1,899 ▲ +55.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,222
- 2016: 1,449
- 2021: 1,899
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Metung · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Metung
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Metung is 60 years old, making this area far older than the national figure. This shift is clear in the local age profile, where seniors make up over a third of the population. With 1,899 people, the town is larger than about 80% of similar areas.
1,899
▲ +55.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Metung — higher than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 60, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This puts Metung among the oldest areas of its kind.
60 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 38.1% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at just 11.6%.
38.1% ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.6% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Metung, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.3% of the population, which is well above the state figure. Around 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, similar to the rate across Victoria.
1.1% ▲ +60.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.3% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Metung, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 21%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Metung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21673/metung/topic/demographics-identity