Cannon Hill vs Seven Hills

Cannon Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Seven Hills. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Seven Hills, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Seven Hills: a median of $1.83 million, against $1.63 million in Cannon Hill. Seven Hills is closer to the city centre: 8.1 km, against 10.5 km. On these figures, Cannon Hill tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Seven Hills suits 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

Seven Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 83/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 55%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 66%)
  • But Cannon Hill has more childcare (7 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Cannon Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($750,000 vs $945,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,628,000 vs $1,831,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cannon Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Cannon Hill is more walkable (87/100 vs 68/100)
  • Seven Hills sits closer to the CBD (8.1 km vs 10.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cannon Hill

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 18%)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Seven Hills carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 83/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 Hill and Seven Hills 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 Hill Seven Hills
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 Hill Seven Hills
Walkability 87 / 68
Cannon Hill — Walkability: 87/100 Seven Hills — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 17 / 55
Cannon Hill — Safety: 17/100 Seven Hills — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cannon Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seven Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Cannon Hill has more residents (6,701 vs 2,732); Seven Hills has higher household incomes ($150,176 vs $122,564).

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Population 6,701
+59% vs other
 2,732
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +21.1% +23.6%
Median age 34 37
Median household income $122,564/yr $150,176/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
0-4 6.5% / 6.0%
Cannon Hill — 0-4: 6.5% Seven Hills — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 12.5% / 16.1%
Cannon Hill — 5-14: 12.5% Seven Hills — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 4.7% / 7.2%
Cannon Hill — 15-19: 4.7% Seven Hills — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 7.6% / 5.2%
Cannon Hill — 20-24: 7.6% Seven Hills — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 19.5% / 10.9%
Cannon Hill — 25-34: 19.5% Seven Hills — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 17.7% / 16.1%
Cannon Hill — 35-44: 17.7% Seven Hills — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 12.9% / 16.6%
Cannon Hill — 45-54: 12.9% Seven Hills — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 8.8% / 9.2%
Cannon Hill — 55-64: 8.8% Seven Hills — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 5.5% / 5.5%
Cannon Hill — 65-74: 5.5% Seven Hills — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 2.7% / 3.6%
Cannon Hill — 75-84: 2.7% Seven Hills — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.5% / 3.5%
Cannon Hill — 85+: 1.5% Seven Hills — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cannon Hill 43.8% couple families
Cannon Hill — Couple Families: 43.8% Cannon Hill — Lone Person: 33.1% Cannon Hill — One Parent Families: 11.0% Cannon Hill — Group Household: 9.8% Cannon Hill — Other Families: 2.3%
Seven Hills 56.0% couple families
Seven Hills — Couple Families: 56.0% Seven Hills — Lone Person: 21.0% Seven Hills — One Parent Families: 16.1% Seven Hills — Group Household: 5.0% Seven Hills — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cannon Hill 38.6% renting
Cannon Hill — Owned Outright: 22.9% Cannon Hill — Mortgage: 38.5% Cannon Hill — Renting: 38.6%
Seven Hills 27.3% renting
Seven Hills — Owned Outright: 23.2% Seven Hills — Mortgage: 49.5% Seven Hills — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Bachelor Degree 21.1% / 20.7%
Cannon Hill — Bachelor Degree: 21.1% Seven Hills — Bachelor Degree: 20.7%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 8.5%
Cannon Hill — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Seven Hills — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 7.2%
Cannon Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Seven Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 7.4%
Cannon Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Seven Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.8%
Cannon Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Seven Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
England 3.7% / 4.8%
Cannon Hill — England: 3.7% Seven Hills — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 4.2% / 3.6%
Cannon Hill — New Zealand: 4.2% Seven Hills — New Zealand: 3.6%
India 2.0% / 0.8%
Cannon Hill — India: 2.0% Seven Hills — India: 0.8%
South Africa 1.3% / 0.6%
Cannon Hill — South Africa: 1.3% Seven Hills — South Africa: 0.6%
China 1.2% / 0.5%
Cannon Hill — China: 1.2% Seven Hills — China: 0.5%
Ireland 0.7% / 0.8%
Cannon Hill — Ireland: 0.7% Seven Hills — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cannon Hill 65.7% houses
Cannon Hill — Houses: 65.7% Cannon Hill — Flats / Apartments: 25.4% Cannon Hill — Townhouses: 8.9%
Seven Hills 81.5% houses
Seven Hills — Houses: 81.5% Seven Hills — Flats / Apartments: 4.2% Seven Hills — Townhouses: 14.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Median house price $1,628,000 $1,831,250
Median unit price $750,000 $945,000
Median land price $1,450,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 89 sales
 21 days
from 16 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
2 bed $880K / $1.63M
Cannon Hill — 2 bed: $880K (6 sales) Seven Hills — 2 bed: $1.63M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.41M / $1.49M
Cannon Hill — 3 bed: $1.41M (44 sales) Seven Hills — 3 bed: $1.49M (21 sales)

44 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.78M / $1.84M
Cannon Hill — 4 bed: $1.78M (37 sales) Seven Hills — 4 bed: $1.84M (21 sales)

37 vs 21 sales

5 bed $2.11M / $2.39M
Cannon Hill — 5 bed: $2.11M (26 sales) Seven Hills — 5 bed: $2.39M (20 sales)

26 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Houses 2.4%
$825/wk on $1.8M
 —
Units 4.4%
$720/wk on $860K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 91% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools Higher than 35% of QLD —
Walkability Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 3% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 46% of QLD —

Liveability

Seven Hills scores higher overall (85 vs 60); Cannon Hill is more walkable (87 vs 68).

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Grade B A+
Score 60/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cannon Hill carries more crime risk (83 vs 45).

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Inside the suburb 3 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 6.1 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 3.4%

Schools in Cannon Hill

  • Cannon Hill Anglican College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Cannon Hill State School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Oliver Plunkett School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Seven Hills

  • Seven Hills State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 6 3
Parks & reserves 7 6
Childcare 7 2
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 4 0
Banks & Bank@Post 5 0
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 8 3

Mobility

Cannon Hill sits further from the CBD (10.5 km vs 8.1 km).

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Walkability score 87/100 68/100
Distance to Brisbane 10.5 km
+23% vs other
 8.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 122.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 4170
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4170
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 Hill Seven Hills
Car (driver) 57.9% / 55.4%
Cannon Hill — Car (driver): 57.9% Seven Hills — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 25.4% / 30.3%
Cannon Hill — Worked from Home: 25.4% Seven Hills — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Train 6.8% / 4.3%
Cannon Hill — Train: 6.8% Seven Hills — Train: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.0%
Cannon Hill — Car (passenger): 4.6% Seven Hills — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus 2.2% / 2.7%
Cannon Hill — Bus: 2.2% Seven Hills — Bus: 2.7%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.2%
Cannon Hill — Walked Only: 2.2% Seven Hills — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Elevation 12 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km 6.9 km

NBN connectivity

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Connectivity score 75/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
3,261 premises
 18%
1,126 premises

Climate

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.68 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Division Griffith
same for both
Member Renee Coffey
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cannon Hill Seven Hills
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cannon Hill

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

Seven Hills

Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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