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Cannington - Queens Park vs Thornlie

Name: Cannington - Queens Park vs Thornlie — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 5.5 km apart · Cannington - Queens Park profile · Thornlie profile

Cannington - Queens Park Thornlie

Thornlie and Cannington - Queens Park are two large neighbouring areas in Perth with very different housing and population profiles. Thornlie is a more established residential area where 91.1% of homes are separate houses and 33.3% are owned outright. In contrast, Cannington - Queens Park is much more transient and urban, with 45.9% of households renting and a far higher share of people born overseas (57.5% compared to 41.7% in Thornlie). This difference extends to education, with Cannington - Queens Park having a much higher share of adults with a bachelor degree (32.4% versus 18.6%).

Daily life in both places shares several similarities, as they have nearly identical typical weekly household incomes and a similar proportion of children under 15. However, they are diverging in other ways. The gap in the number of people using a language other than English at home has widened since 2011, and residents in Thornlie are now noticeably older, with a gap in the typical age that has grown to seven years.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 26.3 pts higher in Cannington - Queens Park Separate houses: 25.4 pts higher in Thornlie Renting: 24.8 pts higher in Cannington - Queens Park Recent movers: 19.5 pts higher in Cannington - Queens Park Born overseas: 15.8 pts higher in Cannington - Queens Park

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +3,010 larger in Thornlie gap narrowing

20,655 90th pct 23,665 94th pct

Median age in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +7 yrs older in Thornlie gap widening

31 yrs 6th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

41.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +14.9 pts 26.8%

17.4% Older adults (45–64) +7.2 pts ▸ 24.6%

18.9% Children (0–14) +0.6 pts ▸ 19.5%

8.2% Seniors (65+) +8.7 pts ▸ 16.9%

13.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.6 pts 12.2%

Marital status

48.4% Married +2.2 pts ▸ 50.6%

39.2% Never married ◂ +5.6 pts 33.7%

6.7% Divorced +1.4 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.0% Widowed +1.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.7% Separated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Cannington - Queens Park Thornlie

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

36.7% Australia +17.5 pts ▸ 54.2%

14.4% India ◂ +10.4 pts 4.0%

2.1% England +4.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.3% Philippines ◂ +2.4 pts 1.9%

4.2% China ◂ +1.6 pts 2.5%

1.6% New Zealand +1.3 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.1% Nepal ◂ +2.1 pts 0.1%

0.4% South Africa +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.9% Vietnam ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.4 pts 0.4%

Ancestry

16.2% English +15.7 pts ▸ 31.9%

13.0% Australian +11.1 pts ▸ 24.1%

14.2% Chinese ◂ +4.1 pts 10.1%

11.1% Indian ◂ +6.5 pts 4.6%

3.0% Scottish +4.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.1% Irish +3.5 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.9% Filipino ◂ +2.5 pts 2.4%

3.5% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

1.2% German +1.0 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.8% Dutch +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

36.1% English only +28.7 pts ▸ 64.8%

9.5% Punjabi ◂ +7.8 pts 1.7%

7.9% Mandarin ◂ +2.8 pts 5.1%

2.9% Arabic ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

2.4% Cantonese ◂ +0.5 pts 1.9%

2.0% Tagalog ◂ +1.1 pts 0.8%

1.9% Hindi ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.6 pts 0.5%

1.0% Vietnamese ◂ +0.3 pts 0.7%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

31.0% Christianity +8.5 pts ▸ 39.5%

25.3% No religion +10.0 pts ▸ 35.3%

13.7% Islam ◂ +2.3 pts 11.4%

8.7% Hinduism ◂ +6.7 pts 2.0%

8.6% Other religions ◂ +6.7 pts 2.0%

7.5% Not stated ◂ +1.7 pts 5.8%

5.2% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 4.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie even

7 86th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +0.28 more in Cannington - Queens Park

1.80 42nd pct 1.52 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +11 more in Thornlie

31 71st pct 42 84th pct

Students in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +496 more in Thornlie

3,665 86th pct 4,161 87th pct

Avg size in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +71 larger in Thornlie

524 63rd pct 594 72nd pct

ICSEA in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +31 higher in Cannington - Queens Park

1,023 53rd pct 991 39th pct

Highest year of school

69.1% Year 12 ◂ +13.7 pts 55.3%

10.8% Year 10 +10.6 pts ▸ 21.4%

5.4% Year 11 +4.1 pts ▸ 9.5%

7.2% Year 9 or below +1.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

Highest qualification level

18.1% Certificate III / IV +14.2 pts ▸ 32.2%

31.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +8.9 pts 23.0%

15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.0 pts ▸ 16.6%

13.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +7.0 pts 6.7%

1.8% Certificate I / II +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Field of qualification

22.2% Management & commerce ◂ +3.9 pts 18.3%

15.0% Engineering & related +4.5 pts ▸ 19.5%

8.9% Society & culture +2.4 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.0% Health ◂ +1.2 pts 8.9%

7.5% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

4.0% Education +3.3 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.3% Information technology ◂ +3.1 pts 3.2%

3.1% Architecture & building +1.9 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.7% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 3.1%

3.1% Creative arts ◂ +0.1 pts 3.0%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +$105 higher in Cannington - Queens Park gap widening

$787 46th pct $682 25th pct

Household income in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +$124 higher in Cannington - Queens Park gap steady

$1,695 47th pct $1,571 39th pct

Family income in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +$63 higher in Cannington - Queens Park gap narrowing

$1,888 37th pct $1,825 33rd pct

Household income distribution

34.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.5 pts 31.8%

25.8% $650–$1,499 +3.3 pts ▸ 29.0%

14.5% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

9.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 9.5%

6.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 6.3%

Personal income distribution

39.5% Under $650 +6.5 pts ▸ 46.0%

35.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 31.6%

14.8% $1,500–$2,999 +0.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

2.1% $3,000 or more even 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.0% Other condition +3.2 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.3% Arthritis +3.7 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.4% Mental health +2.3 pts ▸ 7.8%

4.5% Asthma +3.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.1% Diabetes +2.1 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.1% Heart disease +1.8 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.4% Cancer +1.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.9% Lung condition +0.9 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Dementia +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

75.3% None ◂ +9.9 pts 65.4%

11.9% One condition +7.3 pts ▸ 19.1%

3.1% Two conditions +2.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.7% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +234 larger in Thornlie

328 68th pct 562 82nd pct

Median age in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie even

22 yrs 29th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +$28 higher in Thornlie

$474 14th pct $502 20th pct

Household income in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +$478 higher in Thornlie

$1,050 8th pct $1,528 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie even gap narrowing

2.7 71st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

62.3% Couples with children ◂ +2.2 pts 60.0%

23.5% Couples without children +0.5 pts ▸ 24.1%

11.7% One-parent families +2.9 pts ▸ 14.6%

2.5% Other families ◂ +1.2 pts 1.3%

Household size

28.6% 2 people +5.1 pts ▸ 33.7%

24.3% 1 person ◂ +3.3 pts 21.0%

19.5% 3 people ◂ +2.0 pts 17.6%

16.1% 4 people ◂ +0.1 pts 16.0%

6.6% 5 people +0.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +$20 higher in Cannington - Queens Park gap widening

$350 43rd pct $330 36th pct

Mortgage in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +$22 higher in Cannington - Queens Park gap narrowing

$1,647 37th pct $1,625 36th pct

People / bedroom in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +0.10 higher in Cannington - Queens Park gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.9% Rented ◂ +24.8 pts 21.1%

32.5% Owned with a mortgage +10.1 pts ▸ 42.6%

18.1% Owned outright +15.1 pts ▸ 33.3%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 1.3%

1.7% Other tenure even 1.7%

Types of homes

65.7% Separate house +25.4 pts ▸ 91.1%

25.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +18.1 pts 7.6%

7.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.5 pts 1.2%

0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

48.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +8.9 pts 39.8%

27.3% 4 bedrooms +18.0 pts ▸ 45.4%

14.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +8.0 pts 5.9%

4.0% 5 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

3.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.1 pts 0.7%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

49.4% $350–$549 ◂ +9.9 pts 39.4%

36.7% $200–$349 +8.6 pts ▸ 45.3%

9.0% Under $200 +1.1 pts ▸ 10.1%

1.1% $550–$749 ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%

0.4% $750 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.5% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.7 pts 40.8%

28.9% $1,800–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 30.1%

14.6% Under $1,000 +2.0 pts ▸ 16.6%

9.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.2 pts 6.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +7 more in Thornlie

121 88th pct 128 89th pct

Stops/1k in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +0.45 more in Cannington - Queens Park

5.86 72nd pct 5.41 66th pct

Departures/1k in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +2,097.7 more in Cannington - Queens Park

3,890.4 88th pct 1,792.6 79th pct

PT routes in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +10 more in Cannington - Queens Park

24 86th pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie even

3 29th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +7 longer in Thornlie

12 17th pct 19 37th pct

Reach 30 min in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +10,180 more in Thornlie

37,900 81st pct 48,080 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +88,509 more in Cannington - Queens Park

174,489 83rd pct 85,980 67th pct

Transit to city in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +17 longer in Thornlie

36 13th pct 53 40th pct

How people get to work

62.9% Car (driver) +4.1 pts ▸ 67.0%

5.2% Train ◂ +3.0 pts 2.2%

5.1% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.1 pts 5.0%

3.9% Worked at home +0.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

3.0% Bus ◂ +1.2 pts 1.9%

1.3% Walked ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.3% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

37.6% 2 vehicles +2.6 pts ▸ 40.2%

38.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +6.1 pts 32.7%

11.4% 3 vehicles +3.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

5.8% 4 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.5% No vehicle ◂ +2.6 pts 4.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.1 pts 13.1%

11.4% Accommodation & food ◂ +4.3 pts 7.1%

9.6% Retail trade even 9.6%

6.2% Construction +2.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.5 pts 7.2%

4.9% Education & training +3.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

4.8% Manufacturing +2.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

6.4% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 4.8%

5.0% Public administration & safety +0.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

4.9% Administrative & support ◂ +1.3 pts 3.6%

3.9% Mining +0.8 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.0% Other services +0.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

Occupations people work in

18.6% Professionals ◂ +2.6 pts 15.9%

15.2% Technicians & trades +2.3 pts ▸ 17.5%

14.4% Community & personal service ◂ +1.7 pts 12.7%

10.9% Clerical & administrative +2.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

13.3% Labourers ◂ +1.2 pts 12.1%

10.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.3 pts 10.5%

7.6% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.8% Managers +1.0 pts ▸ 7.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +1 higher in Cannington - Queens Park

5 43rd pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie even

4 36th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +3 higher in Thornlie

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +2 higher in Cannington - Queens Park

6 57th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +21 higher in Cannington - Queens Park

979 42nd pct 958 33rd pct

ERP in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +1,290 higher in Thornlie

24,673 90th pct 25,963 90th pct

Growth in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +9.3 pts higher in Cannington - Queens Park

14.9% 87th pct 5.6% 59th pct

Businesses in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +1,353 higher in Cannington - Queens Park

2,916 86th pct 1,563 77th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +8 higher in Thornlie

652 27th pct 660 28th pct

Max temp in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +0.1 higher in Cannington - Queens Park

25.7 72nd pct 25.6 71st pct

Min temp in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie even

13.2 66th pct 13.2 66th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +0.2 higher in Thornlie

6.6 68th pct 6.8 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +0.3 more in Thornlie

6.3 66th pct 6.7 71st pct

15-min city in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +3.2 pts higher in Thornlie

86.4% 67th pct 89.6% 70th pct

Walk to shops in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +1.2 pts higher in Cannington - Queens Park

88.6% 73rd pct 87.4% 72nd pct

Walk to transit in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +0.3 pts higher in Cannington - Queens Park

100.0% 85th pct 99.7% 79th pct

Walk to school in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +3.9 pts higher in Thornlie

85.8% 63rd pct 89.7% 67th pct

Walk to a park in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +27.7 pts higher in Thornlie

47.2% 51st pct 74.9% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +7.3 more in Thornlie

14.5 52nd pct 21.8 76th pct

Intersections/km² in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +160 higher in Cannington - Queens Park

385 88th pct 225 74th pct

Mean slope in Cannington - Queens Park in Thornlie +1.9 pts higher in Cannington - Queens Park

5.7% 57th pct 3.8% 23rd pct

Compare Cannington - Queens Park with nearby areas

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Compare Thornlie with nearby areas

Canning Vale - East Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood Huntingdale - Southern River Canning Vale Commercial Gosnells Cannington - Queens Park Canning Vale - West

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cannington - Queens Park vs Thornlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/506031127/cannington-queens-park/vs/506041137/thornlie