Canning Vale, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Canning Vale is a southern suburb of Perth about 22 kilometres from the central business district, split between the City of Canning and the City of Gosnells along Nicholson Road. Its name comes from the Canning River, which runs a few kilometres to the north-east; until 1925 the area was known instead as North Jandakot. Thanks to its swampy ground and unusual abundance of permanent fresh water, Canning Vale stayed a district of market gardens and dairy farms until the late 1970s, and much of what is now housing remained zoned rural until 1994. Today the suburb falls into distinct parts: a large industrial and warehousing precinct in the north, home to the Market City wholesale fresh-produce market, and residential estates with their own shopping centres to the south. Long reliant on buses to nearby rail, Canning Vale gained its own Nicholson Road and Ranford Road stations when the Metronet line opened in 2025. It has a notably diverse population, with sizeable Chinese, Indian and Italian communities.
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Canning Vale is more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1052, 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.
Canning Vale at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 34,504
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $2,277
- SEIFA score
- 1052
- Coordinates
- -32.0844, 115.9180
Canning Vale demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Canning 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 young adults (25–44) at 29%, 18% of homes are rented, and 52% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 6,687 | 19% |
| Youth (15–24) | 4,922 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 9,832 | 29% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 8,958 | 26% |
| Seniors (65+) | 4,096 | 12% |
Share of the 34,495 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 3,139 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 5,138 | 49% |
| Rented | 1,860 | 18% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 9,854 | 94% |
| Townhouses & semis | 501 | 5% |
| Flats & apartments | 82 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 10,447 occupied private dwellings in Canning Vale.
- Median weekly rent
- $425
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Average household size
- 3.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,376
- Median weekly personal income
- $830
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 17,334 (52%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 14,075 (44%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 668 (2%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 17,877 (68%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.9%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.3%
- Employed full-time
- 10,540
- Employed part-time
- 5,953
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 Canning Vale
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Canning Vale is January (average daytime high around 31.2°C) and the coolest is July (around 15.5°C). The area receives roughly 739 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2°C | 17.4°C | 23 mm |
| Feb | 30.6°C | 17.5°C | 24 mm |
| Mar | 27.8°C | 16.5°C | 43 mm |
| Apr | 23.3°C | 13.6°C | 45 mm |
| May | 19.2°C | 10.8°C | 81 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 9.2°C | 103 mm |
| Jul | 15.5°C | 8.7°C | 140 mm |
| Aug | 16.2°C | 8.3°C | 122 mm |
| Sep | 18.2°C | 9.2°C | 69 mm |
| Oct | 21.3°C | 10.9°C | 49 mm |
| Nov | 25.5°C | 13.3°C | 30 mm |
| Dec | 29.4°C | 15.8°C | 10 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Canning Vale
Where is Canning Vale?
Canning Vale is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Canning Vale?
At the 2021 Census, Canning Vale had a population of about 34,504.
Is Canning Vale an advantaged area?
Canning Vale has an ABS SEIFA score of 1052, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 84 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 84% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Canning Vale?
Canning Vale has average daytime highs of about 22.9°C and overnight lows of about 12.6°C, with roughly 739 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
How big is Canning Vale?
Canning Vale is one of the most populous suburbs in Western Australia — the 2nd-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 34,504 usual residents).
Where Canning Vale ranks
Canning Vale appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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