Canley Vale, NSW
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Canley Vale is a suburb in the south-west of Sydney, about thirty kilometres from the central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. The wider Fairfield district is the country of the Cabrogal clan of the Dharug nation. The statesman Sir Henry Parkes settled here in the nineteenth century and named his mansion Canley Grange after his birthplace of Canley in Coventry, England; he also named the local railway station, while the word vale simply means a valley or dale. For many years Canley Vale and neighbouring Cabramatta were treated as a single community under the shared name Cabravale, which still lives on in the Cabravale Diggers rugby league club. Today the suburb is home to a thriving Vietnamese community, with Buddhist temples such as Thien An.
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Canley Vale is more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 869, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Canley Vale a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Lower on the data we score
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Canley Vale from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
6/100Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (6/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
36/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $330 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 36% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Canley Vale at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 10,300
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,330
- SEIFA score
- 869
- Local government area
- Fairfield
- Coordinates
- -33.8850, 150.9467
Map of Canley Vale
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Housing & property in Canley Vale
What it costs to live in Canley Vale and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $330
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,694
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 55%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 41%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Canley Vale demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Canley Vale demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Canley Vale using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 28% and 64% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 1,722 | 17% |
| Youth (15–24) | 1,444 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 2,670 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 2,849 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 1,606 | 16% |
Share of the 10,291 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 913 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 774 | 25% |
| Rented | 1,257 | 41% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,633 | 53% |
| Townhouses & semis | 527 | 17% |
| Flats & apartments | 892 | 29% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 3,067 occupied private dwellings in Canley Vale.
- Average household size
- 3.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,452
- Median weekly personal income
- $475
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 6,255 (64%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 7,977 (83%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 61 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 4,448 (55%)
- Labour-force participation
- 42.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.7%
- Employed full-time
- 1,684
- Employed part-time
- 919
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Canley Vale
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Canley Vale is January (average daytime high around 27.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 17°C). The area receives roughly 862 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9°C | 18.8°C | 83 mm |
| Feb | 26.8°C | 18.3°C | 94 mm |
| Mar | 25.3°C | 17.3°C | 141 mm |
| Apr | 22.8°C | 13.9°C | 72 mm |
| May | 19.8°C | 10.4°C | 40 mm |
| Jun | 16.9°C | 8.4°C | 57 mm |
| Jul | 17°C | 7°C | 57 mm |
| Aug | 18.1°C | 7.6°C | 53 mm |
| Sep | 20.9°C | 9.8°C | 43 mm |
| Oct | 23.5°C | 12.6°C | 78 mm |
| Nov | 24.8°C | 14.7°C | 72 mm |
| Dec | 27.1°C | 17°C | 72 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Canley Vale
Is Canley Vale a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Canley Vale rates 16/100 overall (Lower on the data we score). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Canley Vale?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Canley Vale was $330, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,694. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Canley Vale?
Canley Vale is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia, in the Fairfield local government area.
What is the population of Canley Vale?
At the 2021 Census, Canley Vale had a population of about 10,300.
Is Canley Vale an advantaged area?
Canley Vale has an ABS SEIFA score of 869, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 6 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Canley Vale?
Canley Vale has average daytime highs of about 22.6°C and overnight lows of about 13°C, with roughly 862 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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