Cannon Creek vs Milford

Cannon Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 56 in Milford. 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, while Milford suits older residents.

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

Milford

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 48/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • But Cannon Creek is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Cannon Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cannon Creek

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 25%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (28% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Milford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (80 min vs 91 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (90.9 km vs 97.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Milford

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 48/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cannon Creek and Milford 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 Milford
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 Milford
Walkability 0 / 4
Cannon Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Milford — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 52 / 76
Cannon Creek — Safety: 52/100 Milford — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 31 / 100
Cannon Creek — Low fire risk: 31/100 Milford — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Milford has more residents (190 vs 75); Milford rents higher ($300/wk vs $195/wk).

Cannon Creek Milford
Population 75 190
+153% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.8% -8.2%
Median age 51 56
Median household income $84,448/yr
+26% vs other
 $62,348/yr
Median weekly rent $195/wk $300/wk
+54% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cannon Creek Milford
0-4 — / —
Cannon Creek — 0-4: not among its largest Milford — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 8.0% / 6.3%
Cannon Creek — 5-14: 8.0% Milford — 5-14: 6.3%
15-19 13.3% / 7.4%
Cannon Creek — 15-19: 13.3% Milford — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.3% / 2.6%
Cannon Creek — 20-24: 5.3% Milford — 20-24: 2.6%
25-34 5.3% / 7.4%
Cannon Creek — 25-34: 5.3% Milford — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 8.0% / 8.4%
Cannon Creek — 35-44: 8.0% Milford — 35-44: 8.4%
45-54 12.0% / 15.3%
Cannon Creek — 45-54: 12.0% Milford — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 21.3% / 23.2%
Cannon Creek — 55-64: 21.3% Milford — 55-64: 23.2%
65-74 10.7% / 11.6%
Cannon Creek — 65-74: 10.7% Milford — 65-74: 11.6%
75-84 6.7% / 11.1%
Cannon Creek — 75-84: 6.7% Milford — 75-84: 11.1%
85+ — / 4.2%
Cannon Creek — 85+: not among its largest Milford — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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% Cannon Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Milford 37.0% couple families
Milford — Couple Families: 37.0% Milford — One Parent Families: 17.4% Milford — Lone Person: 37.0% Milford — Group Household: 8.7%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household

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%
Milford 17.1% renting
Milford — Owned Outright: 57.1% Milford — Mortgage: 25.7% Milford — Renting: 17.1%
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%
Milford 100.0% houses
Milford — Houses: 100.0% Milford — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cannon Creek Milford
Certificate III & IV 17.3% / 20.0%
Cannon Creek — Certificate III & IV: 17.3% Milford — Certificate III & IV: 20.0%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 5.3%
Cannon Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Milford — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.4%
Cannon Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Milford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 3.2%
Cannon Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Milford — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.6%
Cannon Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Milford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Property market

Cannon Creek Milford
Median house price — $1,640,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

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

Ranking within QLD

Cannon Creek Milford
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 55% of QLD Higher than 28% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of QLD Higher than 67% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 51% of QLD Higher than 50% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 32% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD

Liveability

Cannon Creek Milford
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 24).

Cannon Creek Milford
Bushfire Moderate
69/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Low
24/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cannon Creek Milford
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 Milford
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Cannon Creek sits further from the CBD (97.1 km vs 90.9 km).

Cannon Creek Milford
Walkability score 0/100 4/100
Distance to Brisbane 97.1 km
+6% vs other
 90.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 91 min 80 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 Milford
Car (driver) 65.2% / 72.7%
Cannon Creek — Car (driver): 65.2% Milford — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 34.8% / 20.8%
Cannon Creek — Worked from Home: 34.8% Milford — Worked from Home: 20.8%
Car (passenger) — / 6.5%
Cannon Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Milford — Car (passenger): 6.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.7%).

Setting

Cannon Creek Milford
Elevation 194 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 143 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cannon Creek Milford
Connectivity score 25/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
37 premises
 0%
84 premises

Climate

Cannon Creek Milford
Annual rainfall 1,682 mm 897 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 31.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 6.1°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

Tags

Cannon Creek

Rural

Milford

Retirees Rural

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