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Suburb profile ·East Gippsland LGA · VIC ·3904

Metung VIC 3904

Metung is in East Gippsland LGA, VIC, postcode 3904, with population 1,899.

The read

Affordability-first

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$692K
-10.3% YoY
2014 → 2024 · 11 periods
ABS + state medians
$771K
$288K
2014 2024
Median house
$692K
House median, latest period
10.3%YoY D4 vs AU
Median rent
$460/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
3.5%
Below investor band
D9 vs AU
Population
1,899
2K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
535
28 added 12mo · 3MW

Price history

HousesUnitsVacant land

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$304/wk (-$15,805/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
10.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
38%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,300/mo, while renters pay about $1,993/mo — renting runs $693/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$692K
Household income · yr
$63K
Median rent · wk
$460
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,300
Gross yield
3.5%

Household income

$63K household · yr-23% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$32K
Family
$71K
Household
$63K

Growth outlook · East Gippsland LGA

Dwellings
+19.9%
26,080 → 31,260
+5,180 dwellings
Population
+16.3%
48,450 → 56,330
Households
+21%
21,760 → 26,340

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1034
Students47
Government1
  • Metung Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1034
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
6,497
13,055 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k13,055
Total incidents6,497· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault89868%
  • Sexual Offences19215%
  • Robbery91%
  • Break And Enter22317%

Full data detail

Metung VIC — Property Data and Demographics

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.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield3.5%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$692K/$875K· Near Median
Affordability10.9x Stretched
Price Momentum-10.3% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,300
Rent · wk(Census)$346
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$460
Gross yield2.6%
Price / income10.9x
Population growth · East Gippsland LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)49,669
5-year growth+0.7% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · East Gippsland LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)262
Houses194
Units68
YoY change+0%
Employment · East Gippsland LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)5%
YoY change-1.1pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3904ATO
Negatively geared55 (5.1% of filers)
Avg rental loss$6,936/yr
Landlords (rental income)147
Reported capital gains123
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,899
Median age60
Household size2.1
HH income · wk$1,219
Personal income · wk$617
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)7/10
Economic (IER)5/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

There is enough direct local evidence on Metung for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2024 · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Metung FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Metung in?

    Metung is in the East Gippsland Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3904. Council-level context for East Gippsland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Metung?

    The current median house price in Metung, VIC is $692K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Metung?

    The median weekly rent in Metung is $460/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Metung?

    Rent context available: Metung has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Metung a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Metung show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Metung?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Metung data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.