Cannington bushfire risk
Of Cannington’s 6,071 mapped properties, 12.6% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Cannington’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Cannington address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Cannington
Flood and bushfire areas across Cannington. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Cannington
Cannington sits in the Cannington police district, which recorded 28,196 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 28,196 total. Figures are for the whole Cannington police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Cannington
Cannington is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Service commercial
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure Services
Who lives in Cannington
At the 2021 Census, 61.7% of Cannington’s 6,875 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Cannington
Canning council approved 426 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Canning council area (not just Cannington). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Fletcher Street, Cannington WA 6107
- 1/28-30 Stockman Way, Cannington WA 6107
- 13/19 Holton Way, Cannington WA 6107
- 14 Purkiss Street, Cannington WA 6107
- 28 Derisleigh Street, Cannington WA 6107
- 4/65 Mills Street, Cannington WA 6107
- 6-10 Carousel Road, Cannington WA 6107
- 810/17 Pattie Street, Cannington WA 6107
Other suburbs in Canning
Compare Cannington with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.