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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Canning Vale is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 34,504, making it a sizeable community. Located approximately 15 km from the Perth CBD, Canning Vale is a outer metro area in Western Australia. The median household income is $118,404 per year.
Canning Vale benefits from a high-income resident base, supporting premium property pricing. Close CBD access strengthens tenant appeal and resale value.
Official Australia Post postcode for Canning Vale. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 9 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Canning Vale on My School →Estimated 14 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
With 34,504 residents, Canning Vale is one of Western Australia's more populous suburbs — roughly 6.2× the state median of 5,605 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Median household income of $118,404/year runs 19% above the Western Australia suburb median of $99,736, indicating strong purchasing power and the type of demographic profile that tends to sustain premium property prices through market cycles. Median weekly rent of $425 equates to $1,842/month — about 92% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,000/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 15 km from Perth places Canning Vale in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs.
Outer-metro suburbs reward careful property selection — aim for homes near infrastructure rather than generic house-and-land packages. Local rents consume roughly 19% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Canning Vale stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Canning Vale sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Canning Vale | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 34,504 | 5,605 | +516% |
| Median household income | $118,404/yr | $99,736/yr | +19% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $425 | $350 | +21% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $2,000 | $1,902 | +5% |
| Distance to CBD | 15 km | 20 km | -25% |
| Separate houses | 91% | 79% | +12pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Canning Vale — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Strong buy-and-hold fundamentals: household incomes run 19% above the Western Australia suburb median ($118,404 vs $99,736), and the 15 km CBD distance keeps this suburb in the primary demand zone. In Western Australia, suburbs with this profile have historically clustered in the upper tercile of 10-year capital growth.
Strong rental coverage: $425/week (~$1,842/month) covers 92% of the $2,000/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $158/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
A dwelling mix skewed to houses (91% vs 79% WA median) combined with a population of 34,504 creates a deeper market for value-add renovations — older stock, separate titles and stronger buyer competition are the usual pattern here.
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Create free account →Canning Vale enters 2026 with a demographic tailwind — household incomes 19% above the Western Australia suburb median of $99,736 and a population of 34,504 give it the depth and purchasing power to outperform the wider WA market over the next 12–18 months. Rental coverage runs at ~92% of the typical mortgage ($1,842/month rent vs $2,000/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 83/100 places Canning Vale in the top tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is constructive heading into the second half of 2026.
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Canning Vale scores 83/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a strong rating. That score is driven by a population of 34,504, median household income of $118,404/year and median weekly rent of $425. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Canning Vale are proximity to Perth (15 km), an above-state-median household income of $118,404/year, a dwelling mix that is 91% separate houses, roughly 9 schools and 14 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Canning Vale has a usual resident population of approximately 34,504, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Canning Vale sits 15 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $425 in Canning Vale, equating to approximately $22,100/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Canning Vale is $2,000, or approximately $24,000/year (vs $1,902/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $425 works out to $1,842/month, covering 92% of the median mortgage repayment of $2,000/month. That leaves a $158/month shortfall (around $1,896/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $2,000 median mortgage, the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.