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Cannington WA 6107

5,448 addresses · 78 streets

Swan Electorate › Canning LGA › Cannington · 10 km from Perth

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Living Here

Cannington is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,875 people, with a median age of 30. The typical household earns around $1,558 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 41% of households own their home and 58% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,875Population
30Median age
$1,558Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cannington - Queens Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cannington itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cannington, 800 m east · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 2.2 km south-west · Bus interchange: Transperth Beckenham Bus Depot, 1.4 km south-east · Airport: Perth Airport, 8.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cannington

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Cannington WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202111.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.3% · Labour-force participation 67%

Population by age in Cannington
Population by age, Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4528
5-14539
15-19209
20-24809
25-342,118
35-441,056
45-54539
55-64476
65-74364
75-84182
85+67
Dwelling types in Cannington
Dwelling types, Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,190
Townhouse929
Apartment433
Other12
Households by weekly income in Cannington
Households by weekly income, Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650422
$650-1,499716
$1,500-2,999865
$3,000+346
Top ancestries in Cannington
Top ancestries, Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,382
Chinese1,096
English1,041
Australian770
Indian751
Ancestry NS584
Housing tenure in Cannington
Housing tenure, Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned472
Mortgage557
Rented1,470
Other34
Cars per household in Cannington
Cars per household, Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
0211
11,118
2861
3243
4+96
Commute to work in Cannington
Commute to work, Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,420
Train150
Bus171
Tram/ferry0
Walked78
Bicycle15
Home120
Top countries of birth in Cannington
Top countries of birth, Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
India1,102
China359
Malaysia314
Philippines254
Indonesia250
Pakistan153
Languages used at home in Cannington
Languages used at home, Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi820
Mandarin642
Indonesian238
Arabic202
Urdu186
Cantonese174

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

114,664 bird observations recorded near Cannington — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cannington

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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