Cannonvale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cannonvale
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 8.33 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
8.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cannonvale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cannonvale at a glance
Schools in and near Cannonvale
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
2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Cannonvale is zoned
Selling in Cannonvale? 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 8.33 km², Cannonvale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The median lot measures about 792 m² across 4,323 parcels.
Who lives in Cannonvale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cannonvale 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 969, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cannonvale's 6,596 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Airlie - Whitsundays, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cannonvale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cannonvale 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.
Cannonvale 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 Cannonvale 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 Cannonvale. 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 Cannonvale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cannonvale planning - frequently asked
Is Cannonvale flood-prone?
About 36% of Cannonvale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Cannonvale bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of Cannonvale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Cannonvale?
The dominant planning zone in Cannonvale is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Low-medium density residential and Recreation and open space.
Does Cannonvale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cannonvale.
What is the typical lot size in Cannonvale?
Across 4,323 surveyed parcels in Cannonvale, the median lot size is about 792 m². There are also 728 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Cannonvale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cannonvale itself. The suburb is served by 17 bus stops.
What is the population of Cannonvale?
At the 2021 Census Cannonvale had 6,596 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Airlie - Whitsundays statistical area, which contains Cannonvale, went from 8,192 people in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.
Is Cannonvale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cannonvale scores 969 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cannonvale?
Median household income in Cannonvale was $1,639 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,713 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airlie Beach | 2.8 km | 40% | 87% |
| Jubilee Pocket | 3.8 km | 19% | 90% |
| Mandalay | 4.7 km | 87% | 71% |
| Riordanvale | 5.1 km | 6% | 91% |
| Cannon Valley | 5.9 km | 42% | 76% |
| Brandy Creek | 6.0 km | <1% | 92% |
| Flametree | 6.1 km | 68% | 97% |
| Woodwark | 7.2 km | 44% | 93% |
| Sugarloaf | 7.4 km | 8% | 92% |
| Mount Rooper | 7.7 km | 4% | 91% |