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Cannon Hill is most likely named after Cannon Hill House, a residence formerly located on Wynnum Road.It was occupied by the Weedon family from its construction in 1867 until burning down in 1927. It is a well placed suburb with lots of facilities including the large shopping centres on the corner of Creek Road and Wynnum Road and Carindale Shopping Centre also very close by. Along Meadowlands Road in neighbouring Carina are the Minnippi Parklands, a popular area for canoeing, bushwalking and BBQs and home to a variety of native wildlife including a large population of squirrel gliders. The suburb is ideally situated for travel both north via the Gateway Bridge and Motorway and to the eastern bayside suburbs of Wynnum and Manly, which are only a short drive away. Cannon Hill is about 6km from the Brisbane CBD. 40% of households are made up of couples without children, 39% are couples with children and 17% are single parent families. 88% of the dwellings in this area are stand-alone houses. This area is surrounded by bush and has older weatherboard homes with well-established gardens.

Cannon Hill borders a number of suburbs and shares their great facilities, The Cannon Hill Shopping center is at the center of the suburb and is expanding. Along Wynnum Road are many great shops. The suburb is composed of a mixture of houses and apartments as developmenty occurs.