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Maffra vs Sale
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 35 km apart · Maffra profile · Sale profile
Maffra Sale
Sale and Maffra are nearby Victorian towns with similar population sizes, but they offer very different living environments. Sale is very walkable, with 74% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 93% near public transport. In contrast, Maffra is mostly car-dependent, and only 39.9% of its homes are within a 15-minute-city walkshed. Sale also has a much higher proportion of renters at 32.2%, compared to 16.4% in Maffra, and far more school enrolments, totaling 4,139.
These two areas share a very similar profile in terms of typical weekly household income, which is around $1,330 for both. They also have almost identical shares of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over. While Sale's share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher is well higher than Maffra's, this gap has widened since 2011. Similarly, the difference in renting levels has grown over the last decade.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 13,406
- First area, 2016: 13,868
- First area, 2021: 14,756
- Second area, 2011: 14,259
- Second area, 2016: 14,646
- Second area, 2021: 15,301
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Maffra: 0.8% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Sale: 1.1% males, 1.9% females
- 80–84 in Maffra: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Sale: 1.3% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Maffra: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 75–79 in Sale: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Maffra: 3.6% males, 3.2% females; 70–74 in Sale: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Maffra: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 65–69 in Sale: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Maffra: 3.7% males, 3.9% females; 60–64 in Sale: 2.9% males, 3.6% females
- 55–59 in Maffra: 3.4% males, 3.6% females; 55–59 in Sale: 2.9% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Maffra: 2.9% males, 3.0% females; 50–54 in Sale: 2.8% males, 3.7% females
- 45–49 in Maffra: 2.6% males, 2.9% females; 45–49 in Sale: 2.7% males, 3.2% females
- 40–44 in Maffra: 2.6% males, 2.7% females; 40–44 in Sale: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Maffra: 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Sale: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Maffra: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Sale: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 25–29 in Maffra: 3.0% males, 2.8% females; 25–29 in Sale: 3.0% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Maffra: 2.5% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Sale: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Maffra: 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 15–19 in Sale: 2.9% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Maffra: 3.5% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Sale: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
- 5–9 in Maffra: 3.2% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Sale: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Maffra: 2.8% males, 2.7% females; 0–4 in Sale: 2.9% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $468
- First area, 2016: $569
- First area, 2021: $670
- Second area, 2011: $520
- Second area, 2016: $605
- Second area, 2021: $702
- First area, 2011: $912
- First area, 2016: $1,125
- First area, 2021: $1,324
- Second area, 2011: $955
- Second area, 2016: $1,162
- Second area, 2021: $1,331
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $160
- First area, 2016: $200
- First area, 2021: $250
- Second area, 2011: $195
- Second area, 2016: $240
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,257
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Maffra vs Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/205051101/maffra/vs/205051103/sale