Cannon Hill vs Tingalpa
Cannon Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 38 in Tingalpa. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Cannon Hill: a median of $1.63 million, against $1.22 million in Tingalpa, and rent is higher there too. Cannon Hill is closer to the city centre: 10.5 km, against 15.9 km. On these figures, Tingalpa tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Tingalpa
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (18 vs 7)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (80% vs 66%)
- carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 83/100)
- But Cannon Hill has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Tingalpa
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($735,000 vs $1,450,000)
- has cheaper houses ($1,217,500 vs $1,628,000)
- But Cannon Hill has cheaper units ($750,000 vs $902,750)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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
Cannon Hill
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 52/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (10.5 km vs 15.9 km)
- has a shorter drive in (19 min vs 24 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Cannon Hill has more units and townhouses to downsize into (34% vs 20%)
- Tingalpa has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 10%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Cannon Hill is growing faster (21.1% vs 2.1%)
- Tingalpa returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 2.4%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Cannon Hill and Tingalpa drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Tingalpa has more residents (8,461 vs 6,701); Cannon Hill has higher household incomes ($122,564 vs $100,880).
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,701 | 8,461 +26% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.1% | +2.1% |
| Median age | 34 | 38 |
| Median household income | $122,564/yr +18% vs other | $100,880/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk +7% vs other | $420/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,628,000 | $1,217,500 |
| Median unit price | $750,000 | $902,750 |
| Median land price | $1,450,000 | $735,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 25 days from 89 sales | 24 days from 45 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.
6 vs 5 sales
44 vs 42 sales
37 vs 37 sales
26 vs 10 sales
Development activity
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 9,382 across Brisbane same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +9% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 2.4% $825/wk on $1.8M | 3.9% $825/wk on $1.1M |
| Units | 4.4% $720/wk on $860K | — |
Ranking within QLD
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 91% of QLD | Higher than 75% of QLD |
| Schools | Higher than 35% of QLD | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 98% of QLD | Higher than 87% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 98% of QLD | Higher than 90% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 85% of QLD | Higher than 91% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 3% of QLD | Higher than 48% of QLD |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 46% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Cannon Hill is more walkable (87 vs 52).
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 60/100 | 64/100 |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Cannon Hill carries more crime risk (83 vs 69).
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 83/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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 | 14 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 3 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 3 90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 6.1 km | 1 90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 9.2 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.4% | 1.5% |
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 Tingalpa
- Tingalpa State School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 4 | 1 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 6 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 18 |
| Childcare | 7 | 6 |
| GPs | 3 | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 4 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 5 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 3 | 6 |
| Waterways | 8 | 6 |
Mobility
Tingalpa sits further from the CBD (15.9 km vs 10.5 km).
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 87/100 | 52/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 10.5 km | 15.9 km +51% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 19 min | 24 min |
| Public transport score | 79/100 Rail · Bus | 79/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 122.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 121.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 2.7% postcode 4170 | 1.4% postcode 4173 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 39 postcode 4170 | 62 postcode 4173 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.1%).
Setting
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.2 km | 4.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 75/100 | 80/100 |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 30% 3,261 premises | 24% 4,234 premises |
Climate
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,519/yr same for both | |
| Council | Brisbane same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Griffith | Bonner |
| Member | Renee Coffey | Kara Cook |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cannon Hill | Tingalpa | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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