Thornlie vs Canning Vale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Thornlie, about half of households are couple families. In Canning Vale, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Canning Vale: a median of $1.06 million, against $840,000 in Thornlie, and rent is higher there too. Thornlie is closer to the city centre: 17.8 km, against 21.9 km. On these figures, Thornlie tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Canning Vale suits couples.

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

Canning Vale

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (65 vs 17)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (6 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (23 vs 13)

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

First-home buyers

Thornlie

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($450,000 vs $985,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($840,000 vs $1,060,000)

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

Renters

Thornlie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($330/wk vs $425/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Thornlie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (17.8 km vs 21.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Canning Vale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (13 vs 6)
  • carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 72/100)
  • But Thornlie has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Thornlie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.6% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Thornlie and Canning Vale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Thornlie Canning Vale
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.

Thornlie Canning Vale
Walkability 76 / 79
Thornlie — Walkability: 76/100 Canning Vale — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 28 / 46
Thornlie — Safety: 28/100 Canning Vale — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 82
Thornlie — Low fire risk: 100/100 Canning Vale — Low fire risk: 82/100
Low flood risk 58 / 100
Thornlie — Low flood risk: 58/100 Canning Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Canning Vale has more residents (34,504 vs 23,665); Canning Vale has higher household incomes ($118,404 vs $81,692).

Thornlie Canning Vale
Population 23,665 34,504
+46% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.2% +4.4%
Median age 38 37
Median household income $81,692/yr $118,404/yr
+45% vs other
Median weekly rent $330/wk $425/wk
+29% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Thornlie Canning Vale
0-4 6.0% / 5.5%
Thornlie — 0-4: 6.0% Canning Vale — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.4% / 13.8%
Thornlie — 5-14: 13.4% Canning Vale — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 6.1% / 7.2%
Thornlie — 15-19: 6.1% Canning Vale — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 6.1% / 7.1%
Thornlie — 20-24: 6.1% Canning Vale — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 12.7% / 12.7%
Thornlie — 25-34: 12.7% Canning Vale — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 14.1% / 15.8%
Thornlie — 35-44: 14.1% Canning Vale — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 12.8% / 14.3%
Thornlie — 45-54: 12.8% Canning Vale — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 11.9% / 11.6%
Thornlie — 55-64: 11.9% Canning Vale — 55-64: 11.6%
65-74 10.4% / 7.6%
Thornlie — 65-74: 10.4% Canning Vale — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 5.2% / 3.1%
Thornlie — 75-84: 5.2% Canning Vale — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.4% / 1.2%
Thornlie — 85+: 1.4% Canning Vale — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Thornlie 48.3% couple families
Thornlie — Couple Families: 48.3% Thornlie — Lone Person: 28.4% Thornlie — One Parent Families: 17.6% Thornlie — Group Household: 3.8% Thornlie — Other Families: 2.0%
Canning Vale 67.7% couple families
Canning Vale — Couple Families: 67.7% Canning Vale — Lone Person: 15.5% Canning Vale — One Parent Families: 12.9% Canning Vale — Group Household: 2.3% Canning Vale — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Thornlie 21.8% renting
Thornlie — Owned Outright: 34.3% Thornlie — Mortgage: 43.9% Thornlie — Renting: 21.8%
Canning Vale 18.3% renting
Canning Vale — Owned Outright: 31.0% Canning Vale — Mortgage: 50.7% Canning Vale — Renting: 18.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Thornlie Canning Vale
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 16.5%
Thornlie — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Canning Vale — Bachelor Degree: 16.5%
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 10.7%
Thornlie — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Canning Vale — Certificate III & IV: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.7%
Thornlie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Canning Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 6.2%
Thornlie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Canning Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.8%
Thornlie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Canning Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Thornlie Canning Vale
India 4.0% / 8.7%
Thornlie — India: 4.0% Canning Vale — India: 8.7%
England 6.6% / 5.2%
Thornlie — England: 6.6% Canning Vale — England: 5.2%
Malaysia 3.5% / 6.1%
Thornlie — Malaysia: 3.5% Canning Vale — Malaysia: 6.1%
China 2.5% / 5.0%
Thornlie — China: 2.5% Canning Vale — China: 5.0%
New Zealand 3.0% / 2.1%
Thornlie — New Zealand: 3.0% Canning Vale — New Zealand: 2.1%
Singapore 1.6% / 2.9%
Thornlie — Singapore: 1.6% Canning Vale — Singapore: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Thornlie 91.1% houses
Thornlie — Houses: 91.1% Thornlie — Townhouses: 7.6% Thornlie — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Canning Vale 94.4% houses
Canning Vale — Houses: 94.4% Canning Vale — Townhouses: 4.8% Canning Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Thornlie Canning Vale
Median house price $840,000 $1,060,000
Median unit price $542,500 $587,500
Median land price $450,000 $985,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 20 days
from 222 sales
 28 days
from 316 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.

Thornlie Canning Vale
3 bed $805K / $830K
Thornlie — 3 bed: $805K (182 sales) Canning Vale — 3 bed: $830K (103 sales)

182 vs 103 sales

4 bed $885K / $1.12M
Thornlie — 4 bed: $885K (185 sales) Canning Vale — 4 bed: $1.12M (348 sales)

185 vs 348 sales

5 bed $1.04M / $1.29M
Thornlie — 5 bed: $1.04M (22 sales) Canning Vale — 5 bed: $1.29M (45 sales)

22 vs 45 sales

Development activity

Thornlie Canning Vale
New dwellings approved 660
across Gosnells
 423
across Canning
Approvals change year on year +17% -3%

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.

Thornlie Canning Vale
Houses 4.6%
$750/wk on $850K
 3.7%
$850/wk on $1.2M
Units 5.4%
$580/wk on $560K
 —

Ranking within WA

Thornlie Canning Vale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 44% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Schools Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 99% of WA
Walkability Higher than 93% of WA Higher than 95% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 92% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 65% of WA Higher than 19% of WA
Rental yield (units) Higher than 48% of WA —

Liveability

Canning Vale scores higher overall (84 vs 54).

Thornlie Canning Vale
Grade B A
Score 54/100 84/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Thornlie carries more flood risk (42 vs 0); Canning Vale carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0).

Thornlie Canning Vale
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
18/100
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
54/100
Flood Moderate
42/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 13
within 5 km

Schools

Thornlie Canning Vale
Inside the suburb 7 8
Rated above peers 2 6
Rated at peers 4 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
Curtin University of Technology, 7.5 km
 2
Murdoch University (Murdoch), 7.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.1% 3.6%

Schools in Thornlie

  • South Thornlie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Thornlie Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Australian Islamic College (Thornlie) Independent · Combined at peers
  • Forest Crescent Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Sacred Heart Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Thornlie Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Canning Vale

  • Caladenia Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Campbell Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Canning Vale College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Canning Vale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Excelsior Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Ranford Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Thornlie Canning Vale
Supermarkets 6 10
Cafes & restaurants 6 31
Parks & reserves 17 65
Childcare 13 23
GPs 6 13
Pharmacies 2 6
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 5
Fuel stations 3 9
EV chargers 1 2
Waterways 1 3

Mobility

Canning Vale sits further from the CBD (21.9 km vs 17.8 km).

Thornlie Canning Vale
Walkability score 76/100 79/100
Distance to Perth 17.8 km 21.9 km
+23% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 25 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 537.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1183.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 6108
 1.7%
postcode 6155
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 6108
 82
postcode 6155

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.

Thornlie Canning Vale
Car (driver) 79.4% / 77.0%
Thornlie — Car (driver): 79.4% Canning Vale — Car (driver): 77.0%
Worked from Home 5.5% / 8.1%
Thornlie — Worked from Home: 5.5% Canning Vale — Worked from Home: 8.1%
Train 5.6% / 6.4%
Thornlie — Train: 5.6% Canning Vale — Train: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 5.3%
Thornlie — Car (passenger): 5.9% Canning Vale — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Bus 2.7% / 2.3%
Thornlie — Bus: 2.7% Canning Vale — Bus: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Thornlie Canning Vale
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.9 km 14.8 km

NBN connectivity

Thornlie Canning Vale
Connectivity score 86/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
9,524 premises
 54%
13,535 premises

Climate

Thornlie Canning Vale
Annual rainfall 745 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Thornlie Canning Vale
Average residential rate $2,067/yr $1,833/yr
Council Gosnells Canning

Federal electorate

Thornlie Canning Vale
Division Burt Tangney
Member Matt Keogh Sam Lim
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Thornlie Canning Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Thornlie

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

Canning Vale

Easy Commute Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Transport Hub

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