Cannon Valley vs Strathdickie
Cannon Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Strathdickie. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cannon Valley: a median of $1.03 million, against $875,000 in Strathdickie, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Cannon Valley tends to suit families with children.
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
Strathdickie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Strathdickie
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($540,000 vs $875,000)
- has cheaper houses ($875,000 vs $1,029,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Strathdickie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $470/wk)
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 Valley is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Strathdickie sits closer to the CBD (1095.7 km vs 1102.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Cannon Valley is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Strathdickie carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 52/100)
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 Valley and Strathdickie 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
Cannon Valley rents higher ($470/wk vs $350/wk); Cannon Valley has higher household incomes ($126,880 vs $111,228).
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,131 +11% vs other | 1,003 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +17.4% | +14.0% |
| Median age | 39 | 43 |
| Median household income | $126,880/yr +12% vs other | $111,228/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $470/wk +26% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).
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 (22.8%).
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 (4.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,029,000 | $875,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $875,000 | $540,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 27 days from 14 sales | 41 days from 5 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 16 sales
34 vs 8 sales
Development activity
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 190 across Whitsunday same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +70% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 93% of QLD | Higher than 83% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of QLD | Higher than 49% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 31% of QLD same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 73% of QLD | Higher than 62% of QLD |
Liveability
Cannon Valley is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B same for both | |
| Score | 56/100 | 59/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Cannon Valley carries more crime risk (52 vs 16).
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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 Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 9 | 12 |
Mobility
Cannon Valley sits further from the CBD (1102.7 km vs 1095.7 km).
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1102.7 km | 1095.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 751 min | 748 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4800 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 85 postcode 4800 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.0%).
Setting
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 34 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 84 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.2 km | 10.5 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 61/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 43% 513 premises | 0% 390 premises |
Climate
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,502 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,412/yr same for both | |
| Council | Whitsunday same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Dawson same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Willcox same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cannon Valley | Strathdickie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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