Wilson is a suburb of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

, Western Australia, located within the

City of Canning The City of Canning is a local government area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and had a population of approximatel ...

on the north bank of the

Canning River The Canning River (Djarlgarra in Nyungar) is a major tributary of the Swan River in the South West Land Division of Western Australia. It is home to much wildlife including dolphins, pelicans, swans and many other bird species. Source a ...

. It is a fairly old suburb with parks and close proximity to prominent shopping centres in South Perth. It is favoured by

Curtin University Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, ...

students, the reason being its convenient access to the university. Bus numbers 72 and 75 travel through this suburb. The suburb contains Castledare, Kent Street Weir, Canning River and Lo Quay River Cafe.

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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Canning River (Western Australia) Suburbs in the City of Canning {{PerthAU-geo-stub