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Cannon Hill 4170 · Carindale, Greater Brisbane, QLD

Cannon Hill is among the more advantaged parts of Australia (SEIFA decile 9 of 10); a young, family-heavy area (median age 34), and the ABS figures show little working against it.

A mix of houses and units, with a median age of 34 and households on a median $2,320 a week at the 2021 Census.

Compiled from ABS regional population (SA2), the 2021 Census, SEIFA 2021, OpenStreetMap and Queensland Open Data · figures current to August 2026.

Population (ERP)
7,746
▲ 3,828 since 2001
SA2 · year to Jun 2025
YoY growth
+1.61%
▼ state average +1.76%
Year to Jun 2025
Net migration
+68
1,007 in · 939 out
Internal + overseas · 2025
Rank in Greater Brisbane
96th
Top 40% of 243 SA2s
By population growth rate

How the population has changed

Cannon Hill against the Queensland average, both set to 100 in the first year shown so the growth rates compare.

Cannon HillQueensland average
201620202025

Cannon Hill population grew from 6,013 in 2016 to 7,746 in 2025, a change of 28.8% over the period, against the Queensland average.

Show the data table
YearCannon HillQueensland average
20166,0134,845,152
20176,1824,926,380
20186,3745,006,623
20196,6115,088,847
20206,8375,165,613
20217,0275,215,814
20227,2135,310,905
20237,4745,450,235
20247,6235,571,890
20257,7465,669,764

Where the growth is coming from

Cannon Hill gained 823 residents from internal migration and 184 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 939 people moved away — a net addition of 68 before natural increase.

  • Internal migration in+823
  • Internal migration out+863
  • Overseas migration in+184
  • Natural increase+55

Components of population change over the sample year. Natural increase is shown apart from migration so the two are not read as one figure.

How it has changed

Census · five-yearly

The 2016 Census against 2021. Older figures are mapped onto today's boundaries via the ABS Time Series Profile, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.

Measure20162021Change
Population5,7206,930 +21%
Median age3334 +1 yr
Median household income$1,858/wk$2,320/wk +25%
Median weekly rent$430/wk$450/wk +4.7%
Born overseas25.7%27.2% +1.5 pts

Who lives here

Census · five-yearly

From the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.

People

6,930
Population
Usual residents, Census 2021
34
Median age
Years
27.2%
Born overseas
Born outside Australia
2.5
Household size
Average people per household

Income

$2,320/wk
Household income
Median total weekly household income
$1,136/wk
Personal income
Median total weekly personal income

Housing

$450/wk
Median rent
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
$2,362/mo
Median mortgage
Median monthly mortgage repayment
63.1%
Separate houses
Share of occupied dwellings
20.3%
Flats & apartments
Share of occupied dwellings
5.7%
Unoccupied
Private dwellings unoccupied on Census night

Work

73.7%
Employment rate
Employed as a share of people aged 15+
3.4%
Unemployment rate
Unemployed as a share of the labour force
77.9%
Year 12 or above
Highest school year completed

How homes are held

  • Owned outright 21.9%
  • Mortgaged 37.3%
  • Rented 39.1%
  • Other / not stated 1.7%

How well-off the area is

Census · five-yearly

The ABS SEIFA indexes rank every area by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth of Australia; decile 10 is the highest.

  • Relative disadvantage (IRSD)
    Lower decile means more relative disadvantage
    Decile 9
    score 1,078
  • Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)
    Higher decile means more relative advantage
    Decile 9
    score 1,093
  • Economic resources (IER)
    Income and housing capacity
    Decile 8
    score 1,044
  • Education & occupation (IEO)
    Education and occupational skill levels
    Decile 8
    score 1,078

Getting around, and what's nearby

OpenStreetMap · quarterly

What OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.

SchoolsOSM
4
within the SA2
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ChildcareOSM
3
childcare & kindergartens
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
Hospitals & GPsOSM
4
0 hospitals · 4 GP/clinics
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
SupermarketsOSM
5
full-line grocery
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026
ParksOSM
7
public open space
OpenStreetMap · Sept 2026

Within the Cannon Hill SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 3 childcare and kindergarten centres, 4 GP or clinic locations, 5 supermarkets and 7 parks. For families: 2 libraries and 7 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 3 cafés and 5 restaurants. Staying active: 27 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Cannon Hill station, is about 950 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 41 bus stops here.

List every mapped place

Schools

  • Cannon Hill Early Learning Centre
  • Saint Oliver Plunkett Catholic Primary School
  • Cannon Hill State School
  • Cannon Hill Anglican College

Childcare & kindergartens

  • Tricia's Playschool
  • Green Leaves Child Care Centre
  • Cannon Hill Kindergarten

Libraries

  • National Archives of Australia
  • Resource Centre

Shopping centres

  • Kmart
  • Cannon Hill Kmart Plaza

GPs & clinics

  • Australian Skin Cancer Clinics
  • Cannon Hill Medical Centre
  • Cannon Hill Family Doctors
  • QML Pathology

Supermarkets

  • Coles
  • Aldi
  • Aldi
  • Woolworths
  • Woolworths

Parks

  • Southgate Avenue Park
  • Bill Cash Memorial Park
  • Regent Park
  • Barrack Road Park
  • Wattle Street Park
  • Minnippi Parklands

Train stations

  • Cannon Hill station
  • Cannon Hill

Schools

Every open Queensland school whose campus sits inside the SA2 boundary, with the average ICSEA across them. Open a school for its own ICSEA, student background and a link to My School.

PrimarySchools
2
including Prep–6
QLD Open Data
SecondarySchools
0
Year 7–12
QLD Open Data
Combined / specialSchools
1
Prep–12 and special
QLD Open Data
GovernmentSchools
1
Queensland state schools
QLD Open Data
Non-governmentSchools
2
Catholic and independent
QLD Open Data
Average ICSEASchools
1112
3 of 3 schools · 1000 is the national average
ACARA

The Cannon Hill SA2 contains 3 schools — 2 primary schools and 1 combined school, of which 1 is government and 2 non-government. Its schools with a published ICSEA average 1112 (1000 is the national average); each school's own figure and student background are on its page. NAPLAN results for each school are on its My School profile (ACARA). For area context, Cannon Hill sits in decile 8 of the ABS SEIFA index of education and occupation nationally and 78% of adults here completed Year 12 (Census 2021).

Zoned state schools

The centre of this SA2 is zoned for Cannon Hill State School (primary), Balmoral State High School (junior secondary), Balmoral State High School (senior secondary).

Parts of the SA2 also fall in the catchment of Tingalpa State School (primary), Mayfield State School (primary), Murarrie State School (primary), Whites Hill State College (junior secondary), Brisbane Bayside State College (junior secondary), Whites Hill State College (senior secondary), Brisbane Bayside State College (senior secondary).

Catchments can divide a suburb — confirm your address on EdMap.

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Primary
Combined (Prep–12)

School list & catchments: Queensland Government Open Data (Department of Education), licensed CC BY 4.0. ICSEA: ACARA School Profile. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).

Nearby, in Carindale

Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.

  1. HereCannon Hill+1.6%
  2. 01Carina+1.6%
  3. 02Carina Heights+1.4%
  4. 03Camp Hill+1.2%
  5. 04Carindale+0.3%

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