Cannon Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cannon Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up 61.5% of families in Cannon Hill, marking it as a primary residential hub for parents. The area mirrors national trends in household size, with a typical home hosting 2.5 people.

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Where Cannon Hill sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cannon Hill — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cannon Hill2.5
4170, QLD 2.5
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About one quarter of people here live alone, which is about the same as the Queensland figure of 24.7%. Two-person households are the most common, accounting for 33.6% of all homes.

2.5 → 0.0%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

24.6% ▼ -7.3%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 24.6%
  • 2021: 24.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Cannon Hill, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (25%) and 4 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 9.9% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%. Other family types include couples without children, who account for 26.7% of the mix.

9.9% ▼ -23.4%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.0%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 9.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Cannon Hill, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 27%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cannon Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30519/cannon-hill/topic/family-households