Australian

13.3%

Chinese

12.1%

Indian

9.8%

Filipino

4.4%

Italian

4.2%

Scottish

3.0%

Irish

2.7%

German

1.2%

Aboriginal Australianralian

1.2%

Vietnamese

1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

East Cannington School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

23.6%

Vocational Education

20.9%

Secondary — Government

13.8%

Pre-school

10.2%

Primary — Catholic

9.3%

Secondary — Catholic

8.6%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

8.4%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

5.0%

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

East Cannington Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

2.9% 363

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No need for assistance

97.1% 11,984

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

East Cannington Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

11.4% 548

—

Not a volunteer

88.6% 4,280

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

East Cannington Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.1%

$300-$449/mo

1.2%

$450-$599/mo

1.9%

$600-$799/mo

3.1%

$800-$999/mo

3.1%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

15.4%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

26.4%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

27.4%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

10.3%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

7.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

East Cannington How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

70.6%

Did not go to work

10.1%

Train

6.4%

Car (passenger)

5.9%

Bus

2.6%

Taxi/Rideshare

1.1%

Other

1.1%

Walked only

0.8%

Truck

0.8%

Bicycle

0.3%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.2%

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

East Cannington Car Ownership

0 vehicles

4.0%

1 vehicle

32.8%

2 vehicles

41.9%

3 vehicles

13.2%

4+ vehicles

8.1%

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

East Cannington Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

2.0%

2 bedrooms

10.3%

3 bedrooms

42.1%

4 bedrooms

39.3%

5 bedrooms

5.4%

6+ bedrooms

0.9%

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

East Cannington Population Mobility

16.8%

moved in the last year

52.9%

moved in the last 5 years

5.9%

unemployment rate (Census)

68.6%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

East Cannington Indigenous Population

1.3%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

165

Indigenous residents

12,291

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

East Cannington Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

294

Diabetes

146

Asthma

126

Arthritis

Heart disease

Lung condition

Cancer

Kidney disease

Stroke

Dementia

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

East Cannington Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

14.2%

$1-$149/wk

3.6%

$150-$299/wk

6.3%

$300-$399/wk

3.6%

$400-$499/wk

2.9%

$500-$649/wk

3.1%

$650-$799/wk

9.0%

$800-$999/wk

11.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.8%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

10.1%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

7.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.7%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

7.1%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

1.4%

$3,500+/wk

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

East Cannington Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

54.8%

Couple — no children

21.5%

Couple — no children under 15

12.5%

One parent — children under 15

5.6%

One parent — no children under 15

5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

East Cannington Military Service

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Current ADF — Regular

0.1% 5

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Previously served

1.2% 56

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Never served

98.7% 4,790

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

East Cannington Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

8.6% 412

—

Did not provide

91.4% 4,392

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

East Cannington Children Ever Born

No children

39.6%

1 child

18.1%

2 children

23.6%

3 children

13.0%

4 children

4.1%

5+ children

1.6%

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

East Cannington When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

102

1971–1980

1981–1990

186

1991–2000

246

2001–2010

971

2011–2015

827

2016

199

2017

182

2018

233

2019

289

2020

2021

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

East Cannington Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

19.5%

5–14 hours

23.7%

15–29 hours

9.4%

30+ hours

8.0%

Did not do domestic work

39.3%

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

East Cannington Household Size

1 person

19.6%

2 persons

27.7%

3 persons

20.1%

4 persons

18.9%

5 persons

7.2%

6+ persons

6.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

East Cannington Where Residents Moved From

Same address

5,072

Moved from WA

620

Moved — same area (SA2)

218

Moved from overseas

Moved from NSW

Moved from VIC

Moved from QLD

Moved from TAS

Moved from SA

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

East Cannington Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

85.5%

Step family — no other children

9.5%

Blended family — no other children

1.9%

Intact family — other children present

1.8%

Other couple — children only

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

East Cannington Schools

schools nearby

government

1005

avg ICSEA score

8,761

total students

Rehoboth Christian College Independent

Combined · PP-12 · 1,009 students

1119

ICSEA

St Joseph's School Catholic

Primary · PP-6 · 432 students

1075

ICSEA

Wattle Grove Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 870 students

1073

ICSEA

St Norbert College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 910 students

1060

ICSEA

Gibbs Street Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 602 students

1043

ICSEA

Australian Islamic College (Kewdale) Independent

Combined · PP-12 · 1,947 students

1037

ICSEA

Queens Park Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 336 students

1005

ICSEA

Beckenham Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 391 students

992

ICSEA

Cannington Community Education Support Centre Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 127 students

984

ICSEA

Cannington Community College Government

Combined · K-10 · 819 students

983

ICSEA

Kenwick School Government

Combined · K-12 · 101 students

972

ICSEA

Sevenoaks Senior College Government

Secondary · 11-12 · 439 students

964

ICSEA

Brookman Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 323 students

963

ICSEA

East Kenwick Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 385 students

913

ICSEA

Communicare Academy Independent

Secondary · 7-12 · 70 students

896

ICSEA

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

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East Cannington Rent Prices & Affordability

19%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,828/wk

Median Rent $350/wk

Rent-to-Income 19.1%

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

If you earn X in East Cannington

Your weekly income

≈ $7,921/month

Median rent $350/wk

Left after rent $1,478/wk

Rent share 19.1%

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East Cannington vs State & National Average

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Pop: 3,257 Income: $902/wk Rent: $300/wk

Stratton

Pop: 3,267 Income: $703/wk Rent: $310/wk

Bayonet Head

Pop: 3,272 Income: $707/wk Rent: $350/wk

Djugun

Pop: 3,291 Income: $1,355/wk Rent: $350/wk

Lockridge

Pop: 3,322 Income: $591/wk Rent: $280/wk

Gooseberry Hill

Pop: 3,323 Income: $918/wk Rent: $400/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About East Cannington

What is the population of East Cannington WA?

The population of East Cannington WA is 6,512 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2369.0 people per km².East Cannington is ranked #1,184 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in East Cannington?

The median personal income in East Cannington WA is $801 per week, or $41,652 per year.The median household income is $1,828 per week.Family income is $1,969 per week.East Cannington is ranked #3,609 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in East Cannington?

Median rent in East Cannington WA is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 19.1% of household income, which is considered affordable.East Cannington ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in East Cannington?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in East Cannington WA is $1,733. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in East Cannington?

The median age in East Cannington WA is 31 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is East Cannington a good suburb to live in?

East Cannington is a suburb in Western Australia with a population of 6,512.The median income is $801/wk, which is below the WA average of $909/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.1% 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: 50453. All dollar figures in AUD.