Suburb report · WA 6155
Canning Vale
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Population
37,201
Canning Vale suburb profile
Who lives in Canning Vale
Canning Vale is 16km out from central Perth, part of its established middle ring. Canning Vale is home to 37,201 people, a scale matched by fewer than 1% of Western Australian suburbs. It is the largest of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. A median age of 37 places Canning Vale at the 34th percentile of Western Australian suburbs, on the younger side. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 167 of 270 have an older median age.
Income and home ownership
Median household income is $131,000, in the top fifth of Western Australian suburbs and well above the $105,400 statewide median. On household income it ranks 66 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. 81.7% of households own their home, higher than 72% of Western Australian suburbs, and 18.3% rent. On ownership it ranks 94 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 10,444 occupied private dwellings in Canning Vale, one of the larger housing stocks in Western Australia. Families with children are the largest household type at 62.1%, ahead of couples without children at 24.2% and people living alone at 11.9%. Of the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 14 have a higher share of families with children and 255 a lower one. Few Western Australian suburbs have more families with children: 62.1% of households, ahead of 96% of the state. At 24.2%, couples without children are less common here than in 74% of Western Australian suburbs.
Housing supply
Approvals picked up to 54 in the year to June 2025 across the Canning Vale-East statistical area, above its 2020 to 2024 average of 46 a year. Supply figures here are for the Canning Vale-East statistical area, home to 27,381 residents in 2025, which covers only part of Canning Vale. At 2 per 1,000 residents of that area, approvals run lighter than most of Western Australia, at the 20th percentile. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2021, with 108, and the quietest was 2023, with 15.
Population trend
The population of the Canning Vale-East statistical area grew 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. The median Western Australian statistical area grew 9.7% over the same 5 years, 1 points faster than this one. That rate is faster than 44% of Western Australian statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 0.4% in 2022 to 3.2% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
Of the nearby suburbs listed below, Piara Waters differs most on the median age: 32 there against 37 in Canning Vale. Southern River is the closest match on the share of people living alone, at 11.4% against 11.9%. Harrisdale, 3km away, has 13,643 residents and a median household income of $135,200.
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Demographics
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.