Suburb profile

Cann River VIC 3890

Cann River is located in the Gippsland region of Victoria, postcode 3890. It has 275 properties across 21 streets, almost all houses. Explore every street in Cann River, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Cann River

Cann River, VIC 3890, sits in the Gippsland region and neighbours Noorinbee, Tamboon and Tonghi Creek. Its 21 streets hold 275 properties, 259 of them houses and 16 units.

Census figures are for the Orbost area, not Cann River alone. Orbost had 6,727 residents, a median age of 55 and an average household of 2.1 people. Median household income was $926 a week, the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month and the median rent $190 a week. Of 2,777 dwellings, 2,638 were separate houses, 69 semi-detached, 19 flats and 32 other; 1,533 were owned outright, 594 owned with a mortgage and 485 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Cann River

  • 6,727Peoplelive in the area
  • 55Median ageyears
  • $926Median household incomea week
  • $190Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses2,638
  • Townhouses and semis69
  • Flats and apartments19
  • Other32

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$1,083a month
  • Household size2.1people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,533Owned with a mortgage 594Rented 485Other 165

Properties in Cann River

Schools in Cann River

  • Cann River P-12 College

    GovernmentPrimary and secondary

Streets in Cann River

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

School details © Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), from the Australian Schools List, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International and modified. ACARA does not endorse Listd.

Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.