Cannington is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning. Cannington's name derives from the Canning River, which forms part of the southwestern boundary of the suburb. It was first subdivided in 1882, and a railway station was constructed in the 1890s opposite Station Street in what is now East …Cannington is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Canning. Cannington's name derives from the Canning River, which forms part of the southwestern boundary of the suburb. It was first subdivided in 1882, and a railway station was constructed in the 1890s opposite Station Street in what is now East Cannington.