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Metung, 3904

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,650

Growth (1 yr)

+0.6%

Growth (5 yr)

+4.2%

Median age

60

Median income

$1,219/wk

Employment rate

45.1%

University qualified

21.3%

Work from home

19.4%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$591,500

Languages at home

3.1%non-English

Most common: Afrikaans, Filipino, Italian

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

43.9/100
Average

806th in VIC

Verified 90% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Agricultural
  • Golf
  • Green suburb
  • Rural living
What Metung is known for: Agricultural, Golf, Green suburb, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Metung is a rural locality in Victoria, in East Gippsland Council. It is close to the Bancroft Bay and the Gippsland Lakes.

Local amenities is an exceptional strength, well above typical levels for rural localities. Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, and open-space access is better than in most comparable places. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 58% above the peer median, and recorded road crashes are a relative strength, with recorded road crashes 71% below the peer median. Employment rates sit below those of comparable places, with employment 26% below the peer median.

Overall, Metung suits people prioritising school quality and open space over employment.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Rural locality · compared with rural localities in Victoria (1828)

Strengths

  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Recorded road crashes are a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Employment rates sit below those of comparable places

What stands out

  • Bancroft Bay
  • Gippsland Lakes
  • Lake King

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • StudentsInsufficient data
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Metung compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$592k

-23% change

Median rent (Census)

$346/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,650

+0.6% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

29.0%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#233

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

39th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

57th

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

15%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

6/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

62nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
43.9/100 — Average
National rank
3402nd in Australia
State rank
806th in VIC
Peer rank
#233 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#416 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
90%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$591,500
Median price change
-23.2%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

1,650(June 2025)

+0.6% annual · +4.2% over 5 years · 57th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.6%
5-year growth
+4.2%
Change in 1 year
+10
Change in 5 years
+66
Growth rank in VIC
57th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,750), extrapolated at +1.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,899
Median age
60
Median household income / week
$1,219
Dwelling vacancy
29%
Unoccupied private dwellings
329 of 1,134
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$346
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
58.4% / 26.3% / 15.3%
Employment rate
45.1%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
19.4% / 0% / 62%
Walked or cycled to work
2.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
787 / 13 / 0 (+ 4 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

21.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 19.8% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified21.3% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified13.2% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational19.8% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below45.7% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce19.8%
  • Engineering and related technologies18.3%
  • Society and culture14%
  • Health11.8%
  • Education11.5%
  • Architecture and building8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$43,030

7th percentile in VIC · -27% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$52,794

23rd percentile in VIC · -19% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

60th percentile in VIC · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$125,666

90th percentile in VIC · +98% vs Australia

Residents with business income
12.0%

55th percentile in VIC · +15% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3904 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,120
Taxpayers reporting net rent
160
Median net rent
$464
Taxpayers reporting business income
132
Taxable income vs state median
-19%
Salary / wages vs state median
-10%
Rental investment vs state median
+8%
Super vs state median
+56%
Business income vs state median
+9%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Seasonal & agricultural work

3.7% of employed residents work in agriculture, forestry and fishing, 1.6× the Australian share (2.3%) — compared with 2.1% across Victoria.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing
3.7%

34th percentile in VIC · +61% vs Australia

Resident workers (2021)
28
WHM specified work
Subclass 417 / 462

Postcode 3904

Occupation mix in this industry

2021 Census G56, residents employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Counts below 10 are not shown.

  • Managers14

Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census General Community Profile tables G54 (industry of employment) and G56 (industry by occupation), Statistical Area Level (suburb), place of usual residence. Figures are residents’ main job in the week before Census night — not jobs located in the suburb. Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the 1-digit ANZSIC division; grape growing and other 3- and 4-digit industries are not in this datapack. The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Plant and animal cultivation in postcode 3904 (Regional Australia) may count as specified work for Working Holiday Maker visas (subclasses 417 and 462). This is a postcode rule from the Home Affairs instruments — not evidence that seasonal jobs exist here, and not a count of WHM residents. Home Affairs specified work · LIN 22/012 · LIN 22/013. Compilation used: 5 April 2025.

Region employment estimates (SA4, not this suburb)

Jobs and Skills Australia NERO modelled estimates for Latrobe - Gippsland (SA4 205), 2026-08. These figures describe the broader region, not this suburb, and occupations are not added together.

  • Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 12135,481
  • Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 8415940
  • Crop Farmers ANZSCO 1212417
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farmers ANZSCO 1214382
  • Agricultural, Forestry and Horticultural Plant Operators ANZSCO 7211370
  • Crop Farm Workers ANZSCO 8412228
  • Other Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers ANZSCO 8419184
  • Forestry and Logging Workers ANZSCO 8413112
  • Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers ANZSCO 841624
  • Aquaculture Workers ANZSCO 841110

Latrobe - Gippsland is a Statistical Area Level 4. Fruit, nut and vegetable workers are not published separately in NERO (they sit under ANZSCO 8412). Jobs and Skills Australia warns not to sum occupations or geographies. NERO data. Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, Jobs and Skills Australia, Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 4.0.

Census employed residents counted in G54: 756 · AFF share +76% vs the state.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — industry of employment (G54/G56), place of usual residence — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated · Resident main job in the week before Census night, not jobs located in the suburb

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • WHM specified work areas (LIN 22/012 and LIN 22/013) — Department of Home Affairs · 2025-04-05 · Updated · Postcode eligibility for plant and animal cultivation; not a count of WHM residents
  • Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), SA4 × ANZSCO 4-digit — Jobs and Skills Australia · 2026-08 · Updated · Monthly modelled SA4 estimates; not suburb-level. CC BY 4.0

Community & culture

3.1% speak a language other than English at home; 18.8% born overseas

Language at home
1,738 English only · 55 other
Non-English at home
3.1%
Born overseas
334 (18.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
20 (1.1%)
Australian citizens
1,707
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
5

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Afrikaans6 · 28.6%
  • Filipino4 · 19%
  • Italian4 · 19%
  • Spanish4 · 19%
  • Greek3 · 14.3%

Religion

49.8%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 49.8%, while Christianity accounts for 40.3%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion49.8%38.8%
Christianity40.3%40.9%
Other / not stated9.8%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Anglican15.4%6.5%
Catholic13.1%20.5%
Uniting Church3.9%2.4%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.5%1.4%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
69
Against the person
16
Against property
24
Rate per 1,000 residents
41.8
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 119 residents
State crime-rate percentile
39.4th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+102.9%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
22
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
13.33

Most common offence types

  • A231 Fv Common Assault6
  • B21 Criminal Damage5
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle7
  • E13 Resist Or Hinder Officer4
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order20

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,034
Median ICSEA percentile
62th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
3
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Metung Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1034 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 47 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Lakes Entrance Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Metung Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Nungurner Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Swan Reach Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

5 mapped amenities

1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 5 parks mapped in suburb
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.63
Sport & outdoors(4)
  • Metung Country Club Golf CourseGolf course
  • Metung Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Park
  • Wallaby Creek Walking trackWalking trail
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Chinamans - CreekCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • A B Patterson ReservePark
  • Shaving Point ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0.2%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
5
Parks (OSM)
5
Typical summer maximum
24°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service (21.1 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Amcal Chemist Metung DepotMetung RoadPharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
46
Participants per 1,000 residents
27.9

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
24° / 14°
Rainfall
187 mm · ~23 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
190 mm · ~24 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
15° / 6°
Rainfall
188 mm · ~24 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 9°
Rainfall
218 mm · ~27 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

76 planning-related records

2021· 27 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Use and Development of a Restricted Recreation Facility and Display of Signs
    94 KINGS COVE BOULEVARD METUNG 3904NOD issued by a delegate
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling and outbuilding
    6 WATTLE RISE METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for an outbuilding
    275 HARDYS ROAD METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a Dwelling and Associated Earthworks
    70 GILSENANS DRIVE METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of a dwelling and associated outbuilding (carport)
    20 TAMBO BOULEVARD METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works including earthworks over 1m for a dwelling and outbuildings (Carport and shed) and building height over 7.5m within an Erosion Management Overlay and Design and Development Overlay
    1/6 ADSAL COURT METUNG 3904NOD issued by a delegate

  • July 2021

  • Variation to Covenant AF442167F on Certificate of Title VOLUME 11029 FOLIO 848 by deleting clause (b)
    21 THE SANCTUARY METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for an outbuilding (shed)
    100 REYNOLDS ROAD METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works including earthworks for a dwelling
    15 LEIGHTON BAY DRIVE METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Two lot subdivision and creation of a carriageway easement within a Design and Development Overlay and Erosion Management Overlay
    14 MOORHOUSE STREET METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Development of a Dwelling within a Design and Development Overlay and Erosion Management Overlay
    12 OUTLOOK DRIVE METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling within a Design and Development Overlay
    7 HOWITT AVENUE METUNG 3904NOD issued by a delegate

  • May 2021

  • Buildings and works for a dependent persons unit
    369 ROSHERVILLE ROAD METUNG 3904No permit required
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling within a Bushfire Management Overlay (Schedule 2) and Design and Development Overlay where slope of the land is greater than 15%.
    22 NICHOLAS AVENUE METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Building and Works for a dwelling and an outbuilding, Vegetation Removal & associated Earthworks
    5 OUTLOOK DRIVE METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Earthworks greater than 1 meter associated with a dwelling and outbuilding within an Erosion Management Overlay
    15 THE BILLABONG METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Removal of one tree
    23 Christmas StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and Development of the land for a dwelling
    2 Hill View LaneWithdrawn
  • Removal of two trees within a Vegetation Protection Overlay and an Erosion Management Overlay
    19 PLATEAU AVENUE METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Removal of two (2) Trees within a Vegetation Protection Overlay
    5 BESLEY CLOSE METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development for a dwelling within a Design and Development Overlay
    11 Muir PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2021

  • Development of a dwelling
    22 Lawrence CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling over 7.5 metres from natural ground level in a design and development overlay (DDO11)
    35 Muir PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for an outbuilding within a Design and Development Overlay
    368 Rosherville RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Extension to the area for the sale and consumption of liquor to an existing on premises liquor licence in association with a food and drink premise (increase red line plan)
    109 METUNG ROAD METUNG 3904NOD issued by a delegate
  • Buildings works in the form of an extension to an existing dwelling
    79 Park RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for an outbuilding (domestic storage shed)
    65 Cantrills RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 13 proposals

  • December 2020

  • Variation to a restrictive covenant AE868117E on VOLUME 10838 FOLIO 712 by deletion of clause (b)
    5 The StockyardPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Variation to restrictive covenant AL089286L on VOLUME 11366 FOLIO 148 to delete Clause (b)
    1/76 Beach RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Variation to restrictive covenant AL385698K on VOLUME 11245 FOLIO 317 by deleting Clause (b)
    20 Plateau AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of three (3) dwellings and three (3) offices, removal of vegetation, alteration of access to a road in a Road Zone Category 1 and associated works
    68 Metung RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of a habitable outbuilding
    31 TAMBO BOULEVARD METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling
    10 Avril AvenuePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • November 2020

  • Buildings and works for an outbuilding
    8 Brookers CourtPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of vegetation (six trees)
    5 Murray Graham PlacePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Removal of one tree witin a Vegetation Protection Overlay
    35 Moorhouse StreetPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Temporary extension to red line area
    113 Metung RoadNo permit required
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling and outbuilding within a Significant Landscape Overlay
    647 Metung RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works for a dwelling and outbuilding and vegetation removal
    9 Kingscote DrivePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use and development of the land for two dwellings
    79 KINGS COVE BOULEVARD METUNG 3904Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Gippsland
Member of Parliament
Darren CHESTER (The Nationals)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
118,075
Turnout (2025)
92.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+1.2 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 69.4%Labor 30.6%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 17.5 km away).

Coalition 64.0%Labor 36.0%

5.3 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +6.1 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • MetungLabor 38.5% · Coalition 61.5% TPP (2025)2.1 km away
  • JohnsonvilleLabor 24.6% · Coalition 75.4% TPP (2025)5.1 km away
  • Lakes EntranceLabor 28.5% · Coalition 71.5% TPP (2025)12.4 km away
  • PaynesvilleLabor 39.8% · Coalition 60.2% TPP (2025)12.4 km away
  • Lakes Entrance EastLabor 26.2% · Coalition 73.8% TPP (2025)14.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
6/10
IRSD decile (2021)
6/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in East Gippsland Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.