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Cannon Valley flood map & planning overlays

Cannon Valley earns $2,440 a week and rents for $470, both 2nd in the region.

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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 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cannon Valley's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Cannon Valley

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
47%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
4%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
±32% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Cannon Valley at a glance

Parcels 666 Median lot 3,545 m² Mapped easements 211 Bus stops 13 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Cannon Valley

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

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.

Which school zone is a Cannon Valley address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Cannon Valley is zoned

Rural 45%
Emerging community 17%
Low density residential 16%
Rural residential 14%
Low-medium density residential 6%
Recreation and open space 1%

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 41% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 3,545 m² across 666 parcels.

Who lives in Cannon Valley

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cannon Valley suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
1,131
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$2,440
per week, Whitsunday Regional suburb typical $1,499
Median rent
$470
per week, Whitsunday Regional suburb typical $295
Median mortgage
$2,000
per month
Household size
3.0
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Cannon Valley's 1,131 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.1%
5-14 16.7%
15-19 4.5%
20-24 3.4%
25-34 11.2%
35-44 16.5%
45-54 14.5%
55-64 13.8%
65-74 8.9%
75-84 2.5%
85+ 0.9%

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.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Cannon Valley. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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.

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Cannon Valley lot.

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%. Published flood models are held over parts of Cannon Valley; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Cannon Valley bushfire-prone?

Around 41% of Cannon Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 34%.

Is Cannon Valley under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Cannon Valley, and over about 47% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 6,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

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 666 surveyed parcels in Cannon Valley, the median lot size is about 3,545 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Sugarloaf 2.3 km 8% 31%
Brandy Creek 3.3 km <1% 21%
Riordanvale 3.7 km 6% 27%
Mount Marlow 4.3 km 42% 22%
Strathdickie 5.4 km 31% 7%
Cannonvale 5.9 km 36% 58%
Mount Julian 7.9 km 53% <1%
Airlie Beach 8.5 km 40% 66%
Jubilee Pocket 8.8 km 19% 81%
Preston 9.2 km 61% 11%

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