Swan Reach vs Metung

Swan Reach is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 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. On these figures, Metung tends to suit people living alone.

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 2 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 87%)
  • But Swan Reach is already more of a family suburb (57% vs 45%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Swan Reach

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $346/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 28%)

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

Commuting to the city

Swan Reach

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (226 min vs 234 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (303.8 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

  • Swan Reach is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • Metung carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 53/100)

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

Where they sit

Swan Reach 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.

Swan Reach 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.

Swan Reach Metung
Walkability 14 / 0
Swan Reach — Walkability: 14/100 Metung — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 47 / 69
Swan Reach — Safety: 47/100 Metung — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 47 / 88
Swan Reach — Low fire risk: 47/100 Metung — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 42 / 20
Swan Reach — Low flood risk: 42/100 Metung — Low flood risk: 20/100

Demographics

Metung has more residents (1,899 vs 861); Metung rents higher ($346/wk vs $210/wk).

Swan Reach Metung
Population 861 1,899
+121% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.6% —
Median age 51 60
Median household income $55,848/yr $63,388/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk $346/wk
+65% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Swan Reach Metung
0-4 4.8% / 2.8%
Swan Reach — 0-4: 4.8% Metung — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 13.1% / 8.8%
Swan Reach — 5-14: 13.1% Metung — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 3.6% / 3.2%
Swan Reach — 15-19: 3.6% Metung — 15-19: 3.2%
20-24 2.1% / 1.6%
Swan Reach — 20-24: 2.1% Metung — 20-24: 1.6%
25-34 9.3% / 5.2%
Swan Reach — 25-34: 9.3% Metung — 25-34: 5.2%
35-44 11.4% / 8.2%
Swan Reach — 35-44: 11.4% Metung — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 10.7% / 10.6%
Swan Reach — 45-54: 10.7% Metung — 45-54: 10.6%
55-64 14.3% / 20.6%
Swan Reach — 55-64: 14.3% Metung — 55-64: 20.6%
65-74 21.0% / 25.8%
Swan Reach — 65-74: 21.0% Metung — 65-74: 25.8%
75-84 8.4% / 10.8%
Swan Reach — 75-84: 8.4% Metung — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ 2.2% / 1.6%
Swan Reach — 85+: 2.2% Metung — 85+: 1.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Swan Reach 39.1% lone person
Swan Reach — Lone Person: 39.1% Swan Reach — Couple Families: 43.1% Swan Reach — One Parent Families: 13.9% Swan Reach — Group Household: 2.5% Swan Reach — Other Families: 1.5%
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.

Swan Reach 12.0% renting
Swan Reach — Owned Outright: 53.1% Swan Reach — Mortgage: 35.0% Swan Reach — Renting: 12.0%
Metung 15.3% renting
Metung — Owned Outright: 58.4% Metung — Mortgage: 26.3% Metung — Renting: 15.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Swan Reach Metung
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 17.5%
Swan Reach — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Metung — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 12.5%
Swan Reach — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Metung — Bachelor Degree: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.0% / 11.6%
Swan Reach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0% Metung — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 3.8%
Swan Reach — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Metung — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.5%
Swan Reach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Metung — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

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.

Swan Reach Metung
England 4.2% / 8.2%
Swan Reach — England: 4.2% Metung — England: 8.2%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.1%
Swan Reach — Scotland: 1.0% Metung — Scotland: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / 1.2%
Swan Reach — New Zealand: 0.9% Metung — New Zealand: 1.2%
Germany 0.7% / 0.7%
Swan Reach — Germany: 0.7% Metung — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa — / 1.3%
Swan Reach — South Africa: not among its largest Metung — South Africa: 1.3%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Swan Reach — Netherlands: not among its largest Metung — Netherlands: 0.9%
Thailand 0.7% / —
Swan Reach — Thailand: 0.7% Metung — Thailand: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Swan Reach 86.9% houses
Swan Reach — Houses: 86.9% Swan Reach — Flats / Apartments: 13.1% Swan Reach — 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

Swan Reach Metung
Median house price $645,000 $642,500
Median unit price — $345,000
Median land price $245,000 $222,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 3 sales
 69 days
from 35 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Swan Reach Metung
3 bed $640K / $620K
Swan Reach — 3 bed: $640K (8 sales) Metung — 3 bed: $620K (42 sales)

8 vs 42 sales

4 bed $675K / $820K
Swan Reach — 4 bed: $675K (6 sales) Metung — 4 bed: $820K (18 sales)

6 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Swan Reach has more rural and farming land (77% vs 47%).

Swan Reach Metung
Rural and farming 77% 47%
Parks and recreation 13% 23%
Residential 2% 22%
Infrastructure and transport 7%
same for both
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

Swan Reach 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.

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

Ranking within VIC

Swan Reach Metung
House price Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Income Higher than 14% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
EV adoption — Higher than 68% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 50% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 78% of VIC

Liveability

Swan Reach is more walkable (14 vs 0); Metung scores higher overall (37 vs 22).

Swan Reach Metung
Grade D C
Score 22/100 37/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Swan Reach carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 12); Swan Reach carries more crime risk (53 vs 31).

Swan Reach Metung
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Moderate
53/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
58/100
 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

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

Schools in Swan Reach

  • Swan Reach Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Metung

  • Metung Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Swan Reach Metung
Parks & reserves 3
same for both
Childcare 1 0
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Metung sits further from the CBD (312 km vs 303.8 km).

Swan Reach Metung
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 303.8 km 312 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 226 min 234 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3903
 0.8%
postcode 3904
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 55
postcode 3903
 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.

Swan Reach Metung
Car (driver) 76.8% / 68.7%
Swan Reach — Car (driver): 76.8% Metung — Car (driver): 68.7%
Worked from Home 18.3% / 23.5%
Swan Reach — Worked from Home: 18.3% Metung — Worked from Home: 23.5%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.5%
Swan Reach — Car (passenger): 3.3% Metung — Car (passenger): 4.5%
Walked Only 1.6% / 3.4%
Swan Reach — Walked Only: 1.6% Metung — Walked Only: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.8%).

Setting

Swan Reach Metung
Elevation 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 7.4 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Swan Reach 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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Swan Reach

Acreage Retirees

Metung

Acreage Retirees

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