Cannon Hill is well-off
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.
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 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
| Year | Cannon Hill | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6,013 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 6,182 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 6,374 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 6,611 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 6,837 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 7,027 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 7,213 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 7,474 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 7,623 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 7,746 | 5,669,764 |
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-yearlyThe 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.
| Measure | 2016 | 2021 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,720 | 6,930 | +21% |
| Median age | 33 | 34 | +1 yr |
| Median household income | $1,858/wk | $2,320/wk | +25% |
| Median weekly rent | $430/wk | $450/wk | +4.7% |
| Born overseas | 25.7% | 27.2% | +1.5 pts |
Who lives here
Census · five-yearlyFrom the 2021 Census. Each figure carries its definition, so you know what is being counted.
People
Income
Housing
Work
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-yearlyThe 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 disadvantageDecile 9score 1,078
- Advantage & disadvantage (IRSAD)Higher decile means more relative advantageDecile 9score 1,093
- Economic resources (IER)Income and housing capacityDecile 8score 1,044
- Education & occupation (IEO)Education and occupational skill levelsDecile 8score 1,078
Getting around, and what's nearby
OpenStreetMap · quarterlyWhat OpenStreetMap records inside the suburb boundary. Counts reflect what is tagged in OSM and can undercount a real but less-mapped area.
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.
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).
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).
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Show school list
- Cannon Hill State School · State · Prep–6
- St Oliver Plunkett School (Cannon Hill) · Catholic · Prep–6
- Cannon Hill Anglican College (Cannon Hill) · Independent · 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).
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Others in the same ABS district, by population growth. If this one doesn't fit, one of these might.
- HereCannon Hill+1.6%
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- 02Carina Heights+1.4%
- 03Camp Hill+1.2%
- 04Carindale+0.3%
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