Canley Heights mostly consists of low-density residential and commercial developments, many of which open until late on weekdays and weekends which offer a nightlife for the residents and visitors alike.

[2] Its commercial area is centred on Canley Vale Road, the main street in the suburb, which features convenient stores, a post office, dollar stores, cafes, dentists and law firms, as well as a variety of ethnic restaurants (predominantly Vietnamese, but also Lao, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Middle Eastern).

[2] It features parks for recreational purposes, on Derby, Peterlee, Arbutus, and Ascot streets.

The nearest railway station is located in the nearby suburb of Canley Vale, down the hill to the east.

Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 42.1%, Cantonese 5.5%, Khmer 5.4%, Arabic 3.4%, and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 2.7%.