Canning Vale vs Cockburn CentralTwo Perth suburbs compared for a home loan
Canning Vale (WA 6155) is approximately 16 km south-east of the Perth CBD. Cockburn Central (WA 6164) is approximately 24 km south of the Perth CBD, on the Kwinana Freeway and the Mandurah line. At the 2021 Census, Canning Vale had 34,504 residents with a median age of 37, and Cockburn Central had 1,521 residents with a median age of 31.
The most common occupied dwelling was separate houses in Canning Vale and flats and apartments in Cockburn Central. Flats and apartments made up 1% of occupied dwellings in Canning Vale and 73% in Cockburn Central, while 18% of Canning Vale households rented compared with 63% in Cockburn Central. These differences matter for finance, because lenders assess apartments, strata buildings and houses on land differently.
Both suburbs are in the same state, so transfer duty is calculated on the same scale and the difference in upfront cost comes from the purchase price. The panel below applies that scale, and an estimate of lenders mortgage insurance, to the prices you enter.
WA 6155 · South-east metropolitan Perth
Canning Vale
Canning Vale is a large family suburb shared by the Cities of Canning and Gosnells, with four-bedroom houses, an industrial area and two new stations.
City of Canning and City of Gosnells. Approximately 16 km south-east of the Perth CBD.
Read the full Canning Vale guideWA 6164 · Southern suburbs of Perth
Cockburn Central
Cockburn Central is a transit-oriented suburb created in 2007 around its station, where 73.0 per cent of homes are apartments and 63.3 per cent of households rent.
City of Cockburn. Approximately 24 km south of the Perth CBD, on the Kwinana Freeway and the Mandurah line.
Read the full Cockburn Central guide
What buying in Canning Vale and Cockburn Central would mean for the loan
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Estimates only. Repayments assume a principal and interest loan at a constant rate, which is an assumption and not a current market rate. Transfer duty is indicative for established homes, first home buyer relief depends on eligibility, and upfront cash includes an allowance of $3,000 for conveyancing and inspections. Lenders mortgage insurance is an estimate and is added to the loan. A lender makes its own assessment.
Canning Vale and Cockburn Central: Census profile compared
Figures are from the 2021 Census, so rents, repayments and incomes have moved since. They are most useful for comparing one suburb with another and with Australia as a whole.
| Measure | Canning Vale | Cockburn Central |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | ||
| Residents | 34,504 | 1,521 |
| Median ageAustralia 38 | 37 | 31 |
| Average household sizeAustralia 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| Median household income, weeklyAustralia $1,746 | $2,277 | $1,626 |
| Housing costs at the 2021 Census | ||
| Median rent, weeklyAustralia $375 | $425 | $355 |
| Median mortgage repayment, monthlyAustralia $1,863 | $2,000 | $1,517 |
| Who owns and who rents | ||
| Households rentingAustralia 31% | 18% | 63% |
| Owned with a mortgageAustralia 35% | 50% | 26% |
| Owned outrightAustralia 31% | 30% | 9% |
| Types of home | ||
| Separate housesAustralia 72% | 94% | 27% |
| Townhouses, terraces and semi-detachedAustralia 13% | 5% | 1% |
| Flats and apartmentsAustralia 14% | 1% | 73% |
| Homes with two bedrooms or fewer | 3% | 71% |
| Homes with four bedrooms or more | 78% | 18% |
| Dwellings unoccupied on Census night | 4% | 13% |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0). Tenure shares exclude households that did not state their tenure. Dwelling shares are of occupied private dwellings.
Home loan considerations in Canning Vale and Cockburn Central
Lenders treat houses on land, townhouses and apartments differently, and some apply extra conditions to small apartments, high-density buildings or particular postcodes. These are the points each guide raises.
Canning Vale
- Upgraders
- First home buyers
- Investors
- Large family houses require larger loans, so serviceability at the lender's assessment rate, rather than property type, is usually the limiting factor.
- Upgraders selling an existing home may need bridging finance or a contract condition that makes the purchase subject to that sale.
- Western Australian contracts have no mandatory cooling-off period, so finance and inspection conditions need to be written into the offer before signing.
- Properties within mapped aircraft noise contours, or close to the industrial area, the railway or the prison, may attract valuer comment.
- Designated bush fire prone land can raise construction standards for extensions and rebuilding, and may affect insurance premiums.
- Unapproved patios, pools and additions can delay a valuation or settlement if the lender asks for evidence of council approval.
Cockburn Central
- Investors
- First home buyers
- Single-development exposure limits bind readily in a suburb of only 745 occupied dwellings.
- One and two bedroom dwellings can fall below lenders' minimum internal floor areas.
- Strata levies are counted in serviceability assessments and reduce borrowing power.
- Renting at 63.3 per cent means most purchases are assessed as investment lending.
- An older industrial area sits alongside the residential town centre.
Housing stock in Canning Vale and Cockburn Central compared
Canning Vale
- Four-bedroom family houses
- Single-storey brick homes in planned estates; four-bedroom dwellings numbered 7,130 at the 2021 Census.
- Large homes of five or more bedrooms
- The 2021 Census counted 1,034 homes with five or more bedrooms, suited to the suburb's large households.
- Older three-bedroom houses
- The 1,909 three-bedroom homes counted at the 2021 Census are typically among the earlier and smaller houses.
- Townhouses and villas
- Only 501 semi-detached or townhouse dwellings were counted at the 2021 Census, so smaller homes are scarce.
Cockburn Central
- High-rise apartments
- The 544 flats counted at the 2021 Census, 73.0 per cent of occupied homes.
- One and two bedroom dwellings
- At the 2021 Census, 379 dwellings had two bedrooms and 149 had one.
- Detached houses
- Separate houses numbered 200 at the 2021 Census, only 26.8 per cent of occupied homes.
Official sale price and rent figures for Canning Vale and Cockburn Central
Only figures published free of charge by a government agency are shown. Where none is published the space is left empty rather than filled with an estimate. Each guide charts the full series.
Canning Vale
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Canning Vale, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Cockburn Central
No government agency publishes a free median sale price or rent series for Cockburn Central, so none is shown. A broker can supply recent comparable sales for a specific property as part of a free assessment.
Transport, schools and amenities in Canning Vale and Cockburn Central
Canning Vale
Transport
- Nicholson Road Station (train)
- Ranford Road Station (train)
- Transperth feeder buses (bus)
- Roe Highway (road)
- Ranford Road and Nicholson Road (road)
- South Street (road)
Schools and campuses
- Canning Vale College (secondary, government)
- Canning Vale Primary School (primary, government)
- Campbell Primary School (primary, government)
- Ranford Primary School (primary, government)
- Excelsior Primary School (primary, government)
- St Emilie's Catholic Primary School (primary, catholic)
Amenities
- Market City and Perth Markets
- Canning Vale Weekend Markets
- Livingston Marketplace
- Canning Vale Community Centre
Cockburn Central
Transport
- Cockburn Central Station (train)
- Transperth buses (bus)
- Kwinana Freeway (road)
- Armadale Road (road)
Amenities
- Cockburn ARC
- Cockburn Gateway shopping centre
- Cockburn Central town square
School listings show name, level and sector only. Enrolment areas change, so confirm eligibility for a specific address with the school or the Western Australia education department.
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