Maffra

Maffra
Victoria
Maffra streetscape, 2013
Maffra is located in Shire of Wellington
Maffra
Maffra
Coordinates37°57′S 146°59′E / 37.950°S 146.983°E / -37.950; 146.983
Population5,384 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3860
Elevation27 m (89 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Wellington
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal division(s)Gippsland
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.0 °C
68 °F
8.1 °C
47 °F
581.9 mm
22.9 in

Maffra is a town in Victoria, Australia, 220 kilometres (140 mi) east of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Wellington local government area and it is the second most populous city of the Shire. It relies mainly on dairy farming and other agriculture,[2] and is the site of one of Murray Goulburn Co-operative's eight processing plants in Victoria. Maffra is a detour off the Princes Highway and is near Sale, Stratford, Newry, Tinamba, Heyfield and Rosedale.[2] At the 2016 census, Maffra had a population of 4,316.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maffra (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 June 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Maffra, Victoria - Towns in Australia". Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2009.