Cann River VIC 3890
275 addresses · 21 streets
Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Cann River · 370 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Cann River is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 197 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $642 a week, with median rent near $120 a week. Most homes are houses. About 66% of households own their home and 31% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Orbost statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cann River itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
4 cafés & restaurants
1 park
1 hospital
2 childcare & kindergartens
1 post office
3 service stations
1 bakery
3 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Mallacoota Airport, 50.1 km east.
Sport & Recreation
2 facilities recorded in Cann River.
- Cann River Recreation reserve Cricket, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Noorinbee Recreation Reserve Equestrian
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 80.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 80.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 88.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 13% · Labour-force participation 39.2%
Population by age in Cann River
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 20 |
| 15-19 | 8 |
| 20-24 | 11 |
| 25-34 | 4 |
| 35-44 | 24 |
| 45-54 | 35 |
| 55-64 | 55 |
| 65-74 | 27 |
| 75-84 | 13 |
| 85+ | 4 |
Dwelling types in Cann River
| House | 88 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 7 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Cann River
| <$650 | 43 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 24 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 14 |
| $3,000+ | 0 |
Top ancestries in Cann River
| English | 95 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 64 |
| Irish | 28 |
| Ancestry NS | 28 |
| Scottish | 20 |
| Aboriginal | 17 |
Housing tenure in Cann River
| Owned | 42 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 15 |
| Rented | 27 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Cann River
| 0 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 38 |
| 2 | 26 |
| 3 | 17 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Cann River
| Car | 40 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 9 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 0 |
Top countries of birth in Cann River
| England | 5 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 5 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
5,504 bird observations recorded near Cann River — most often seen:
- Superb Fairy-wren (299)
- Grey Fantail (294)
- Laughing Kookaburra (279)
- Pied Currawong (263)
- Red Wattlebird (243)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (234)
- Eurasian Blackbird (220)
- Australian Magpie (219)
- Brown Thornbill (212)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (207)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (192)
- Australian Raven (187)
- House Sparrow (179)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cann River
- New Holland Honeyeater (179)
- Silvereye (177)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (175)
- Welcome Swallow (175)
- Australian King-parrot (172)
- Satin Bowerbird (170)
- White-winged Chough (164)
- White-throated Treecreeper (152)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (144)
- Eastern Whipbird (141)
- Red-browed Finch (136)
- Willie Wagtail (136)
- Striated Thornbill (117)
- Galah (115)
- Eastern Spinebill (113)
- Spotted Pardalote (106)
- Australian Wood Duck (104)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Cann River:
- Tonghi Creek (7.8 km)
- Noorinbee (8.4 km)
- Noorinbee North (16.3 km)
- Tamboon (18.3 km)
- Club Terrace (20.1 km)
- Combienbar (21.7 km)
- Chandlers Creek (25.6 km)
- Bemm River (26.8 km)
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Streets
- Adams Street (5)
- Angey Lane (4)
- Baum Street (7)
- Bennett Street (2)
- Broome Street (1)
- Butter Track (1)
- Cameron Street (12)
- Cemetery Track (1)
- Central Street (10)
- Coast Road (5)
- Genoa Street (1)
- Monaro Highway (55)
- Princes Highway (50)
- Station Street (5)
- Sturgess Street (1)
- Sumberg Street (14)
- Sutton Street (7)
- Tamboon Road (58)
- Tyson Street (27)
- Ward Street (5)
- Wilson Street (4)
