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East Cannington WA 6107

3,300 addresses · 69 streets

Swan Electorate › Canning LGA › East Cannington · 11 km from Perth

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Living Here

East Cannington is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,512 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,828 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 59% of households own their home and 40% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,512Population
31Median age
$1,828Median household income / wk
$350Median rent / wk
2.9Avg 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: East Cannington itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cannington, 1.1 km west · Metro station: Airport Central, 7.6 km north · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 4.1 km west · Bus interchange: Transperth Beckenham Bus Depot, 1.7 km south-west · Airport: Perth Airport, 7.5 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs6/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 13.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 68.6%

Population by age in East Cannington
Population by age, East Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4576
5-14795
15-19290
20-24568
25-341,514
35-441,064
45-54653
55-64544
65-74334
75-84132
85+47
Dwelling types in East Cannington
Dwelling types, East Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,655
Townhouse445
Apartment54
Other0
Households by weekly income in East Cannington
Households by weekly income, East Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650253
$650-1,499530
$1,500-2,999748
$3,000+418
Top ancestries in East Cannington
Top ancestries, East Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Other2,238
English1,113
Australian951
Chinese862
Indian703
Ancestry NS407
Housing tenure in East Cannington
Housing tenure, East Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned439
Mortgage804
Rented841
Other29
Cars per household in East Cannington
Cars per household, East Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
085
1694
2887
3280
4+171
Commute to work in East Cannington
Commute to work, East Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,284
Train192
Bus77
Tram/ferry0
Walked24
Bicycle10
Home135
Top countries of birth in East Cannington
Top countries of birth, East Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
India883
China274
Philippines273
Malaysia241
England144
Indonesia142
Languages used at home in East Cannington
Languages used at home, East Cannington WA (ABS Census 2021)
Punjabi555
Mandarin479
Arabic212
Malayalam189
Turkish162
Nepali147

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