Metung, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Metung is a small village in East Gippsland, Victoria, set on a narrow peninsula between Lake King and Bancroft Bay on the Gippsland Lakes, about 314 kilometres east of Melbourne. The district lies on the country of the Gunai/Kurnai people. Today Metung is chiefly a holiday and boating destination: its sheltered waters, marina and waterfront wharf draw yachts and cruisers, and the village supports a golf club, hotel and a cluster of cafes and galleries. Surrounded on three sides by water, it has a relaxed maritime character, and the lakes system on which it sits is among the largest networks of inland waterways in Australia.
Around the national middle
Metung is more socio-economically advantaged than about 56% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 998, 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.
Metung at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,899
- Median age
- 60
- Median weekly household income
- $1,219
- SEIFA score
- 998
- Coordinates
- -37.8647, 147.8457
Metung demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Metung 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 38%, 15% of homes are rented, and 19% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 222 | 12% |
| Youth (15–24) | 92 | 5% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 253 | 13% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 593 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 725 | 38% |
Share of the 1,885 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 457 | 57% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 206 | 26% |
| Rented | 120 | 15% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 787 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 13 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 804 occupied private dwellings in Metung.
- Median weekly rent
- $346
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,300
- Average household size
- 2.1 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,370
- Median weekly personal income
- $617
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 334 (19%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 55 (3%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 20 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 823 (50%)
- Labour-force participation
- 46%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Employed full-time
- 346
- Employed part-time
- 329
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 Metung
Where is Metung?
Metung is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Metung?
At the 2021 Census, Metung had a population of about 1,899.
Is Metung an advantaged area?
Metung has an ABS SEIFA score of 998, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 56 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 56% of Australian suburbs.
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