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Canning Vale - East vs Thornlie

Name: Canning Vale - East vs Thornlie — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.6 km apart · Canning Vale - East profile · Thornlie profile

Canning Vale - East Thornlie

Canning Vale - East and Thornlie are two large neighbouring areas in Greater Perth. Canning Vale - East is more affluent, with a typical weekly household income of $2,259 and far more adults holding a bachelor degree or higher (30.0% compared to 18.6% in Thornlie). It is also more culturally diverse, as 43.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far higher than the 30.7% seen in Thornlie.

Both areas have an almost identical proportion of First Nations people, at 2.4%. This shared characteristic sits alongside a widening gap in wealth and education. While Thornlie is more walkable, with 87.4% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, Canning Vale - East has seen its share of high-earning households grow since 2011. This is consistent with the trend of increasing typical incomes and higher qualification levels in Canning Vale - East over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Other language: 12.4 pts higher in Canning Vale - East One-parent: 5.2 pts higher in Thornlie Year 12: 11.5 pts higher in Canning Vale - East Bachelor+: 11.3 pts higher in Canning Vale - East Household income: $688 higher in Canning Vale - East

Demographics & Identity

Population in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +750 larger in Canning Vale - East gap narrowing

24,415 95th pct 23,665 94th pct

Median age in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +2 yrs older in Thornlie gap narrowing

36 yrs 29th pct 38 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

30.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +4.1 pts 26.8%

24.0% Older adults (45–64) +0.6 pts ▸ 24.6%

20.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.8 pts 19.5%

10.9% Seniors (65+) +6.1 pts ▸ 16.9%

13.9% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.7 pts 12.2%

Marital status

57.5% Married ◂ +6.9 pts 50.6%

31.9% Never married +1.8 pts ▸ 33.7%

5.0% Divorced +3.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.1% Widowed +1.2 pts ▸ 4.3%

2.5% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Canning Vale - East Thornlie

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

46.4% Australia +7.7 pts ▸ 54.2%

10.1% India ◂ +6.2 pts 4.0%

4.9% England +1.7 pts ▸ 6.6%

5.2% China ◂ +2.6 pts 2.5%

2.1% New Zealand +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.4% South Africa ◂ +1.3 pts 1.1%

1.2% Philippines +0.8 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.6% Vietnam even 0.6%

0.4% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

21.8% English +10.2 pts ▸ 31.9%

16.2% Australian +7.9 pts ▸ 24.1%

17.9% Chinese ◂ +7.7 pts 10.1%

11.1% Indian ◂ +6.5 pts 4.6%

4.8% Scottish +2.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.0% Irish +2.6 pts ▸ 6.6%

3.2% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.5% Filipino +1.0 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.6% German +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.2% Dutch +0.6 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.7% Vietnamese even 0.7%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

49.2% English only +15.6 pts ▸ 64.8%

10.4% Mandarin ◂ +5.3 pts 5.1%

4.5% Punjabi ◂ +2.8 pts 1.7%

2.6% Cantonese ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

2.0% Arabic even 2.0%

1.8% Hindi ◂ +1.3 pts 0.4%

0.5% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Vietnamese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Italian even 0.5%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

35.8% Christianity +3.8 pts ▸ 39.5%

29.6% No religion +5.7 pts ▸ 35.3%

7.7% Islam +3.6 pts ▸ 11.4%

8.9% Not stated ◂ +3.1 pts 5.8%

7.8% Hinduism ◂ +5.8 pts 2.0%

5.3% Buddhism ◂ +1.3 pts 4.0%

4.9% Other religions ◂ +3.0 pts 2.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +2 more in Thornlie

5 64th pct 7 86th pct

Schools/1k kids in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +0.51 more in Thornlie

1.01 15th pct 1.52 32nd pct

Schools ≤3 km in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +4 more in Thornlie

38 79th pct 42 84th pct

Students in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +526 more in Thornlie

3,635 86th pct 4,161 87th pct

Avg size in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +133 larger in Canning Vale - East

727 81st pct 594 72nd pct

ICSEA in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +85 higher in Canning Vale - East

1,076 75th pct 991 39th pct

Highest year of school

66.8% Year 12 ◂ +11.5 pts 55.3%

17.0% Year 10 +4.4 pts ▸ 21.4%

6.0% Year 11 +3.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

5.9% Year 9 or below +2.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

Highest qualification level

33.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.2 pts 23.0%

21.6% Certificate III / IV +10.7 pts ▸ 32.2%

15.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

13.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +6.6 pts 6.7%

3.4% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.7 pts 2.7%

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

Field of qualification

22.8% Management & commerce ◂ +4.5 pts 18.3%

19.2% Engineering & related +0.3 pts ▸ 19.5%

9.7% Society & culture +1.7 pts ▸ 11.4%

10.6% Health ◂ +1.7 pts 8.9%

6.7% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.2% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

4.6% Information technology ◂ +1.4 pts 3.2%

4.0% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

2.5% Creative arts +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.0% Agriculture & environment +0.3 pts ▸ 1.2%

Income

Personal income in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +$155 higher in Canning Vale - East gap steady

$837 57th pct $682 25th pct

Household income in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +$688 higher in Canning Vale - East gap widening

$2,259 81st pct $1,571 39th pct

Family income in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +$531 higher in Canning Vale - East gap widening

$2,356 68th pct $1,825 33rd pct

Household income distribution

33.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 31.8%

19.6% $650–$1,499 +9.5 pts ▸ 29.0%

15.4% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.1 pts 6.3%

8.5% Under $650 +6.8 pts ▸ 15.3%

14.1% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 9.5%

Personal income distribution

38.2% Under $650 +7.8 pts ▸ 46.0%

27.8% $650–$1,499 +3.8 pts ▸ 31.6%

19.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.1 pts 15.3%

4.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.7 pts 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.0% Other condition +2.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

4.9% Arthritis +3.1 pts ▸ 8.0%

5.1% Mental health +2.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.3% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.2% Diabetes +2.0 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.7% Heart disease +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.9% Cancer +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.8% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.5% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.0% None ◂ +5.6 pts 65.4%

14.1% One condition +5.0 pts ▸ 19.1%

3.5% Two conditions +2.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

1.6% Three or more +1.1 pts ▸ 2.7%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +33 larger in Canning Vale - East

595 84th pct 562 82nd pct

Median age in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +9 yrs older in Canning Vale - East

31 yrs 88th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +$193 higher in Canning Vale - East

$695 61st pct $502 20th pct

Household income in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +$418 higher in Canning Vale - East

$1,946 64th pct $1,528 39th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +0.4 larger in Canning Vale - East gap widening

3.1 91st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

72.1% Couples with children ◂ +12.1 pts 60.0%

17.5% Couples without children +6.6 pts ▸ 24.1%

9.4% One-parent families +5.2 pts ▸ 14.6%

1.0% Other families +0.3 pts ▸ 1.3%

Household size

26.3% 2 people +7.5 pts ▸ 33.7%

26.2% 4 people ◂ +10.2 pts 16.0%

12.5% 1 person +8.5 pts ▸ 21.0%

19.7% 3 people ◂ +2.2 pts 17.6%

9.9% 5 people ◂ +2.6 pts 7.3%

5.4% 6 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 4.4%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +$90 higher in Canning Vale - East gap narrowing

$420 71st pct $330 36th pct

Mortgage in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +$332 higher in Canning Vale - East gap narrowing

$1,957 58th pct $1,625 36th pct

People / bedroom in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie even gap narrowing

0.80 29th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

50.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +7.9 pts 42.6%

26.5% Owned outright +6.8 pts ▸ 33.3%

19.7% Rented +1.4 pts ▸ 21.1%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.7%

1.1% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

92.4% Separate house ◂ +1.3 pts 91.1%

6.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.3 pts ▸ 7.6%

1.1% Flat or apartment +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

66.1% 4 bedrooms ◂ +20.7 pts 45.4%

21.8% 3 bedrooms +18.1 pts ▸ 39.8%

7.9% 5 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 6.8%

2.9% 2 bedrooms +3.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

0.4% 1 bedroom +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

74.7% $350–$549 ◂ +35.2 pts 39.4%

12.2% $200–$349 +33.1 pts ▸ 45.3%

2.6% Under $200 +7.5 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.8% $550–$749 ◂ +5.8 pts 1.0%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

28.2% $1,000–$1,799 +12.6 pts ▸ 40.8%

39.4% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +9.3 pts 30.1%

11.6% Under $1,000 +5.0 pts ▸ 16.6%

15.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.3 pts 6.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +41 more in Thornlie

87 84th pct 128 89th pct

Stops/1k in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +1.85 more in Thornlie

3.56 39th pct 5.41 66th pct

Departures/1k in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +77.8 more in Thornlie

1,714.8 78th pct 1,792.6 79th pct

PT routes in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +1 more in Canning Vale - East

15 78th pct 14 76th pct

Stop walk in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +2 longer in Canning Vale - East

5 50th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +3 longer in Canning Vale - East

22 45th pct 19 37th pct

Reach 30 min in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +23,665 more in Thornlie

24,415 71st pct 48,080 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +16,155 more in Thornlie

69,825 62nd pct 85,980 67th pct

Transit to city in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +8 longer in Canning Vale - East

61 55th pct 53 40th pct

How people get to work

66.6% Car (driver) +0.4 pts ▸ 67.0%

6.6% Worked at home ◂ +1.9 pts 4.6%

4.7% Car (passenger) +0.3 pts ▸ 5.0%

1.3% Train +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.8% Bus +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.6% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.2% Bicycle even 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

45.3% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.1 pts 40.2%

25.8% 1 vehicle +6.9 pts ▸ 32.7%

17.7% 3 vehicles ◂ +2.8 pts 14.9%

9.5% 4 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 8.3%

1.6% No vehicle +2.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.0 pts 13.1%

9.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.3 pts 9.6%

7.0% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 8.7%

8.1% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 7.9%

7.4% Professional & technical ◂ +2.5 pts 4.8%

6.4% Transport & warehousing +0.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.9% Accommodation & food +0.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.5% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.6% Public administration & safety even 5.6%

5.5% Mining ◂ +0.8 pts 4.7%

3.7% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.5% Administrative & support +1.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

24.5% Professionals ◂ +8.6 pts 15.9%

14.2% Technicians & trades +3.2 pts ▸ 17.5%

13.1% Clerical & administrative +0.3 pts ▸ 13.4%

11.0% Community & personal service +1.7 pts ▸ 12.7%

8.5% Labourers +3.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

10.9% Managers ◂ +3.0 pts 7.9%

7.5% Machinery operators & drivers +3.0 pts ▸ 10.5%

8.8% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 8.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +3 higher in Canning Vale - East

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +4 higher in Canning Vale - East

8 71st pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +3 higher in Canning Vale - East

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +3 higher in Canning Vale - East

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +88 higher in Canning Vale - East

1,046 70th pct 958 33rd pct

ERP in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +1,418 higher in Canning Vale - East

27,381 91st pct 25,963 90th pct

Growth in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +2.2 pts higher in Canning Vale - East

7.8% 73rd pct 5.6% 59th pct

Businesses in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +667 higher in Canning Vale - East

2,230 86th pct 1,563 77th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +39 higher in Canning Vale - East

699 33rd pct 660 28th pct

Max temp in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +0.2 higher in Thornlie

25.4 69th pct 25.6 71st pct

Min temp in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie even

13.2 66th pct 13.2 66th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +0.3 higher in Thornlie

6.5 66th pct 6.8 71st pct

Types ≤15 min in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +0.2 more in Thornlie

6.4 67th pct 6.7 71st pct

15-min city in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +2.4 pts higher in Thornlie

87.2% 68th pct 89.6% 70th pct

Walk to shops in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +26.6 pts higher in Thornlie

60.8% 48th pct 87.4% 72nd pct

Walk to transit in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +1.4 pts higher in Thornlie

98.2% 67th pct 99.7% 79th pct

Walk to school in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +4.3 pts higher in Canning Vale - East

94.0% 74th pct 89.7% 67th pct

Walk to a park in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie even

100.0% 71st pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +2.5 pts higher in Thornlie

72.4% 71st pct 74.9% 73rd pct

Amenities/1k in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +11.2 more in Thornlie

10.6 27th pct 21.8 76th pct

Intersections/km² in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +104 higher in Canning Vale - East

329 86th pct 225 74th pct

Mean slope in Canning Vale - East in Thornlie +1.1 pts higher in Canning Vale - East

4.9% 43rd pct 3.8% 23rd pct

Compare Canning Vale - East with nearby areas

Canning Vale - West Canning Vale Commercial Huntingdale - Southern River Harrisdale Thornlie Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood Willetton Gosnells

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). Canning Vale - East vs Thornlie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/506041133/canning-vale-east/vs/506041137/thornlie