Canning Vale WA 6155, in Perth, Western Australia, is the suburb south of Roe Highway around Nicholson and Ranford Roads, not Canningvale in Queensland. Keys locked in the car at Livingston Marketplace or one of the new train stations, or locked out of the house? Ring us and we’ll come to the car or the front door. Locksmiths Perth 24/7 is run from Duncraig by Magnus, who has 25 years in the trade and does the work himself. A car lockout is opened where it’s parked, and for Japanese, Korean and most American cars he can cut and program a new key on the spot.
At a glance
- Who: Magnus at Locksmiths Perth 24/7, fully licensed, 25 years on the tools
- Where: Canning Vale WA 6155 on both sides of Nicholson Road, and anywhere else in Perth
- When: any hour, any day, public holidays too
- What: car lockouts, car keys cut at the car, house lockouts, rekeying, worn locks replaced, workshop and roller door locks, keypad locks
- Price: we agree it with you on the phone before we start
- Call: 0427 580 823
Locked out at Nicholson Road or Ranford Road station
Both stations opened in June 2025 on the Thornlie Cockburn line, and between them they have about 1,400 parking bays. That’s a lot of cars left for the day, and every so often the keys stay on the seat when the door shuts. Tell us which of the two stations, which end of the car park and what the car is. We open it, any make, and we don’t damage your car.
If the key is gone rather than locked in, we can make a new one at the car for Japanese, Korean and most American cars. Most keys are cut and programmed in about half an hour once we’re there, and the lost key can be taken off the car’s computer so it can no longer start the engine. More on what to do when you’ve lost all your car keys, or how a new key is cut and programmed.
Shopping at Livingston Marketplace and The Vale
Livingston Marketplace is on the corner of Ranford and Nicholson Roads, with Big W, Woolworths and a big car park. The Vale is the suburb’s other shopping centre. Two things that happen in any shopping centre car park: keys dropped in the boot with the bags, and a remote that suddenly won’t open the car. The first is a boot opening. The second is often just a flat battery in the remote, though sometimes the chip needs reprogramming, and our guide on why a car key stops working goes through the usual causes. Either way, we come to the bay you’re parked in.
Vans and utes at Market City on Bannister Road
Market City at 280 Bannister Road is open seven days. It’s home to Perth Markets, the wholesale produce market, and has weekend markets too. If you’re down to one key for the work van, get a spare car key made before that one goes missing. We cut and program keys at the vehicle for the HiAce, Transit, HiLux, Ranger and Triton, and the rest of the Japanese, Korean and most American range. European and Chinese vans we can open, but we don’t make keys for them. See keys for utes, vans and 4WDs.
Workshops and warehouses in the industrial area
Canning Vale has a large industrial area. The Swan Brewery, the Metcash distribution centre and BGC are all in it, so if your business is nearby, name the closest of those when you ring and we’ll know the part of the suburb you mean. The jobs we do for businesses: rekeying when a staff member leaves without handing back a key, repairing roller door and side door locks, fitting new locks to an office or storeroom, and swapping a key for a keypad so there’s a code to change instead. The keypad brands we fit, most used first, are McGrath, Lion Head, Lockton, Carbine, Lockwood and Yale. More on locks for businesses and keypad and smart locks.
Houses built on the old market gardens
Canning Vale was built from the 1980s on what had been market gardens and dairy farms, and it’s mostly separate houses. A house from the 1980s or 1990s may still have its original locks, with keys out there from every owner since. Rekeying fixes that without new locks: a typical house has 6 to 8 locks and takes about an hour. Most Australian houses are on Gainsborough or Lockwood keys, and if the front door is one and the screen doors are the other, you’ll have two keys unless the screen door cylinders are changed. We only replace a lock when it’s old or failing, and then we key the new one to your existing key.
Locked out of the house? We start with ways in that don’t damage the lock. In the unlikely event a barrel has to be drilled, we tell you first, then replace the barrel and key it to your existing key at no charge. A sliding door that won’t latch, or screen door locks that have gone stiff, usually come down to wear in the lock or a latch sitting out of line. We either fix what’s there or replace it. See house lockouts for how a home lockout goes.
Telling us where you are in Canning Vale
Nicholson Road splits the suburb between two councils: the City of Canning to the west and the City of Gosnells to the east. It makes no difference to us, but it helps to give the street plus the nearest main road, whether that’s Nicholson, Ranford, Warton or Clifton Road, or Roe Highway. Canning Vale is about 22 km south of the city and we’re based in Duncraig in the northern suburbs, so start with the address. For a new key or a lock change, have photo ID ready and something with your name and the address or the car on it. The price is agreed on the phone. If you don’t get us first time, leave a message and try again.
Jobs we pass on
Car door locks and ignitions aren’t something we repair, and we don’t make keys for European or Chinese cars, though we’ll still open them. If it’s something we don’t do, or we’re not available when you call, we’ll always try to point you to someone who can help.
Nearby suburbs
Canning Vale borders Willetton, Riverton, Leeming, Thornlie and Southern River, and we cover them all. Further out we have pages for Cannington, Maddington, Armadale and South Perth, or see all areas we cover. For car work anywhere in Perth, start with our car locksmith page.
What customers say
“Lost my keys in Duncraig and needed an urgent unlock and replacement. Came straight away and got it sorted. Highly recommend! Thank you!”
“On time and efficient! Highly recommend if you’re around the Kingsley area or anywhere in Perth.”
“Amazing service very prompt and professional would use again”
Common questions
I searched for Canningvale and got sheets and towels. Have I got the right place?
Canningvale is also a homewares brand, and there’s a small Canningvale in Queensland. We’re a locksmith for Canning Vale WA 6155, in the south of Perth, Western Australia.
My keys are locked in the car at Nicholson Road station. What should I tell you?
Which station you’re at, since Ranford Road is on the same line, roughly where the car is in the car park, and the make and model. Once the price is agreed we head over, and the car is opened without a mark on it.
The keys are in the boot at Livingston Marketplace. Can you get them out?
Yes. Boot openings are part of car lockout work, and we don’t damage your car. Tell us roughly where in the car park you are and what the car is.
Can you make a key for a work van at Market City?
For Japanese, Korean and most American vans and utes, such as the HiAce, Transit, HiLux and Ranger, yes, cut and programmed at the van. European and Chinese vans we can open, but we don’t make the keys.
Our house was built in the 1990s and the locks have never been changed. Is rekeying worth it?
If you don’t know who still has a key, yes. Rekeying makes every old key useless and keeps the locks you have. Most houses have 6 to 8 locks and it takes about an hour. If a lock is worn out, we’ll tell you and replace that one, keyed to the same key.
Does it matter if I’m on the Canning side or the Gosnells side of Nicholson Road?
No. We cover both, and the rest of Perth. Just give us the street and the nearest main road.