Located in Victoria within the East Gippsland local government area, Metung is a small locality (postcode 3904). With a population of 1,899, the suburb has a predominantly older resident base with a median age of 60. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
Median house prices in Metung stand at $692,000, having declined steeply by 10.3% over the last twelve months. The current median weekly rent is $460. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,300.
Metung is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1034, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the East Gippsland LGA is higher than average at 13,055 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($692K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 10.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -10.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.