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East Cannington vs Langford

Name: East Cannington vs Langford — 2021 Census comparison
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.7 km apart · East Cannington profile · Langford profile

East Cannington Langford

East Cannington and Langford are neighbouring areas in Perth with distinct profiles. East Cannington is a younger, more mobile hub where 50.2% of people moved in the last five years, and 23.1% are recent overseas arrivals. This is reflected in its workforce, with a far higher share of adults working or looking for work (68.6%) and a typical weekly household income that is well higher at $1,828. In contrast, Langford has more older residents and a higher share of people with long-term health conditions (25.1%). While East Cannington has far better access to groceries within a 15-minute walk (64.1%), Langford is far more walkable for health services (50.8%) and has far more public transport departures per 1,000 people.

Both areas share a similar daily commute, with a drive time to the city of about 16 minutes. They are also alike in their level of diversity, as both have a very high share of people born overseas. This commonality exists alongside differences in education, with adults in East Cannington far more likely to hold a bachelor degree (30.8%) compared to those in Langford (20.2%).

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 15.1 pts higher in East Cannington Recent arrivals: 11.8 pts higher in East Cannington Participation: 11.4 pts higher in East Cannington Bachelor+: 10.6 pts higher in East Cannington Year 12: 9.2 pts higher in East Cannington

Demographics & Identity

Population in East Cannington in Langford +1,007 larger in East Cannington gap narrowing

6,512 86th pct 5,505 86th pct

Median age in East Cannington in Langford +5 yrs older in Langford gap widening

31 yrs 7th pct 36 yrs 17th pct

Age structure

39.6% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +9.6 pts 30.0%

18.4% Older adults (45–64) +4.0 pts ▸ 22.3%

21.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.1 pts 20.0%

7.8% Seniors (65+) +6.5 pts ▸ 14.3%

13.2% Youth (15–24) +0.2 pts ▸ 13.4%

Marital status

53.1% Married ◂ +8.4 pts 44.7%

35.8% Never married +1.9 pts ▸ 37.8%

5.7% Divorced +3.1 pts ▸ 8.8%

2.6% Widowed +2.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.7% Separated +1.2 pts ▸ 3.9%

Age & sex structure

East Cannington Langford

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

40.7% Australia +1.8 pts ▸ 42.5%

13.6% India ◂ +8.3 pts 5.3%

4.2% China +0.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.2% Philippines ◂ +1.4 pts 2.8%

2.2% England +1.0 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.0% Nepal ◂ +1.7 pts 0.3%

1.5% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.9% Vietnam +0.2 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.6 pts 0.2%

0.3% South Africa +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

Ancestry

17.1% English +2.3 pts ▸ 19.4%

14.6% Australian +2.2 pts ▸ 16.8%

13.2% Chinese +1.5 pts ▸ 14.8%

10.8% Indian ◂ +5.8 pts 5.0%

4.8% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 3.6%

4.6% Italian ◂ +3.3 pts 1.3%

3.0% Irish +1.3 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.3% Scottish +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.4% German +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

0.8% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

38.6% English only +6.0 pts ▸ 44.6%

8.5% Punjabi ◂ +6.1 pts 2.5%

7.4% Mandarin ◂ +0.2 pts 7.1%

2.2% Cantonese +1.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.3% Arabic ◂ +1.0 pts 2.2%

2.0% Hindi ◂ +1.2 pts 0.8%

2.0% Tagalog ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

1.1% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

1.0% Vietnamese even 1.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

32.8% Christianity +1.2 pts ▸ 34.0%

25.1% No religion +3.3 pts ▸ 28.4%

14.2% Islam +2.8 pts ▸ 16.9%

8.6% Hinduism ◂ +5.6 pts 3.0%

6.3% Not stated +1.6 pts ▸ 8.0%

7.9% Other religions ◂ +5.1 pts 2.8%

4.9% Buddhism +1.9 pts ▸ 6.8%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in East Cannington in Langford +2.00 more in Langford

0.73 2nd pct 2.73 39th pct

Schools ≤3 km in East Cannington in Langford +15 more in Langford

15 86th pct 30 88th pct

Avg size in East Cannington in Langford +10 larger in East Cannington

531 76th pct 521 75th pct

ICSEA in East Cannington in Langford +12 higher in East Cannington

1,039 75th pct 1,027 70th pct

Highest year of school

67.0% Year 12 ◂ +9.2 pts 57.8%

12.6% Year 10 +3.4 pts ▸ 16.0%

7.5% Year 9 or below +3.7 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.2% Year 11 +0.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

Highest qualification level

31.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.4 pts 25.2%

21.1% Certificate III / IV +4.1 pts ▸ 25.2%

14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 15.0%

13.1% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.3 pts 8.7%

2.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 2.1%

2.0% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

22.5% Management & commerce ◂ +4.1 pts 18.4%

15.9% Engineering & related +0.5 pts ▸ 16.4%

9.1% Society & culture +2.4 pts ▸ 11.6%

10.5% Health ◂ +2.5 pts 8.1%

7.1% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 6.8%

5.9% Information technology ◂ +2.0 pts 3.8%

3.6% Education +1.2 pts ▸ 4.8%

3.7% Natural & physical sciences even 3.7%

3.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

2.7% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.9% Agriculture & environment +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

Income

Personal income in East Cannington in Langford +$202 higher in East Cannington gap widening

$801 59th pct $599 25th pct

Household income in East Cannington in Langford +$510 higher in East Cannington gap widening

$1,828 67th pct $1,318 34th pct

Family income in East Cannington in Langford +$475 higher in East Cannington gap widening

$1,969 56th pct $1,494 26th pct

Household income distribution

34.7% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.6 pts 30.1%

24.6% $650–$1,499 +9.3 pts ▸ 33.9%

11.7% Under $650 +7.0 pts ▸ 18.8%

11.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.8 pts 5.7%

7.8% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 4.2%

Personal income distribution

39.3% Under $650 +9.3 pts ▸ 48.6%

35.7% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.3 pts 31.4%

16.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.9 pts 11.2%

2.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 1.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

4.6% Mental health +3.1 pts ▸ 7.6%

5.2% Other condition +2.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

4.2% Arthritis +2.9 pts ▸ 7.1%

4.3% Diabetes +2.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

4.8% Asthma +2.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

2.3% Heart disease +1.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.4% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.9% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 1.8%

0.3% Stroke +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

76.8% None ◂ +11.1 pts 65.7%

11.4% One condition +5.3 pts ▸ 16.7%

3.1% Two conditions +2.0 pts ▸ 5.1%

1.6% Three or more +1.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in East Cannington in Langford +58 larger in Langford

86 85th pct 144 86th pct

Median age in East Cannington in Langford +6 yrs older in Langford

23 yrs 38th pct 29 yrs 60th pct

Median income in East Cannington in Langford +$130 higher in East Cannington

$599 45th pct $469 28th pct

Household income in East Cannington in Langford +$355 higher in East Cannington

$1,375 35th pct $1,020 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in East Cannington in Langford +0.2 larger in East Cannington gap widening

2.9 81st pct 2.7 71st pct

Family composition

66.1% Couples with children ◂ +6.0 pts 60.2%

21.2% Couples without children ◂ +2.5 pts 18.6%

11.0% One-parent families +7.6 pts ▸ 18.6%

1.6% Other families +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

Household size

27.8% 2 people ◂ +0.6 pts 27.2%

19.6% 1 person +6.6 pts ▸ 26.2%

20.1% 3 people ◂ +1.6 pts 18.5%

19.0% 4 people ◂ +4.0 pts 15.0%

7.2% 5 people +0.8 pts ▸ 8.0%

6.5% 6 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 5.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in East Cannington in Langford +$50 higher in East Cannington gap narrowing

$350 71st pct $300 57th pct

Mortgage in East Cannington in Langford +$233 higher in East Cannington gap narrowing

$1,733 57th pct $1,500 42nd pct

People / bedroom in East Cannington in Langford even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

39.0% Rented ◂ +5.7 pts 33.3%

37.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +0.3 pts 37.0%

20.3% Owned outright +6.5 pts ▸ 26.8%

1.9% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 1.8%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.3 pts 1.0%

Types of homes

76.7% Separate house +6.6 pts ▸ 83.3%

20.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.3 pts 16.4%

2.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.3 pts 0.2%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.1% 3 bedrooms +13.2 pts ▸ 54.3%

38.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.5 pts 29.9%

10.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.2 pts 6.8%

6.2% 5 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 4.2%

2.0% 1 bedroom +1.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

54.1% $350–$549 ◂ +28.7 pts 25.4%

34.5% $200–$349 +19.5 pts ▸ 54.0%

7.1% Under $200 +9.2 pts ▸ 16.3%

1.7% $550–$749 ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.8% $1,000–$1,799 +5.3 pts ▸ 44.1%

35.1% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +11.9 pts 23.2%

12.4% Under $1,000 +7.1 pts ▸ 19.5%

9.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.1 pts 5.6%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in East Cannington in Langford +1 more in Langford

30 86th pct 31 86th pct

Stops/1k in East Cannington in Langford +1.02 more in Langford

4.61 76th pct 5.63 80th pct

Departures/1k in East Cannington in Langford +1,911.6 more in Langford

1,245.5 88th pct 3,157.1 98th pct

PT routes in East Cannington in Langford even

6 86th pct 6 86th pct

Stop walk in East Cannington in Langford +3 longer in East Cannington

10 46th pct 7 39th pct

Drive to city in East Cannington in Langford even

16 13th pct 16 13th pct

Reach 30 min in East Cannington in Langford even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Reach 45 min in East Cannington in Langford +58,269 more in Langford

20,655 49th pct 78,924 74th pct

Transit to city in East Cannington in Langford +3 longer in Langford

57 49th pct 60 56th pct

How people get to work

63.5% Car (driver) +3.5 pts ▸ 67.0%

5.8% Train ◂ +4.6 pts 1.2%

5.3% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.1% Worked at home ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%

2.3% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.7% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Bicycle +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

42.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.1 pts 32.9%

32.8% 1 vehicle +6.2 pts ▸ 39.0%

13.3% 3 vehicles +0.9 pts ▸ 14.1%

8.1% 4 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 7.5%

4.0% No vehicle +2.0 pts ▸ 6.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.5% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.5 pts 13.0%

10.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.7 pts 9.5%

10.1% Retail trade ◂ +1.0 pts 9.0%

8.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.3 pts 7.9%

7.7% Construction ◂ +0.6 pts 7.0%

5.0% Manufacturing +2.5 pts ▸ 7.5%

4.8% Education & training +2.3 pts ▸ 7.1%

6.6% Professional & technical ◂ +1.6 pts 5.0%

5.2% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.7 pts 4.5%

3.9% Other services +0.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

3.8% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.9% Mining ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%

Occupations people work in

18.3% Professionals ◂ +3.8 pts 14.5%

16.5% Technicians & trades +1.2 pts ▸ 17.6%

13.4% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

12.7% Labourers +1.7 pts ▸ 14.4%

10.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.0 pts ▸ 12.0%

11.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.0 pts 10.8%

8.4% Sales workers ◂ +1.3 pts 7.1%

7.0% Managers ◂ +0.7 pts 6.3%

Walkability

Walk score in East Cannington in Langford +0.2 higher in Langford

5.4 85th pct 5.7 86th pct

Types ≤15 min in East Cannington in Langford +0.9 more in Langford

5.0 83rd pct 5.9 88th pct

15-min city in East Cannington in Langford +35.6 pts higher in Langford

57.8% 81st pct 93.4% 96th pct

Walk to shops in East Cannington in Langford +38.9 pts higher in East Cannington

64.1% 83rd pct 25.3% 73rd pct

Walk to transit in East Cannington in Langford +0.9 pts higher in East Cannington

100.0% 100th pct 99.1% 97th pct

Walk to school in East Cannington in Langford +1.4 pts higher in Langford

97.2% 98th pct 98.6% 99th pct

Walk to a park in East Cannington in Langford even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in East Cannington in Langford +37.4 pts higher in Langford

13.5% 75th pct 50.8% 84th pct

Amenities/1k in East Cannington in Langford +5.6 more in Langford

9.5 40th pct 15.1 54th pct

Intersections/km² in East Cannington in Langford +162 higher in East Cannington

309 96th pct 147 88th pct

Mean slope in East Cannington in Langford +0.8 pts higher in East Cannington

6.0% 54th pct 5.2% 45th pct

Compare East Cannington with nearby areas

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Compare Langford with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). East Cannington vs Langford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50453/east-cannington/vs/SAL50833/langford