5,384 ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,112
- 2016: 5,280
- 2021: 5,384
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Maffra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Maffra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 5,384 people makes Maffra larger than about 90% of similar areas. While it has a high number of children, the community is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical resident aged 42.
5,384
▲ +5.3%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maffra — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 5,384 people, which is larger than about 90% of areas at this level. Residents here are noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, with a typical age of 42.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This older profile is balanced by a higher than usual proportion of children under 15, who make up 19.1% of the area.
23.6% ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Maffra splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.6% of the population, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria. Nearly half of residents are married, while 12.1% are in a de facto relationship, similar to the state and national averages.
1.6% ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
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 (31%) 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/sal/SAL21571/maffra/topic/demographics-identity