Cannington Electorate Profile (2025)

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Area (sq km): 40
Number of Electors: 30,891
Source: 2023 Final Distribution Report, Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.

Origin of the Name:
This name was given according to the English practice of adding the term 'ton' to a name, denoting a town. Subdivision of the suburb of Cannington began in 1882. A railway station was constructed there in the early 1890s and was named 'Cannington'. The area surrounding this station soon became known by this name.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.

Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
The Cannington electorate includes all or part of Beckenham, Bentley, Cannington, East Cannington, Ferndale, Langford, Lynwood, Queens Park, Wattle Grove, Welshpool and Wilson.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.

Schools
Government: Bannister Creek Primary School; Beckenham Primary School; Brookman Primary School; Cannington Community College; Cannington Community Education Support Centre; East Kenwick Primary School; Gibbs Street Primary School; Kenwick School; Queens Park Primary School; Sevenoaks Senior College.

Other: Fountain College; Al-Ameen College (Langford Islamic College); Communicare Academy; Rehoboth Christian College; St Jude's Catholic School; St Joseph's School; St Norbert College.

Local Newspapers:

• Canning Examiner
• Perth Now - Canning

Books about Cannington:

• Dorothea Morrow: A place by the river (150p, 1986)
• F G Garden: Along the Canning - a history of the Shire of the Canning district, Western Australia (183p. Shire of Canning, 1968)