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Maffra VIC 3860

3,239 addresses · 121 streets

Gippsland Electorate › Wellington LGA › Maffra · 178 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Maffra is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 5,384 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,285 a week, with median rent near $250 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area. The median house sells for about $435,000.

5,384Population
42Median age
$1,285Median household income / wk
$250Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Maffra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Maffra itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Stratford, 8.6 km east · Airport: West Sale Airport, 15 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

9 facilities recorded in Maffra.

Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$435,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Maffra

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Maffra VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202113.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 55.1%

Population by age in Maffra
Population by age, Maffra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4308
5-14719
15-19299
20-24255
25-34602
35-44630
45-54557
55-64738
65-74712
75-84404
85+149
Dwelling types in Maffra
Dwelling types, Maffra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,978
Townhouse0
Apartment134
Other11
Households by weekly income in Maffra
Households by weekly income, Maffra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650476
$650-1,499659
$1,500-2,999594
$3,000+242
Top ancestries in Maffra
Top ancestries, Maffra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,415
English2,347
Irish662
Scottish612
Ancestry NS332
Other226
Housing tenure in Maffra
Housing tenure, Maffra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned843
Mortgage754
Rented459
Other36
Cars per household in Maffra
Cars per household, Maffra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
092
1709
2801
3342
4+155
Commute to work in Maffra
Commute to work, Maffra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,647
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked67
Bicycle11
Home204
Top countries of birth in Maffra
Top countries of birth, Maffra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England114
New Zealand47
Philippines47
Netherlands35
India25
Germany22
Languages used at home in Maffra
Languages used at home, Maffra VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Filipino19
Tagalog18
Punjabi13
Mandarin10
German10
Vietnamese8

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,584 bird observations recorded near Maffra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Maffra

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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