Cannon Valley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cannon Valley
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 16.8 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
16.8 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cannon Valley's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cannon Valley at a glance
Schools in and near Cannon Valley
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.36 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.36 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Cannon Valley is zoned
Selling in Cannon Valley? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 16.8 km², Cannon Valley is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 3,561 m² across 665 parcels.
Who lives in Cannon Valley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cannon Valley suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cannon Valley's 1,131 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Airlie - Whitsundays, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cannon Valley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cannon Valley itself.
8,192 in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Cannon Valley data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Cannon Valley address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Cannon Valley. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Cannon Valley lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cannon Valley planning - frequently asked
Is Cannon Valley flood-prone?
About 42% of Cannon Valley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Cannon Valley bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of Cannon Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Cannon Valley?
The dominant planning zone in Cannon Valley is Rural, though the suburb also includes Emerging community and Low density residential.
Does Cannon Valley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cannon Valley.
What is the typical lot size in Cannon Valley?
Across 665 surveyed parcels in Cannon Valley, the median lot size is about 3,561 m². There are also 211 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Cannon Valley have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cannon Valley itself. The suburb is served by 13 bus stops.
What is the population of Cannon Valley?
At the 2021 Census Cannon Valley had 1,131 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Airlie - Whitsundays statistical area, which contains Cannon Valley, went from 8,192 people in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.
Is Cannon Valley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cannon Valley scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cannon Valley?
Median household income in Cannon Valley was $2,440 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $470 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | 2.3 km | 8% | 92% |
| Brandy Creek | 3.3 km | <1% | 92% |
| Riordanvale | 3.7 km | 6% | 91% |
| Mount Marlow | 4.3 km | 42% | 76% |
| Strathdickie | 5.4 km | 31% | 70% |
| Cannonvale | 5.9 km | 36% | 76% |
| Mount Julian | 7.9 km | 53% | 65% |
| Airlie Beach | 8.5 km | 40% | 87% |
| Jubilee Pocket | 8.8 km | 19% | 90% |
| Preston | 9.2 km | 61% | 68% |