Canna vs Yalgoo
Yalgoo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Canna. In both, most homes are detached houses and most households are people living alone. In Canna, the large majority of households own their home. In Yalgoo, most households rent. On these figures, Canna tends to suit families with children, while Yalgoo suits renters and young adults.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Canna
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 81/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (72% vs 56%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Yalgoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (3% vs 13%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Canna has cheaper rent ($88/wk vs $150/wk)
- Yalgoo has a bigger rental market to choose from (70% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Canna
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (281 min vs 363 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (393.6 km vs 499.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Canna carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 81/100)
- Yalgoo has more units and townhouses to downsize into (44% vs 28%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Yalgoo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.2% vs -17.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Canna and Yalgoo drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Yalgoo has more residents (313 vs 57); Yalgoo rents higher ($150/wk vs $88/wk).
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 57 | 313 +449% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.4% | +12.2% |
| Median age | 37 | 34 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +14% vs other | $80,600/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $88/wk | $150/wk +70% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
Ranking within WA
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of WA | Higher than 42% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of WA | Higher than 22% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of WA | Higher than 12% of WA |
Liveability
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Yalgoo carries more bushfire risk (39 vs 0); Yalgoo carries more crime risk (81 vs 24).
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 39/100 |
| Crime | Low 24/100 | High 81/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Canna
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Yalgoo
- Yalgoo Primary School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 4 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 6 |
Mobility
Yalgoo sits further from the CBD (499.5 km vs 393.6 km).
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 393.6 km | 499.5 km +27% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 281 min | 363 min |
| Electric vehicle share | — | 0.0% postcode 6635 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (44.0%).
Setting
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 347 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 380 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 9 premises | 0% 40 premises |
Federal electorate
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Canna | Yalgoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Yalgoo
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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