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Metung vs Bruthen
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 20 km apart · Metung profile · Bruthen profile
Metung Bruthen
Metung and Bruthen (L) are two nearby Victorian areas with very different populations. Metung is much older, with a typical resident aged 60 and a far higher share of seniors at 37.9%. It is also more mobile, with 45.5% of people moving in recently, and more likely to be born overseas (17.9%). In contrast, Bruthen (L) is younger and more family-oriented, with 19.2% of people under 15 and a far higher share of adults caring for children (29.0%). Bruthen (L) is also more walkable (somewhat walkable) compared to Metung, which is car-dependent.
These two areas are remarkably alike in their typical weekly personal and household incomes. They also share a similar housing style, with almost all homes being separate houses and nearly the same percentage of people using another language at home. While they share these basics, other gaps have grown since 2011, such as the difference in typical age, which has widened to 19 years.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,707
- First area, 2016: 1,697
- First area, 2021: 1,605
- Second area, 2011: 537
- Second area, 2016: 587
- Second area, 2021: 574
- First area, 2011: 47 yrs
- First area, 2016: 43 yrs
- First area, 2021: 60 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 38 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Metung: 0.9% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Bruthen: 0.5% males, 0.7% females
- 80–84 in Metung: 1.5% males, 1.6% females; 80–84 in Bruthen: 0.8% males, 0.7% females
- 75–79 in Metung: 4.8% males, 3.1% females; 75–79 in Bruthen: 1.7% males, 1.0% females
- 70–74 in Metung: 7.2% males, 5.6% females; 70–74 in Bruthen: 2.9% males, 2.5% females
- 65–69 in Metung: 6.7% males, 5.6% females; 65–69 in Bruthen: 1.9% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Metung: 5.2% males, 7.0% females; 60–64 in Bruthen: 3.4% males, 4.6% females
- 55–59 in Metung: 4.2% males, 4.5% females; 55–59 in Bruthen: 4.7% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in Metung: 2.2% males, 3.5% females; 50–54 in Bruthen: 2.7% males, 3.9% females
- 45–49 in Metung: 2.4% males, 2.8% females; 45–49 in Bruthen: 2.5% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Metung: 1.8% males, 2.1% females; 40–44 in Bruthen: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Metung: 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 35–39 in Bruthen: 3.4% males, 2.0% females
- 30–34 in Metung: 1.3% males, 1.4% females; 30–34 in Bruthen: 2.7% males, 4.1% females
- 25–29 in Metung: 1.3% males, 1.5% females; 25–29 in Bruthen: 3.9% males, 2.9% females
- 20–24 in Metung: 0.9% males, 0.7% females; 20–24 in Bruthen: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 15–19 in Metung: 1.8% males, 1.7% females; 15–19 in Bruthen: 4.1% males, 1.5% females
- 10–14 in Metung: 2.3% males, 2.3% females; 10–14 in Bruthen: 2.7% males, 2.5% females
- 5–9 in Metung: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 5–9 in Bruthen: 4.4% males, 4.1% females
- 0–4 in Metung: 1.1% males, 2.0% females; 0–4 in Bruthen: 4.1% males, 2.5% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $409
- First area, 2016: $504
- First area, 2021: $629
- Second area, 2011: $420
- Second area, 2016: $568
- Second area, 2021: $647
- First area, 2011: $722
- First area, 2016: $1,098
- First area, 2021: $1,240
- Second area, 2011: $869
- Second area, 2016: $1,065
- Second area, 2021: $1,180
- First area, 2011: $958
- First area, 2016: $1,375
- First area, 2021: $1,390
- Second area, 2011: $1,069
- Second area, 2016: $1,294
- Second area, 2021: $1,521
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $230
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2016: $245
- Second area, 2021: $250
- First area, 2011: $1,170
- First area, 2016: $1,247
- First area, 2021: $1,322
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,092
- Second area, 2021: $1,040
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Metung vs Bruthen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL215055/metung/vs/UCL221010/bruthen