Cannon Hill, QLD 4170 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came 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.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Cannon Hill against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
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.
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| 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 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
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.
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- Cannon Hill Early Learning Centre
- Saint Oliver Plunkett Catholic Primary School
- Cannon Hill State School
- Cannon Hill Anglican College
- Tricia's Playschool
- Green Leaves Child Care Centre
- Cannon Hill Kindergarten
- National Archives of Australia
- Resource Centre
- Kmart
- Cannon Hill Kmart Plaza
- Australian Skin Cancer Clinics
- Cannon Hill Medical Centre
- Cannon Hill Family Doctors
- QML Pathology
- Coles
- Aldi
- Aldi
- Woolworths
- Woolworths
- Southgate Avenue Park
- Bill Cash Memorial Park
- Regent Park
- Barrack Road Park
- Wattle Street Park
- Minnippi Parklands
- Cannon Hill station
- Cannon Hill
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.