Johnsonville vs Metung

Comparing Johnsonville and Metung, VIC: Johnsonville carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 12); Metung has more residents (1,899 vs 326); and Metung sits further from the CBD (312 km vs 298 km).

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Metung

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 53/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 75%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (45% vs 37%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Metung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Metung

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (15% vs 2%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Johnsonville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 234 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (298 km vs 312 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Johnsonville has more units and townhouses to downsize into (25% vs 3%)
  • Metung carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 53/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Where they sit

Johnsonville and Metung drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Johnsonville Metung
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Johnsonville Metung
Walkability 0 / 0
Johnsonville — Walkability: 0/100 Metung — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 69
Johnsonville — Safety: 47/100 Metung — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 4 / 88
Johnsonville — Low fire risk: 4/100 Metung — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 35 / 20
Johnsonville — Low flood risk: 35/100 Metung — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Metung has more residents (1,899 vs 326); Metung has higher household incomes ($63,388 vs $52,364).

Johnsonville Metung
Population 326 1,899
+483% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.3% —
Median age 58 60
Median household income $52,364/yr $63,388/yr
+21% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $346/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Johnsonville Metung
0-4 3.1% / 2.8%
Johnsonville — 0-4: 3.1% Metung — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 6.1% / 8.8%
Johnsonville — 5-14: 6.1% Metung — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 6.1% / 3.2%
Johnsonville — 15-19: 6.1% Metung — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 3.7% / 1.6%
Johnsonville — 20-24: 3.7% Metung — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 6.1% / 5.2%
Johnsonville — 25-34: 6.1% Metung — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 8.3% / 8.2%
Johnsonville — 35-44: 8.3% Metung — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 12.6% / 10.6%
Johnsonville — 45-54: 12.6% Metung — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 14.4% / 20.6%
Johnsonville — 55-64: 14.4% Metung — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 23.0% / 25.8%
Johnsonville — 65-74: 23.0% Metung — 65-74: 25.8%
75-84 14.4% / 10.8%
Johnsonville — 75-84: 14.4% Metung — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ 0.9% / 1.6%
Johnsonville — 85+: 0.9% Metung — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Johnsonville 50.7% lone person
Johnsonville — Lone Person: 50.7% Johnsonville — Couple Families: 31.0% Johnsonville — One Parent Families: 5.6% Johnsonville — Group Household: 8.5% Johnsonville — Other Families: 4.2%
Metung 51.2% lone person
Metung — Lone Person: 51.2% Metung — Couple Families: 32.6% Metung — One Parent Families: 12.3% Metung — Group Household: 2.2% Metung — Other Families: 1.7%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Johnsonville 2.2% renting
Johnsonville — Owned Outright: 66.2% Johnsonville — Mortgage: 31.7% Johnsonville — Renting: 2.2%
Metung 15.3% renting
Metung — Owned Outright: 58.4% Metung — Mortgage: 26.3% Metung — Renting: 15.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Johnsonville Metung
England 2.8% / 8.2%
Johnsonville — England: 2.8% Metung — England: 8.2%
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.2%
Johnsonville — New Zealand: 1.2% Metung — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 0.9% / 1.1%
Johnsonville — Scotland: 0.9% Metung — Scotland: 1.1%
South Africa — / 1.3%
Johnsonville — South Africa: not among its largest Metung — South Africa: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Johnsonville — Netherlands: not among its largest Metung — Netherlands: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Johnsonville Metung
Certificate III & IV 20.9% / 17.5%
Johnsonville — Certificate III & IV: 20.9% Metung — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 11.6%
Johnsonville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Metung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.3% / 12.5%
Johnsonville — Bachelor Degree: 4.3% Metung — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 3.8%
Johnsonville — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Metung — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Johnsonville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Metung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Johnsonville 74.6% houses
Johnsonville — Houses: 74.6% Johnsonville — Flats / Apartments: 25.4% Johnsonville — Townhouses: 0.0%
Metung 97.2% houses
Metung — Houses: 97.2% Metung — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Metung — Townhouses: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Johnsonville Metung
Median house price $607,500 $642,500
Median unit price — $345,000
Median land price — $222,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 69 days
from 35 sales

Zoning mix

Johnsonville has more rural and farming land (85% vs 47%).

Johnsonville Metung
Rural and farming 85% 47%
Parks and recreation 7% 23%
Residential 7% 22%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 7%
Environmental 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Johnsonville Metung
New dwellings approved 386
across East Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Johnsonville Metung
Houses — 4.2%
$625/wk on $780K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Johnsonville Metung
House price — Higher than 30% of VIC
Income — Higher than 24% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 42% of VIC
EV adoption — Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of VIC

Liveability

Johnsonville Metung
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Johnsonville carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 12); Johnsonville carries more crime risk (53 vs 31).

Johnsonville Metung
Bushfire High
96/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
65/100
 High
80/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Johnsonville Metung
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Johnsonville

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Metung

  • Metung Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Johnsonville Metung
Parks & reserves 1 3
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Metung sits further from the CBD (312 km vs 298 km).

Johnsonville Metung
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 298 km 312 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 219 min 234 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3902
 0.8%
postcode 3904
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 3902
 48
postcode 3904

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Johnsonville Metung
Car (driver) 77.9% / 68.7%
Johnsonville — Car (driver): 77.9% Metung — Car (driver): 68.7%
Worked from Home 9.5% / 23.5%
Johnsonville — Worked from Home: 9.5% Metung — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Walked Only 7.4% / 3.4%
Johnsonville — Walked Only: 7.4% Metung — Walked Only: 3.4%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 4.5%
Johnsonville — Car (passenger): 5.3% Metung — Car (passenger): 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.9%).

Setting

Johnsonville Metung
Elevation 35 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.5 km 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

Johnsonville Metung
Connectivity score 30/100 59/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
158 premises
 33%
1,431 premises

Climate

Johnsonville Metung
Annual rainfall 620 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Johnsonville Metung
Average residential rate $1,807/yr
same for both
Council East Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Johnsonville Metung
Division Gippsland
same for both
Member Darren Chester
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Johnsonville Metung
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Johnsonville

Retirees Rural

Metung

Acreage Retirees

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