Cann River | |
|---|---|
 The junction of the Monaro Highway with the Princes Highway | |
  Cann River | |
| Coordinates: 37°33′58″S 149°09′04″E / 37.56611°S 149.15111°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 197 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3890 |
Cann River is a town in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Cann River at the junction of the Princes Highway and the Monaro Highway, in the Shire of East Gippsland. At the 2021 census, Cann River had a population of 197 people.
Features
[edit]The town is close to the Lind, Coopracambra, Croajingolong, and Alfred national parks, and is a popular stopping point for travellers between Melbourne and Sydney using the Princes Highway route. Public transport services are provided to the town by V/Line, a daily coach service between Batemans Bay/Narooma and Bairnsdale.[4]
The post office opened on 1 July 1890.[5]
Population
[edit]In the 2021 Census, there were 197 people in Cann River. 74.6% of people were born in Australia and 87.3% of people spoke only English at home.[2]
Gallery
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Cann River Hotel -
Ferns, near Cann River
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ [[]]. "Cann River (urban centre and locality)".
}:|author=has numeric name (help) - ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cann River (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ "Map of Cann River, VIC". Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "Sapphire Coast Link timetable". V/Line. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Post Office List", Phoenix Auctions History, retrieved 6 February 2021
External links
[edit]
- Australian Places - Cann River
- "Cann River website". Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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