Tongio, Victoria

Tongio Victoria
Tongio
Coordinates	37.1876°S 147.7254°E / -37.1876; 147.7254
Population	50 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	3896[1]
Location	232 km (144 mi) E of Melbourne 14.79 km (9 mi) SE of Omeo
LGA(s)	Shire of East Gippsland
State electorate(s)	Gippsland East
Federal division(s)	Gippsland

Tongio is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Great Alpine Road, south of Omeo. At the 2021 census, Tongio recorded a population of 50.[2]

History

Tongio's namesake is the Aboriginal Tongio Munjie, and the town was first settled in 1839 by Codie Buckley. While there is no record of when the Tongio hotel was built, the earliest license was granted on 17 November 1884 to Jack Weston.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2021 Australian census, 50 people resided in Tongio. The median age of persons in Tongio was 57 years. There were more males than females, with 52.0% of the population male and 48.0% female. The average household size was 1.9 people per household.[2]

References

1. "Find a postcode". Australia Post.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tongio". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
3. Fairweather, Keith McDonald (1975). Time to Remember: The History of Gold Mining on the Tambo and Its Tributaries. p. 298. ISBN 9780959730906. Retrieved 1 December 2020.