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Maffra

Victoria · Wellington · Latrobe - Gippsland

This profile uses the ABS Maffra statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Maffra is a locality in the Wellington area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Maffra SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
11
Top ICSEA 979 (gov)
Childcare
13
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
359
+21% vs prior year
Median house
$486,500
+8.1% YoY
Population
15,549
+1.0% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Maffra SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Maffra Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Maffra.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 230
ICSEA 979
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Maffra (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
St Mary's School
Catholic 176 students
ICSEA 1026 intake context
St Patrick's School
Catholic 164 students
ICSEA 1015 intake context
St Michael's School
Catholic 61 students
ICSEA 1010 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Maffra

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Briagolong Uniting Early Learning
    Centre-Based Care · 37 places · Briagolong
    Exceeding NQS
  • Heyfield Uniting Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Heyfield
    Exceeding NQS
  • Longford Uniting Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 23 places · Longford
    Exceeding NQS
  • Little Saints Early Learning Centre - Maffra
    Centre-Based Care · 104 places · Maffra
    Meeting NQS
  • Sparrow Early Learning - Stratford
    Centre-Based Care · 72 places · Stratford
    Meeting NQS
  • Duke Street Children's Centre
    Centre-Based Care · 65 places · Maffra
    Meeting NQS
  • Glassford Street Uniting Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 60 places · Maffra
    Meeting NQS
  • Stratford Uniting Kindergarten
    Centre-Based Care · 55 places · Stratford
    Meeting NQS
  • Gumnuts OSHC Maffra
    Centre-Based Care · 45 places · Maffra
    Meeting NQS
  • Gumnuts Heyfield OSHC
    Centre-Based Care · 30 places · Heyfield
    Meeting NQS
  • Briagolong PS TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Briagolong
    Meeting NQS
  • Stratford PS TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 20 places · Stratford
    Meeting NQS

+ 1 more services in this area's postcodes.

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
359
vs previous year
+21%
vs 2021
217
  • Property and deception offences 178
  • Crimes against the person 79
  • Justice procedures offences 78
  • Public order and security offences 16
  • Drug offences 7

Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
3
Parks
20
Train stations
1

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Maffra SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Bushfire overlay
Within the official Bushfire Management Overlay · 67% of the SA2
Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 8.1% of the SA2

This shows whether the Maffra SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$486,500
House price YoY
+8.1%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
15,549
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.00%
2024→25
Net change
+161
people / yr
Density
6
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+161
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
+63
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
+51
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+47

Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.

Growth vs benchmarks
Maffra
+1.00%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%