14,756 ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13,406
- 2016: 13,868
- 2021: 14,756
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maffra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Maffra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents are a prominent part of daily life in Maffra, where the typical person is 43 years old. This is noticeably older than the national figure, and the population has grown by 10% since 2011 to reach 14,756 people.
14,756
▲ +10.1%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maffra — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is larger than about 75% of similar places. Residents here are noticeably older than those across Victoria and Australia, with the typical age rising slightly since 2011.
43 yrs ▲ +2.4%
Older than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This group has grown by 5.6 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 18.5%.
22.9% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▼ -8.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Maffra splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most similar areas, and this has risen to 13.9% since 2011. About 1.6% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.6% ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Maffra, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051101/maffra/topic/demographics-identity