Pozieres vs Cannon Creek
Pozieres is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 47 in Cannon Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cannon Creek, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cannon Creek tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and 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
Pozieres
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 52/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 43%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (101% vs 89%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Cannon Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $220/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Pozieres
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (213.6 km vs 227.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (172 min vs 182 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pozieres
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (37/100 vs 52/100)
- But Cannon Creek has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cannon Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (71.8% vs 43.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Pozieres and Cannon Creek 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
Pozieres has more residents (208 vs 67); Pozieres rents higher ($220/wk vs $150/wk).
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 208 +68% vs other | 67 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +43.4% | +71.8% |
| Median age | 44 | 47 |
| Median household income | $59,072/yr +16% vs other | $49,348/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk +32% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (7.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Development activity
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 24% of QLD | Higher than 12% of QLD |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 73% of QLD | Higher than 2% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 66% of QLD | Higher than 45% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of QLD | Higher than 33% of QLD |
Liveability
Pozieres is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Cannon Creek carries more crime risk (52 vs 37); Cannon Creek carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 53).
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 37/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| 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
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Pozieres
- Pozieres State School Government · Primary
Schools in Cannon Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 12 | 5 |
Mobility
Cannon Creek sits further from the CBD (227.1 km vs 213.6 km).
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 213.6 km | 227.1 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 172 min | 182 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 4352 | 0.3% postcode 4380 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 84 postcode 4352 | 57 postcode 4380 |
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 (71.4%).
Setting
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 925 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 818 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 26/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 82 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Pozieres | Cannon Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Pozieres
Cannon Creek
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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