Bung Bong, VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

9/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Bung Bong is more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 887, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Bung Bong at a glance

Population (2021): 63
Median age: 59
Median weekly household income: $979
SEIFA score: 887
Coordinates: -37.0954, 143.5899

Bung Bong demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Bung Bong using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 41%, 12% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	12	20%
Youth (15–24)	4	7%
Young adults (25–44)	3	5%
Mid-life (45–64)	16	27%
Seniors (65+)	24	41%

Share of the 59 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	18	72%
Owned with a mortgage	4	16%
Rented	3	12%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	26	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 26 occupied private dwellings in Bung Bong.

Median weekly rent: $160
Median monthly mortgage: $1,232
Average household size: 2.2 people
Median weekly family income: $1,375
Median weekly personal income: $478

Community and culture

Born overseas: 7 (14%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 6 (12%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 25 (45%)
Labour-force participation: 35.8%
Employed full-time: 14
Employed part-time: 4

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Common questions about Bung Bong

Where is Bung Bong?

Bung Bong is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.

What is the population of Bung Bong?

At the 2021 Census, Bung Bong had a population of about 63.

Is Bung Bong an advantaged area?

Bung Bong has an ABS SEIFA score of 887, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 9 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 9% of Australian suburbs.