Tongio is a town in

Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au ...

. 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.

Demographics

As of the

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, 65 people resided in Tongio. The

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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.

References

Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of East Gippsland {{Gippsland-geo-stub