East Cannington vs Queens Park

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In East Cannington, about half of households are couple families. Queens Park is closer to the city centre: 12.1 km, against 14.5 km.

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

Queens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Queens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($415,500 vs $555,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Queens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (12.1 km vs 14.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Queens Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • East Cannington is growing faster (19.2% vs 9.2%)
  • Queens Park returns a higher gross yield on units (7.0% vs 5.8%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

East Cannington and Queens Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

East Cannington Queens Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

East Cannington Queens Park
Walkability 74 / 79
East Cannington — Walkability: 74/100 Queens Park — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 36 / 29
East Cannington — Safety: 36/100 Queens Park — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
East Cannington — Low fire risk: 100/100 Queens Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
East Cannington — Low flood risk: 100/100 Queens Park — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

East Cannington Queens Park
Population 6,512 7,268
+12% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +19.2% +9.2%
Median age 31 32
Median household income $95,056/yr
+6% vs other
 $89,596/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Cannington Queens Park
0-4 8.8% / 8.4%
East Cannington — 0-4: 8.8% Queens Park — 0-4: 8.4%
5-14 12.2% / 11.7%
East Cannington — 5-14: 12.2% Queens Park — 5-14: 11.7%
15-19 4.5% / 5.3%
East Cannington — 15-19: 4.5% Queens Park — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 8.7% / 8.2%
East Cannington — 20-24: 8.7% Queens Park — 20-24: 8.2%
25-34 23.2% / 21.8%
East Cannington — 25-34: 23.2% Queens Park — 25-34: 21.8%
35-44 16.3% / 17.6%
East Cannington — 35-44: 16.3% Queens Park — 35-44: 17.6%
45-54 10.0% / 11.3%
East Cannington — 45-54: 10.0% Queens Park — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 8.4% / 7.8%
East Cannington — 55-64: 8.4% Queens Park — 55-64: 7.8%
65-74 5.1% / 4.3%
East Cannington — 65-74: 5.1% Queens Park — 65-74: 4.3%
75-84 2.0% / 2.7%
East Cannington — 75-84: 2.0% Queens Park — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 0.7% / 0.9%
East Cannington — 85+: 0.7% Queens Park — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Cannington 52.0% couple families
East Cannington — Couple Families: 52.0% East Cannington — Lone Person: 25.1% East Cannington — One Parent Families: 12.2% East Cannington — Group Household: 8.5% East Cannington — Other Families: 2.3%
Queens Park 44.9% couple families
Queens Park — Couple Families: 44.9% Queens Park — Lone Person: 31.3% Queens Park — One Parent Families: 12.6% Queens Park — Group Household: 8.7% Queens Park — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Cannington 40.4% renting
East Cannington — Owned Outright: 21.1% East Cannington — Mortgage: 38.6% East Cannington — Renting: 40.4%
Queens Park 42.2% renting
Queens Park — Owned Outright: 16.6% Queens Park — Mortgage: 41.2% Queens Park — Renting: 42.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

East Cannington Queens Park
Bachelor Degree 16.2% / 17.5%
East Cannington — Bachelor Degree: 16.2% Queens Park — Bachelor Degree: 17.5%
Certificate III & IV 10.8% / 9.6%
East Cannington — Certificate III & IV: 10.8% Queens Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 8.2%
East Cannington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Queens Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 7.0%
East Cannington — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Queens Park — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.5%
East Cannington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Queens Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

East Cannington Queens Park
India 13.6% / 13.6%
East Cannington — India: 13.6% Queens Park — India: 13.6%
Philippines 4.2% / 4.9%
East Cannington — Philippines: 4.2% Queens Park — Philippines: 4.9%
China 4.2% / 3.2%
East Cannington — China: 4.2% Queens Park — China: 3.2%
Malaysia 3.7% / 3.6%
East Cannington — Malaysia: 3.7% Queens Park — Malaysia: 3.6%
Indonesia 2.2% / 2.8%
East Cannington — Indonesia: 2.2% Queens Park — Indonesia: 2.8%
England 2.2% / 2.1%
East Cannington — England: 2.2% Queens Park — England: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Cannington 76.7% houses
East Cannington — Houses: 76.7% East Cannington — Townhouses: 20.6% East Cannington — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Queens Park 76.0% houses
Queens Park — Houses: 76.0% Queens Park — Townhouses: 19.4% Queens Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

East Cannington Queens Park
Median house price $850,000 $820,000
Median unit price $605,000 $600,000
Median land price $555,000 $415,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 82 sales
 13 days
from 69 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

East Cannington Queens Park
2 bed $555K / $568K
East Cannington — 2 bed: $555K (14 sales) Queens Park — 2 bed: $568K (16 sales)

14 vs 16 sales

3 bed $680K / $745K
East Cannington — 3 bed: $680K (6 sales) Queens Park — 3 bed: $745K (8 sales)

6 vs 8 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

East Cannington Queens Park
2 bed $730K / $602K
East Cannington — 2 bed: $730K (18 sales) Queens Park — 2 bed: $602K (7 sales)

18 vs 7 sales

3 bed $760K / $766K
East Cannington — 3 bed: $760K (55 sales) Queens Park — 3 bed: $766K (80 sales)

55 vs 80 sales

4 bed $908K / $872K
East Cannington — 4 bed: $908K (68 sales) Queens Park — 4 bed: $872K (54 sales)

68 vs 54 sales

5 bed $938K / $950K
East Cannington — 5 bed: $938K (8 sales) Queens Park — 5 bed: $950K (11 sales)

8 vs 11 sales

Development activity

East Cannington Queens Park
New dwellings approved 423
across Canning
same for both
Approvals change year on year -3%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

East Cannington Queens Park
Houses 5.1%
$855/wk on $879K
 4.9%
$800/wk on $849K
Units 5.8%
$670/wk on $600K
 7.0%
$750/wk on $558K

Ranking within WA

East Cannington Queens Park
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 54% of WA
Schools — Higher than 89% of WA
Walkability Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 94% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 87% of WA Higher than 79% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 78% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 71% of WA Higher than 93% of WA

Liveability

East Cannington Queens Park
Grade A
same for both
Score 71/100 75/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

East Cannington Queens Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
64/100
 High
71/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 High
70/100
Industrial facilities nearby 22
within 5 km
 23
within 5 km

Schools

East Cannington Queens Park
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Curtin University of Technology, 4.9 km
 3
Curtin University of Technology, 3.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.9% 3.4%

Schools in East Cannington

  • Gibbs Street Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Queens Park

  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Norbert College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Queens Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

East Cannington Queens Park
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 8 10
Childcare 3 4
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1

Mobility

East Cannington sits further from the CBD (14.5 km vs 12.1 km).

East Cannington Queens Park
Walkability score 74/100 79/100
Distance to Perth 14.5 km
+17% vs other
 12.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 18 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 95/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 80.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 224.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 6107
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 6107
same for both

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.

East Cannington Queens Park
Car (driver) 74.3% / 74.3%
East Cannington — Car (driver): 74.3% Queens Park — Car (driver): 74.3%
Train 10.3% / 10.4%
East Cannington — Train: 10.3% Queens Park — Train: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 5.9%
East Cannington — Car (passenger): 6.2% Queens Park — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Worked from Home 4.8% / 4.9%
East Cannington — Worked from Home: 4.8% Queens Park — Worked from Home: 4.9%
Bus 3.3% / 2.8%
East Cannington — Bus: 3.3% Queens Park — Bus: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).

Setting

East Cannington Queens Park
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 14 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.5 km
4.2 km to a named beach
 18.3 km

NBN connectivity

East Cannington Queens Park
Connectivity score 74/100 66/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
2,642 premises
 38%
3,108 premises

Climate

East Cannington Queens Park
Annual rainfall 663 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.5°C
same for both

Council rates

East Cannington Queens Park
Average residential rate $1,833/yr
same for both
Council Canning
same for both

Federal electorate

East Cannington Queens Park
Division Swan
same for both
Member Zaneta Mascarenhas
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

East Cannington Queens Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East Cannington

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses Young Families

Queens Park

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Trains Transport Hub

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