East Cannington bushfire risk
Of East Cannington’s 3,420 mapped properties, 1.8% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, East Cannington’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific East Cannington address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in East Cannington
Flood and bushfire areas across East Cannington. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near East Cannington
East 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 East Cannington
East Cannington is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Residential
Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.
Zone: Education
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Infrastructure Services
Who lives in East Cannington
At the 2021 Census, 54.6% of East Cannington’s 6,512 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 East 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 East Cannington). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/5 Redcliffe Street, East Cannington WA 6107
- 24 Corry Street, East Cannington WA 6107
- 25 Treemartin Place, East Cannington WA 6107
- 37 Whitlock Road, East Cannington WA 6107
- 391 Welshpool Road, East Cannington WA 6107
- 3 Jessie Street, East Cannington WA 6107
- 7 Scrubwren Lane, East Cannington WA 6107
- 8 Bass Close, East Cannington WA 6107
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Canning
Compare East 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.