Canning Vale, Western Australia
| Canning Vale Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 12,936 (2001 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "12936 (2001 census)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1980s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6155 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 20 km (12 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Southern River | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Canning Vale is a large southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and it is located 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 3km to the suburb's northeast. It was locally known as North Jandakot until 1925.[3]
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.
Geography
Canning Vale is bounded by Warton Road to the south-east, Garden Street and Nicholson Road to the northeast, Roe Highway to the north and northwest, and Clifton and Acourt Roads to the southwest.[4]
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, other warehouse distribution facilities for Coles and IGA. Swan Brewery, ACI Packaging, 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 Warratah). The remainder of the residential area and the prison complex are within the boundary of the City of Gosnells.
Demographics
At the ABS 2001 census, Canning Vale had a mostly 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.[1]
At the ABS 2006 census, CV had a population of 23,289 which was predominatly Catholic (24.9%), married (62.8%) and with a median houshold income of $1,591 per week. CV has also become know as 'Nappy Valley' and has 6,331 families of which 62.8% were couple families.
Facilities
Canning Vale contains five retail precincts, four within the residentual areas. A large industrial area is located in the north-west.
Community facilities include four primary schools - Canning Vale (opened 1994), Ranford (1999), Campbell (2002) , Excelsior (2005) and Caledenia (2007)- a private school (St Emilie's Catholic) and a state high school, Canning Vale College, a Sikh temple, community centre and two golf courses (Gosnells Golf Club and Canning Vale Country Club).[4]
Canning Vale also has a local Football Club, going under the name of Canning Vale Cougars Junior Football Club. No afl players have come from the Canning Vale Cougars, but there have been a few WAFL players to have come from Canning Vale. The club celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2006.
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 Kwinana Freeway via South Street (northwest).
Canning Vale is served by a range of buses linking the area to the Perth CBD, Murdoch Park 'n' Ride and to Cannington.[5] All services are operated by Swan Transit.
Politics
Canning Vale is a classic "mortgage belt" suburb which leans towards the Liberal Party in federal elections and the Australian Labor Party in state elections, in line with many Perth suburbs.
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). "2001 Community Profiles: Canning Vale (State Suburb)". 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
- ^ Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (2007). "Suburb Profile - Canning Vale". Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
- ^ a b Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Maps 434-435, 464–465. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
- ^ Transperth website, accessed 2006-11-18.
