Tongio, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Tongio
State:vic
Coordinates:-37.1876°N 147.7254°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Shire of East Gippsland
Use Lga Map:yes
Postcode:3896[1]
Stategov:Gippsland East
Dist1:232
Dir1:E
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:14.79
Dir2:SE
Location2:Omeo

Tongio is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Great Alpine Road, south of Omeo. At the, Tongio recorded a population of 65.

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.[2]

Demographics

As of the 2016 Australian census, 65 people resided in Tongio. The median age of persons in Tongio was 58 years. There were more males than females, with 56.7% of the population male and 43.3% female. The average household size was 2.4 people per household.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Find a postcode . Australia Post.
  2. Book: Fairweather . Keith McDonald . Time to Remember: The History of Gold Mining on the Tambo and Its Tributaries . 1975 . 9780959730906 . 298 . 1 December 2020.