Cannon Creek vs Coochin

Cannon Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 54 in Coochin. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cannon Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Cannon Creek tends to suit couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cannon Creek is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 60%)
  • Coochin carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 48/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Coochin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cannon Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 7%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cannon Creek sits closer to the CBD (97.1 km vs 100.7 km)
  • Coochin has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 91 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Coochin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 48/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Coochin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.8% vs -3.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cannon Creek and Coochin drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cannon Creek Coochin
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cannon Creek Coochin
Walkability 0 / 0
Cannon Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Coochin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 52 / 66
Cannon Creek — Safety: 52/100 Coochin — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 31 / 100
Cannon Creek — Low fire risk: 31/100 Coochin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Coochin has more residents (115 vs 75); Coochin has higher household incomes ($97,500 vs $84,448).

Cannon Creek Coochin
Population 75 115
+53% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% +19.8%
Median age 51 54
Median household income $84,448/yr $97,500/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $195/wk $200/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cannon Creek Coochin
0-4 — / 5.2%
Cannon Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Coochin — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 8.0% / 8.7%
Cannon Creek — 5-14: 8.0% Coochin — 5-14: 8.7%
15-19 13.3% / 4.3%
Cannon Creek — 15-19: 13.3% Coochin — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.3% / 3.5%
Cannon Creek — 20-24: 5.3% Coochin — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 5.3% / 12.2%
Cannon Creek — 25-34: 5.3% Coochin — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 8.0% / 2.6%
Cannon Creek — 35-44: 8.0% Coochin — 35-44: 2.6%
45-54 12.0% / 19.1%
Cannon Creek — 45-54: 12.0% Coochin — 45-54: 19.1%
55-64 21.3% / 20.0%
Cannon Creek — 55-64: 21.3% Coochin — 55-64: 20.0%
65-74 10.7% / 13.9%
Cannon Creek — 65-74: 10.7% Coochin — 65-74: 13.9%
75-84 6.7% / 7.8%
Cannon Creek — 75-84: 6.7% Coochin — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / —
Cannon Creek — 85+: not among its largest Coochin — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cannon Creek 71.4% couple families
Cannon Creek — Couple Families: 71.4% Cannon Creek — One Parent Families: 28.6% Cannon Creek — Lone Person: 0.0%
Coochin 40.0% couple families
Coochin — Couple Families: 40.0% Coochin — One Parent Families: 20.0% Coochin — Lone Person: 40.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cannon Creek 27.8% renting
Cannon Creek — Owned Outright: 33.3% Cannon Creek — Mortgage: 38.9% Cannon Creek — Renting: 27.8%
Coochin 7.1% renting
Coochin — Owned Outright: 59.5% Coochin — Mortgage: 33.3% Coochin — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cannon Creek 88.5% houses
Cannon Creek — Houses: 88.5% Cannon Creek — Flats / Apartments: 11.5%
Coochin 89.6% houses
Coochin — Houses: 89.6% Coochin — Flats / Apartments: 10.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cannon Creek Coochin
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 18.3%
Cannon Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Coochin — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 11.3%
Cannon Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Coochin — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.8%
Cannon Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Coochin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 6.1%
Cannon Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Coochin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 6.1%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.6%
Cannon Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Coochin — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Development activity

Cannon Creek Coochin
New dwellings approved 524
across Scenic Rim
same for both
Approvals change year on year +65%
same for both

Ranking within QLD

Cannon Creek Coochin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 72% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 65% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 52% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 41% of QLD

Liveability

Cannon Creek Coochin
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cannon Creek carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Cannon Creek carries more crime risk (48 vs 34).

Cannon Creek Coochin
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
34/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cannon Creek Coochin
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Cannon Creek Coochin
Waterways 6 3

Mobility

Coochin sits further from the CBD (100.7 km vs 97.1 km).

Cannon Creek Coochin
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Brisbane 97.1 km 100.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 86 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 4310
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4310
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cannon Creek Coochin
Car (driver) 65.2% / 70.0%
Cannon Creek — Car (driver): 65.2% Coochin — Car (driver): 70.0%
Worked from Home 34.8% / 30.0%
Cannon Creek — Worked from Home: 34.8% Coochin — Worked from Home: 30.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.0%).

Setting

Cannon Creek Coochin
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 207 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cannon Creek Coochin
Connectivity score 25/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
55 premises

Climate

Cannon Creek Coochin
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm 1,016 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cannon Creek Coochin
Average residential rate $1,689/yr
same for both
Council Scenic Rim
same for both

Federal electorate

Cannon Creek Coochin
Division Wright
same for both
Member Scott Buchholz
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cannon Creek Coochin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cannon Creek

Rural

Coochin

Rural

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