Metung vs Nungurner

Nungurner is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 60 in Metung. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Metung, about half of households are people living alone. In Nungurner, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Nungurner: a median of $705,000, against $642,000 in Metung, though rent is higher in Metung. On these figures, Metung tends to suit people living alone, while Nungurner suits couples.

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

Nungurner

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (64% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Nungurner

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($231/wk vs $346/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Nungurner

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (229 min vs 234 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Metung has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 32%)
  • Nungurner is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Metung Nungurner
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.

Metung Nungurner
Walkability 0 / 13
Metung — Walkability: 0/100 Nungurner — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 69 / 66
Metung — Safety: 69/100 Nungurner — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 88 / 88
Metung — Low fire risk: 88/100 Nungurner — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 20 / 75
Metung — Low flood risk: 20/100 Nungurner — Low flood risk: 75/100

Demographics

Metung has more residents (1,899 vs 327); Metung rents higher ($346/wk vs $231/wk).

Metung Nungurner
Population 1,899
+83% vs other
 327
Population trend (2016 → 2021) — +15.5%
Median age 60 50
Median household income $63,388/yr $78,780/yr
+24% vs other
Median weekly rent $346/wk
+33% vs other
 $231/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Metung Nungurner
0-4 2.8% / 0.9%
Metung — 0-4: 2.8% Nungurner — 0-4: 0.9%
5-14 8.8% / 14.4%
Metung — 5-14: 8.8% Nungurner — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 3.2% / 5.8%
Metung — 15-19: 3.2% Nungurner — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 1.6% / 6.1%
Metung — 20-24: 1.6% Nungurner — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 5.2% / 7.6%
Metung — 25-34: 5.2% Nungurner — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 8.2% / 7.6%
Metung — 35-44: 8.2% Nungurner — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 10.6% / 12.8%
Metung — 45-54: 10.6% Nungurner — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 20.6% / 11.9%
Metung — 55-64: 20.6% Nungurner — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 25.8% / 21.7%
Metung — 65-74: 25.8% Nungurner — 65-74: 21.7%
75-84 10.8% / 9.8%
Metung — 75-84: 10.8% Nungurner — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ 1.6% / 0.9%
Metung — 85+: 1.6% Nungurner — 85+: 0.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Metung 32.6% couple families
Metung — Couple Families: 32.6% Metung — Lone Person: 51.2% Metung — One Parent Families: 12.3% Metung — Group Household: 2.2% Metung — Other Families: 1.7%
Nungurner 56.1% couple families
Nungurner — Couple Families: 56.1% Nungurner — Lone Person: 36.4% Nungurner — One Parent Families: 7.6% Nungurner — Group Household: 0.0% Nungurner — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Metung 15.3% renting
Metung — Owned Outright: 58.4% Metung — Mortgage: 26.3% Metung — Renting: 15.3%
Nungurner 12.7% renting
Nungurner — Owned Outright: 56.3% Nungurner — Mortgage: 31.0% Nungurner — Renting: 12.7%
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.

Metung Nungurner
England 8.2% / 3.1%
Metung — England: 8.2% Nungurner — England: 3.1%
Scotland 1.1% / 0.9%
Metung — Scotland: 1.1% Nungurner — Scotland: 0.9%
South Africa 1.3% / —
Metung — South Africa: 1.3% Nungurner — South Africa: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.2% / —
Metung — New Zealand: 1.2% Nungurner — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.9% / —
Metung — Netherlands: 0.9% Nungurner — Netherlands: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Metung Nungurner
Certificate III & IV 17.5% / 16.2%
Metung — Certificate III & IV: 17.5% Nungurner — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 12.8%
Metung — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Nungurner — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.6% / 8.3%
Metung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6% Nungurner — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 4.0%
Metung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Nungurner — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.4%
Metung — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Nungurner — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Metung 97.2% houses
Metung — Houses: 97.2% Metung — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Metung — Townhouses: 1.6%
Nungurner 95.3% houses
Nungurner — Houses: 95.3% Nungurner — Flats / Apartments: 4.7% Nungurner — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Metung Nungurner
Median house price $642,500 $705,000
Median unit price $345,000 —
Median land price $222,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 69 days
from 35 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Nungurner has more rural and farming land (91% vs 47%).

Metung Nungurner
Rural and farming 47% 91%
Parks and recreation 23% 2%
Residential 22% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 0%
Environmental 1% 0%
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

Metung Nungurner
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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Metung Nungurner
House price Higher than 30% of VIC —
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of VIC Higher than 76% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 42% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 65% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 78% of VIC —

Liveability

Nungurner is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Metung Nungurner
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
same for both

Risk profile

Metung carries more flood risk (80 vs 25).

Metung Nungurner
Bushfire Low
12/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 Low
34/100
Flood High
80/100
 Low
25/100
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

Metung Nungurner
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Metung

  • Metung Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Nungurner

  • Nungurner Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Metung Nungurner
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Metung Nungurner
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 312 km 310.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 234 min 229 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3904
 0.3%
postcode 3909
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 3904
 41
postcode 3909

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.

Metung Nungurner
Car (driver) 68.7% / 68.6%
Metung — Car (driver): 68.7% Nungurner — Car (driver): 68.6%
Worked from Home 23.5% / 25.6%
Metung — Worked from Home: 23.5% Nungurner — Worked from Home: 25.6%
Car (passenger) 4.5% / 3.3%
Metung — Car (passenger): 4.5% Nungurner — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 3.4% / 2.5%
Metung — Walked Only: 3.4% Nungurner — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.7%).

Setting

Metung Nungurner
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 61 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.4 km 6.0 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Metung Nungurner
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Metung

Acreage Retirees

Nungurner

Retirees Rural

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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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