Perth Suburb Profiles

Cannington

Situated 10km from the Perth GPO.

This name was given according to the English practice of adding the term 'ton' to a name, denoting a town. Subdivision of the suburb of Cannington began in 1882. A railway station was constructed there in the early 1890's and was named Cannington. The area surrounding this station soon became known by this name.

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CANNINGTON QUICK STATS
1 April 2012 - 31 March 2013
* Based on Settled Sales as at 25th January 2013

Number of Sales for Year:102
Median House Price: $400,000

Growth Rates	1 Year	5 Years	10 Years
Cannington	8%	1.3%	8.8%
Perth Metro Region	4.2%	1.1%	9.4%
CPI	1.8%	2.6%	3.0%

2011 Census Summary	Cannington	Perth Metro Region
Population - Usually Resident	5,275	1,645,573
Median Age of Residents (Years)	30	35
Residents less than 19	20%	27%
Residents 20-64	71%	62%
Residents over 65	10%	13%
Average Household Size (persons)	2.00	2.55
Couples without children	27%	28%
Couple family with children	24%	34%
Single parent family	11%	11%
Other families	4%	2%
Lone Person	29%	24%
Group Household	10%	5%
Total Households	1,933	604,425
Number of Occupied Dwellings ¹	2,066	595,499
House	44%	79%
Duplex, Villa, Town House	42%	12%
Flat,Unit, Apartment	16%	10%
Other ²	0%	1%
Number of Unoccupied Dwellings	141	57,529
Fully Owned ²	23%	30%
Being Purchased ²	26%	42%
Being Rented ²	51%	28%
Other ²	1%	2%
Median Weekly Household Income	$1,165	$1,481
Median Monthly Mortgage Repayment	$1,313	$2,008
Median Weekly Rent	$340	$327
Local Schools:	Cannington P.S., Saint Joseph's P.S., Saint Norbert College, Cannington Community College, Cannington Education Support Centre, Kids of the Park Community Kindergarten, Sowilo Community High School , Damla College
Other Nearby Schools:	St Jude's Catholic School (Langford)
Shops:	Westfield Carousel
Train Stations:	Queens Park or Cannington
Bus Services:	Local bus service
1. Excludes visitor only households 2. % Calcs exclude Not Stated Component

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