$250 ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $170
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Maffra · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Maffra
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Maffra have remained much more affordable than the state and national figures. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,300, which is well below the Victorian average of $1,859. This trend of lower costs extends to renters, with a typical weekly rent of $250.
$250
▲ +47.1%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maffra — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure of $375, with 63.2% of renters paying between $200 and $349. Home loan payments are also low, as the typical monthly cost of $1,300 is well below the same figures for Victoria and Australia.
$1,300 ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,250
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Maffra, $200–$349 is the majority at 67%; Under $200 is next at 24%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Maffra, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by Under $1,000 (32%) and $1,800–$2,999 (15%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common, with 39.6% of houses owned outright, a figure well above the national average of 31%. Meanwhile, 21.5% of households rent, which is well below the Victorian figure of 28.5%.
21.5% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.9%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.6% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 39.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Maffra splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (35%), with Rented at 22%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses dominate the landscape at 92.9%, which is far above the state and national figures. Homes here tend to be larger, with 79.9% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.9% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.5%
- 2016: 95.2%
- 2021: 92.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.9% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.4%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 79.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Maffra, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Flat or apartment is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Maffra, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 50%; 4 bedrooms is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Maffra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21571/maffra/topic/housing-dwellings