Suburb · VIC
Maffra, VIC
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Maffra, Victoria, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
Government data only, no interpretation · Data as at 6 October 2026 · Sources and licences
Maffra at a glance
| State | Victoria |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 3860 |
| Local government area | Wellington |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 21571 |
Planning zones in Maffra
- FZ — Farming Zone80%
- RLZ — Rural Living Zone5%
- GRZ — General Residential Zone4%
- 3 other zones8%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Maffra is listed below. Boundaries are the VIC government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb. The names around the edge are the neighbouring suburbs.
- FZ — Farming Zone80% of the suburb
- RLZ — Rural Living Zone5% of the suburb
- GRZ — General Residential Zone4% of the suburb
- PUZ — Public Use Zone4% of the suburb
- PCRZ — Public Conservation and Resource Zone3% of the suburb
- TRZ — Transport Zone1% of the suburb
Maffra in the 2021 Census
| Population | 5,384 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 42 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,285 |
| Median weekly rent | $250 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,300 |
| Average household size | 2.3 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Median sale prices in Maffra
| Median house price | $412,500 |
|---|
Source: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0). A published median, not a valuation.
Other Victoria suburbs with the same main zone
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Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Median sale prices: State of Victoria open data, Q2 2025 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: mapshare.vic.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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