WA · Canning Council
Canning Vale, WA, 6155
Current weather
16.4°CMainly clear
70% humidity · 11.4 km/h wind · 17.8° / 9.2° today · 6.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#25 among Metro Perth suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Canning Vale is a larger established suburb in the Canning area, home to around 34,504 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show median weekly rent around $835, 8 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Transperth stops, and a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 34,504
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $2,277
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.8%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 413 of 10,855
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 62.5%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 625 / 501 / 82
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- All types (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- $835
- Rental bonds lodged (wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv)
- 2,937
Median weekly rent from WA rental bond lodgements. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- WA rental bond lodgements — Department of Communities (WA) · Period: wa-rental-bond/Monthly Bond Lodgement Summary (CSV)-(01-12-2025-31-12-2025).csv · Updated on site · Monthly bond summaries
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 8
- Median school ICSEA (8 schools)
- 1,082.5
- Caladenia Primary SchoolPrimary
- Campbell Primary SchoolPrimary
- Canning Vale CollegeSecondary
- Canning Vale Education Support CentreSpecial
- Canning Vale Primary SchoolPrimary
- Excelsior Primary SchoolPrimary
- Ranford Primary SchoolPrimary
- St Emilie's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
193 public transport stops in this suburb
- Ranford Rd After Bannister Rd
- Ranford Rd After Wilfred Rd
- Ranford Rd Before Livingstone Dr
- Ranford Rd Before Waratah Bvd
- Ranford Rd Before Wilfred Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Amenities
208 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Dan Murphy'sAlcohol
888 Nicholson Road
- ANZATM
- BankwestATM
- WestpacATM
- Bakers DelightBakery
- ANZBank
- BankwestBank
- Bbq (3)
- Bench (35)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
65 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Admiralty Road ReservePark
- Akania ParkPark
- Amherst ParkPark
- Auckland Parade ReservePark
- Baile ParkPark
- Bannick ParkPark
- Bannister ParkPark
- Boardman Road ParkPark
- Brookland GreensPark
- Caladenia Grove ReserveNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics
- 24
- Emergency department
- Not in suburb
- Amherst Road Medical CentreAmherst Roaddoctor
- Campbell Dental Therapy Clinicdentist
- Canning Vale Dental Centredentist
- Canning Vale Medical Centredoctor
- Class 1 OrthodonticsBoardman Roaddentist
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
- Clinicclinic
- Clinipath Pathologysample_collection
- Dentistdentist
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
7 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Canning Vale Child Care Centrechildcare
- Canning Vale School of Early Learningchildcare
- Goodstart Early Learningchildcare
- Milestones Early Learning Canning ValeComrie Roadchildcare
- Tribe Early Learningchildcare
- Tribe Early Learningchildcare
- kindergartenkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via WA bush fire prone area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 139
- Parks (OSM)
- 101
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 91.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #25 among Metro Perth suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Canning Vale Child Care Centrechildcarechildcare
- Canning Vale School of Early Learningchildcarechildcare
- Goodstart Early Learningchildcarechildcare
- Milestones Early Learning Canning ValechildcareComrie Roadchildcare
- Tribe Early Learningchildcarechildcare
- Tribe Early Learningchildcarechildcare
- kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
- Amherst Road Medical CentrehealthAmherst Roaddoctor
- Campbell Dental Therapy Clinichealthdentist
- Canning Vale Dental Centrehealthdentist
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · Updated on site
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