Cannie flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Cannie
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 119.57 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
119.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cannie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cannie at a glance
How Cannie is zoned
Selling in Cannie? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 119.57 km², Cannie is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,101,542 m² across 95 parcels.
Who lives in Cannie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cannie 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 1006, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cannie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cannie itself.
7,625 in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Cannie 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 | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 15 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Cannie planning - frequently asked
Is Cannie flood-prone?
About 25% of Cannie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Cannie bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Cannie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Cannie?
The dominant planning zone in Cannie is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Cannie have heritage-listed places?
Cannie has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cannie?
Across 95 surveyed parcels in Cannie, the median lot size is about 1,101,542 m².
Is Cannie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cannie scores 1006 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quambatook | 11.5 km | 43% | 100% |
| Budgerum East | 11.6 km | 73% | 100% |
| Pine View | 12.8 km | 10% | 100% |
| Lalbert | 13.4 km | 9% | 100% |
| Tittybong Buloke |
14.6 km | 58% | 100% |
| Sandhill Lake | 15.2 km | 42% | 100% |
| Beauchamp | 15.2 km | 30% | 100% |
| Towaninny Buloke |
17.6 km | 37% | 100% |
| Normanville | 19.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Oakvale | 19.5 km | 67% | 100% |