Maldon VIC 3463
1,577 addresses · 95 streets
Bendigo Electorate › Mount Alexander LGA › Maldon · 120 km from Melbourne
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Living Here
Maldon is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,665 people, with a median age of 60. The typical household earns around $1,059 a week, with median rent near $268 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $740,000.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Castlemaine Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Maldon itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
1 café or restaurant
1 supermarket
1 childcare centre
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
1 bakery
1 butcher
4 places to stay
Getting around. Airport: Bendigo Airport, 37 km north-east.
Sport & Recreation
7 facilities recorded in Maldon.
- Bill Woodfull Reserve (Maldon Recreation Reserve) Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Maldon Bowling Club Lawn Bowls
- Maldon Croquet Club Croquet
- Maldon Golf Club Golf
- Maldon Pony Culb Equestrian
- Maldon Swimming Pool Swimming
- Mt Tarrengower Cycling
Socio-economic Standing
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
Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 43.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 43.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 67.1% |
Demographics
Unemployment 5.5% · Labour-force participation 44.5%
Population by age in Maldon
| 0-4 | 44 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 107 |
| 15-19 | 68 |
| 20-24 | 38 |
| 25-34 | 100 |
| 35-44 | 117 |
| 45-54 | 204 |
| 55-64 | 336 |
| 65-74 | 395 |
| 75-84 | 199 |
| 85+ | 66 |
Dwelling types in Maldon
| House | 774 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 17 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Maldon
| <$650 | 228 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 265 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 176 |
| $3,000+ | 80 |
Top ancestries in Maldon
| English | 851 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 581 |
| Irish | 296 |
| Scottish | 250 |
| Ancestry NS | 90 |
| German | 74 |
Housing tenure in Maldon
| Owned | 432 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 247 |
| Rented | 89 |
| Other | 16 |
Cars per household in Maldon
| 0 | 19 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 302 |
| 2 | 287 |
| 3 | 120 |
| 4+ | 54 |
Commute to work in Maldon
| Car | 372 |
|---|---|
| Train | 4 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 26 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 139 |
Top countries of birth in Maldon
| England | 120 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 19 |
| Netherlands | 18 |
| United States | 10 |
| South Africa | 9 |
| Italy | 8 |
Languages used at home in Maldon
| German | 6 |
|---|---|
| Croatian | 3 |
| French | 3 |
| Vietnamese | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
6,649 bird observations recorded near Maldon — most often seen:
- Eastern Australian Magpie (411)
- Australian Magpie (384)
- Eastern Galah (335)
- Red Wattlebird (326)
- Galah (320)
- Eastern Red Wattlebird (286)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (275)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (265)
- Common Bronzewing (259)
- Eastern Weebill (259)
- Superb Fairy-wren (259)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (254)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (247)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Maldon
- Crimson Rosella (245)
- Eastern Grey Shrike-thrush (204)
- Little Raven (188)
- Weebill (185)
- Spotted Pardalote (170)
- Eurasian Blackbird (168)
- Eastern Rosella (158)
- Grey Currawong (154)
- South-eastern Grey Currawong (154)
- Australian Raven (150)
- Eastern Striated Pardalote (148)
- Buff-rumped Thornbill (147)
- White-winged Chough (146)
- South-eastern Grey Fantail (141)
- South-east Eastern Rosella (140)
- White-throated Treecreeper (136)
- Striated Pardalote (135)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Maldon:
- Gower (3.7 km)
- Nuggetty (4.2 km)
- Tarrengower (4.6 km)
- Bradford (8.1 km)
- Walmer (8.3 km)
- Welshmans Reef (8.6 km)
- Baringhup (9.1 km)
- Muckleford (11.9 km)
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Streets
- Adair Street (68)
- Adair Street E (8)
- Allans Road (16)
- Back Cemetery Road (4)
- Barham Road (4)
- Baxter Street (5)
- Bells Reef Road (33)
- Bendigo-maldon Road (12)
- Boundary Road (22)
- Bridgewater-maldon Road (11)
- Bryant Street (3)
- Camp Street (12)
- Castlemaine-maldon Road (40)
- Caudry Street (4)
- Chapel Street (36)
- Chapel Street S (28)
- Church Street (73)
- Cox Street (14)
- Davies Lane (7)
- Dieckmanns Lane (1)
- Dolphin Street (1)
- Dorsa Lane (1)
- Drovers Track (4)
- Edwards Street (4)
- Fogartys Gap Road (5)
- Forty Foot Lane (1)
- Fountain Street (29)
- Francis Street (4)
- Franklin Street (46)
- Golf Link Road (4)
- Goughs Range Road (1)
- Gray Street (13)
- Grigg Street (18)
- Harker Street (26)
- High Street (139)
- Hornsby Street (31)
- Hospital Street (77)
- Ireland Street (21)
- Johns Road (12)
- Langs Lane (1)
- Lawrence Street (16)
- Lewis Road (9)
- Lisle Gully Road (9)
- Lowther Street (37)
- Lowther Street W (4)
- Main Street (67)
- Maldon-newstead Road (41)
- Maldon-shelbourne Road (5)
- Mantons Gully Road (4)
- Mcfarlane Street (12)
- Mcintyre Street (5)
- Mcleod Street (5)
- Mia Mia Track (1)
- Mill Street (8)
- Morris Street (30)
- Mount Back Road (1)
- Mt Tarrengower Road (14)
- Nelson Street (10)
- Newstead Road (37)
- Nuggetty Road (5)
- Nursery Lane (6)
- Oswald Street (12)
- Parker Street (26)
- Parkins Reef Road (56)
- Peg Leg Gully Road (3)
- Phoenix Street (18)
- Polsue Street (15)
- Pond Drive (4)
- Popeks Road (6)
- Porcupine Lane (7)
- Preeces Lane (3)
- Pullans Road (1)
- Reef Street (46)
- Roberts Street (4)
- Rowes Road (11)
- Sailors Reef Lane (2)
- Sandy Creek Road (9)
- Sells Lane (6)
- Skinners Flat-mt Kerang Road (1)
- Skinners Road (1)
- South German Road (5)
- South Parkins Reef Road (5)
- Spring Street (11)
- Steele Street (9)
- Stump Street (22)
- Tailings Lane (4)
- Telfords Road (8)
- Templeton Street (54)
- Three Chain Road (1)
- Tobin Street (13)
- Treloars Lane (3)
- Union Street (6)
- Vincents Road (5)
- Warnock Street (32)
- Wattle Gully Road (3)
