34,504 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30,666
- 2016: 33,059
- 2021: 34,504
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Canning Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Canning Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 34,504 people in Canning Vale are married, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. The community is generally young and family-oriented, with a typical resident aged 37.
34,504
▲ +12.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Canning Vale — higher than 93% of areas.
| Canning Vale | 34,504 |
|---|---|
| 6155, WA | 53,765 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Canning Vale is among the largest areas at this level with 34,504 residents. The typical person here is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure.
37 yrs ▲ +15.6%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Younger families are common here, as children under 15 make up 19.4% of the population. This is higher than most areas, while the proportion of seniors is well below the national figure at 11.9%.
11.9% ▲ +102.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▼ -14.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Canning Vale splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are the most common relationship status at 57.9%. However, only 5.8% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 12.2%.
1.9% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.8% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Canning Vale, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Canning Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50245/canning-vale/topic/demographics-identity