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Metung VIC 3904

2,516 addresses · 129 streets

Gippsland Electorate › East Gippsland LGA › Metung · 253 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Metung is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,899 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $1,219 a week, with median rent near $346 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 15% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $691,500.

1,899Population
60Median age
$1,219Median household income / wk
$346Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Lakes Entrance statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Metung itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Bairnsdale Airport, 24 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Metung.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources5/10
Education & jobs7/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$691,500House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Metung

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Metung VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202126.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 46%

Population by age in Metung
Population by age, Metung VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-454
5-14168
15-1961
20-2431
25-3498
35-44155
45-54201
55-64392
65-74489
75-84205
85+31
Dwelling types in Metung
Dwelling types, Metung VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House787
Townhouse13
Apartment0
Other4
Households by weekly income in Metung
Households by weekly income, Metung VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650146
$650-1,499330
$1,500-2,999193
$3,000+83
Top ancestries in Metung
Top ancestries, Metung VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English906
Australian664
Scottish265
Irish232
Ancestry NS103
German82
Housing tenure in Metung
Housing tenure, Metung VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned457
Mortgage206
Rented120
Other10
Cars per household in Metung
Cars per household, Metung VIC (ABS Census 2021)
011
1253
2369
3116
4+49
Commute to work in Metung
Commute to work, Metung VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car458
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle0
Home147
Top countries of birth in Metung
Top countries of birth, Metung VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England155
South Africa25
New Zealand22
Scotland21
Netherlands17
Germany13
Languages used at home in Metung
Languages used at home, Metung VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish11
Afrikaans7
Greek7
Italian6
Vietnamese6
Arabic4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

15,076 bird observations recorded near Metung — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Metung

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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