Canning Vale, Western Australia

Canning Vale Perth, Western Australia
File:OIC canning vale industrial aerial view.jpg Canning Vale industrial area
Canning Vale
Coordinates
Population	30,666 (2011 census)
• Density	1,202.6/km2 (3,115/sq mi)
Established	1980s
Postcode(s)	6155
Area	25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Location	20 km (12 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)	City of Canning City of Gosnells
State electorate(s)	Riverton, Southern River
Federal Division(s)	Tangney
Suburbs around Canning Vale: Willetton Riverton Parkwood Jandakot Canning Vale Thornlie Forrestdale Southern River Huntingdale

Canning Vale is a large southern suburb of Perth 20 km from the Perth CBD. Its local government areas are the City of Canning (west of Nicholson Road) and the City of Gosnells (east of Nicholson Road).

History

Canning Vale's name derives from the Canning River, located about 3 km to the suburb's northeast. It was locally known as North Jandakot until 1925.

Until the late 1970s Canning Vale was a farming area consisting of mostly market gardens and dairy farms due to its swampy terrain with an unusually high abundance of permanent fresh water. Most of the area which is now residential was zoned rural until 1994 on the Metropolitan Region Scheme.

Developers of residential areas have incorporated numerous landscaped lakes into their developments, which serve an important function in draining this swampy area.

Geography

Canning Vale is bounded by Warton Road to the southeast, Garden Street and Nicholson Road to the northeast, Roe Highway to the north and northwest, and Clifton and Acourt Roads to the southwest.

The suburb is split into three distinct regions. North of the rail line near Roe Highway is an industrial area that has a number of major warehousing operations including Market City, a wholesale fresh produce market. Also in the area are many distribution facilities such as the IGA distribution centre. Swan Brewery, ACI Packaging and BGC all operate manufacturing plants in the area. South of the line is residential with the normal shopping areas. The western edge of the suburb, contained within a nature reserve, is the Hakea Prison complex.

The industrial area is within the boundary of the City of Canning as well as a portion of the residential estates (including Livingston and Waratah). The remainder of the residential area and the prison complex are within the boundary of the City of Gosnells.

Demographics

Shiva Temple, Canning Vale.

At the ABS 2001 census, Canning Vale had a mostly lower-middle income population of 12,849 people living in 4,115 dwellings, all but 205 of which were separate houses. The population is very diverse, with 14% of East or South-East Asian descent and sizable Indian and Italian minorities.

At the ABS 2006 census, Canning Vale had a population of 23,289 which was predominantly Catholic (24.9%), married (62.8%) and with a median household income of $1,591 per week. Canning Vale has 6,331 families of which 62.8% were couple families.

At the ABS 2011 census, the suburb had a population of 30,666 while still maintaining its ethnic and religious diversity; 15% of the suburb was of either Chinese or Indian ancestry, and Buddhism and Islam were the fourth and fifth most practised beliefs in the suburb respectively (after Catholicism, no religion and Anglicanism).

Facilities

Canning Vale contains five retail precincts, four within the residential areas. A large industrial area is located in the north-west.

Community facilities include five primary schools – Canning Vale (opened 1994), Ranford (1999), Campbell (2002), Excelsior (2005) and Caladenia (2007) – a private school (St Emilie's Catholic) and a high school, Canning Vale College, numerous churches, a Sikh temple, a Hindu temple, community centre and two golf courses (Gosnells Golf Club and Canning Vale Country Club).

Canning Vale has a junior football club, going under the name of Canning Vale Cougars Junior Football Club. No AFL players have come from the Canning Vale Cougars, but a few WAFL players have come from Canning Vale. The club celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2006. Canning Vale also has cricket team which is run by the SEMJCC and goes by the name of Canning Vale Junior/Senior Cricket Club.

Season 2011 sees the newly formed Canning Vale Senior Football Club take to the field for the first time as they participate in the WA Amateur Football League (WAAFL). Their home matches will be played at Clifton Park.

The main shopping centre Livingstone Marketplace is situated at the corner of Ranford Road and Nicholson Road. A second shopping centre The Vale is located on the corner of Warton Road and Amherst Road along Canning Vale's eastern boundary.

Transport

Canning Vale's northern boundary is the Roe Highway, which connects with the Kwinana Freeway (west) and Albany Highway (east) and provides access to Perth Airport, while Nicholson Road heads north towards Cannington, Western Australia and Westfield Carousel, and Ranford Road goes to Armadale (southeast) and Fremantle over Kwinana Freeway via South Street (northwest).

Canning Vale is served by a range of buses linking the area to the Perth CBD, Murdoch University and to Cannington. Many bus services connect with Transperth trains at Murdoch, Maddington or Thornlie stations. All services are operated by Swan Transit.

Politics

Canning Vale is a classic "mortgage belt" suburb which leans towards the Liberal Party in federal and state elections.

See also

• Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre
• Canning Vale College