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Maldon, 3463

Est. population · Jun 2025

1,755

Growth (1 yr)

+1.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+7.8%

Median age

60

Median income

$1,059/wk

Employment rate

42%

University qualified

27.7%

Work from home

21.8%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$730,000

Languages at home

2.3%non-English

Most common: French, Portuguese

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

62/100
Good

Top 6% of Victoria's suburbs

Verified 99% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Excellent transport
  • Green suburb
  • Arts precinct
  • Heritage area
  • Markets
What Maldon is known for: Excellent transport, Green suburb, Arts precinct, Heritage area, Markets

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Suburb profile

Maldon is a major regional centre in Victoria, in Mount Alexander Council, where heritage listings sit alongside mixed commercial and residential development. Mount Alexander is part of the surrounding geography.

The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings, placing it among the highest-ranked major regional centres, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 81% above the peer median, and recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places, with recorded road crashes 47% below the peer median, and green cover is an exceptional strength. The main trade-offs are higher housing costs and limited school access, with median house prices 23% above the peer median.

Overall, Maldon suits people prioritising heritage character and university qualifications over lower housing costs.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Major regional centre · compared with major regional centres in Victoria (187)

Strengths

  • The suburb has an unusually high concentration of heritage listings
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places
  • Recorded road-crash rates are lower than in comparable places
  • Green cover is stronger than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Housing is expensive relative to comparable places
  • School access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Heritage listings
  • Mount Alexander

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Maldon compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$730k

-12% change

Median rent (Census)

$268/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

1,755

+1.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

18.6%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#6

among Country & regional · Mature

Crime rate

33rd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

72nd

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

12%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

4/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

62nd

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
62.0/100 — Good
State standing
Top 6% of Victoria's suburbs
National rank
330th in Australia
State rank
72nd in VIC
Peer rank
#6 among Country & regional · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#7 among Country & regional suburbs
Data confidence
99%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$730,000
Median price change
-11.8%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

1,755(June 2025)

+1.1% annual · +7.8% over 5 years · 72th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.1%
5-year growth
+7.8%
Change in 1 year
+19
Change in 5 years
+127
Growth rank in VIC
72th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~1,850), extrapolated at +1.1% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
1,665
Median age
60
Median household income / week
$1,059
Dwelling vacancy
18.6%
Unoccupied private dwellings
182 of 980
Median monthly mortgage
$1,300
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$268
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
56.2% / 32.2% / 11.6%
Employment rate
42%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
21.8% / 1.1% / 58.8%
Walked or cycled to work
4.1%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
774 / 17 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

27.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 17.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified27.7% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified10.9% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational17.4% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below44% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Society and culture16.4%
  • Engineering and related technologies16.1%
  • Education15.4%
  • Management and commerce12.9%
  • Health10.2%
  • Architecture and building7.6%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$44,877

13th percentile in VIC · -24% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$55,522

37th percentile in VIC · -15% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
14.0%

59th percentile in VIC · +1% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$102,858

80th percentile in VIC · +62% vs Australia

Residents with business income
17.0%

92nd percentile in VIC · +64% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3463 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
1,442
Taxpayers reporting net rent
199
Median net rent
$1,145
Taxpayers reporting business income
243
Taxable income vs state median
-16%
Salary / wages vs state median
-5%
Rental investment vs state median
+8%
Super vs state median
+28%
Business income vs state median
+55%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

2.3% speak a language other than English at home; 15.9% born overseas

Language at home
1,547 English only · 37 other
Non-English at home
2.3%
Born overseas
250 (15.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
4 (0.2%)
Australian citizens
1,524
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
2

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • French4 · 57.1%
  • Portuguese3 · 42.9%

Religion

55.9%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 55.9%, while Christianity accounts for 33.6%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion55.9%38.8%
Christianity33.6%40.9%
Other / not stated10.6%20.3%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic11.8%20.5%
Anglican11.4%6.5%
Uniting Church2.9%2.4%
Baptist2.5%1.3%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
64
Against the person
11
Against property
18
Rate per 1,000 residents
36.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 151 residents
State crime-rate percentile
32.9th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-15.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
21
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
11.97

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage7
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle3
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order22
  • E22 Breach Intervention Order6
  • A231 Fv Common Assault3

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
1
Median school ICSEA
1,034
Median ICSEA percentile
62th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
1
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • Maldon Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1034 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 6% · 90 students · Top SEA quarter 17% · 0.6 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Castlemaine Secondary CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Maldon Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • Maldon Pre-Schoolkindergarten

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

9 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Francis St/High St
  • Maldon Post Office/High St
  • Maldon Post Office/High St
  • Rowes Rd/Castlemaine-Maldon Rd
  • Rowes Rd/Castlemaine-Maldon Rd

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

89 mapped amenities

1 cafes · 2 pubs · 1 supermarkets · 1 fast food · 1 bakeries · 1 libraries · 4 places of worship · 2 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • A car helps for daily needs
  • Great for outdoor family life — 8 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 9 public transport stops
  • Strong local sport and recreation — 10 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
49/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.6
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
3
Parks per 1,000 residents
4.8
Food & drink(5)
  • Maldon Historic BakeryBakery
  • Le SelCafe
  • Maldon Take AwayFast food
  • Kangaroo HotelPub
  • Maldon HotelPub
Shopping(3)
  • Maldon Quality ButchersButcher
  • Maldon MarketMarketplace
  • IGASupermarket
Everyday services(5)
  • Bendigo BankATM
  • Bendigo BankBank
  • Robert Cox Motors: BPPetrol station
  • Australia PostPost office
  • Maldon Post OfficePost office
Community(4)
  • Maldon Community CentreCommunity centre
  • Maldon Pre-SchoolKindergarten
  • Athenaeum LibraryLibrary
  • Maldon Primary SchoolSchool

    Hospital Street

Health & services(1)
  • Maldon HospitalHospital
Sport & outdoors(27)
  • BBQ
  • Castlemaine to Maldon TrailCycling route
  • Drinking water
  • Hilldene H74 Bushland ReserveNature reserve
  • Maldon Court House Historic and Cultural Features ReserveNature reserve
  • Maldon Historic ReserveNature reserve
  • Peg Leg GullyNature reserve
  • Beehive Mine ReservePark
  • Bill Woodfull Recreation ReservePark
  • Long GullyPark
  • Maldon Shire GardensPark
  • Park (4)
  • Playground (2)
  • Mount Alexander Shire CouncilPublic toilets
  • Public toilets
  • Maldon Bowls ClubSports field
  • Maldon Croquet ClubSports field
  • Maldon Football ClubSports field
  • Maldon Netball ClubSports field
  • Maldon Tennis ClubSports field
  • PétanqueSports field
  • Sports field
  • Maldon Swimming PoolSwimming pool
Camping & holiday parks(3)
  • Butts ReserveCampground
  • The Butts ReserveCampground
  • Maldon Caravan & Camping ParkCaravan park
Places to stay(3)
  • Sunday HouseGuest house

    2 Francis Street, Maldon

  • Derby HillHostel
  • Eaglehawk MotelMotel
Entertainment(4)
  • Maldon District MuseumMuseum
  • Maldon Vintage Machinery MuseumMuseum
  • Union Hill MIne LookoutViewpoint
  • Viewpoint
Transport(10)

9 bus stops · 1 train stations

Other(16)
  • Little Red BookshopBooks
  • The Book WolfBooks
  • The Maldon Lolly ShopConfectionery
  • Maldon Fire StationFire station
  • Maldon Information CentreInformation
  • Maldon NewsagencyNewsagent
  • Parking (7)
  • Baptist ChurchPlace of worship
  • Baptist Sunday SchoolPlace of worship
  • Holy Trinity Anglican ChurchPlace of worship
  • St Brigids Catholic ChurchPlace of worship
  • Maldon Police StationPolice
  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Derby Hill Blue Light Youth CampSchool Camp
  • Shelter (3)
  • Telstra Pay PhoneTelephone

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

5 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Maldon Bowls Club

    Lawn Bowls

  • Maldon Football / Netball Club

    Netball

  • Maldon Football Club

    Australian Rules Football

  • Maldon Netball Club

    Netball

  • Maldon Tennis Club

    Tennis

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Beehive Mine ReservePark
  • Bill Woodfull Recreation ReservePark
  • Long GullyPark
  • Maldon Shire GardensPark
  • Peg Leg GullyNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
16.4%
Woodland / forest cover
15.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
26
Parks (OSM)
8
Typical summer maximum
27°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

4 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Baptist Church
  • Baptist Sunday School
  • Holy Trinity Anglican Church
  • St Brigids Catholic Church

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Maldon Hospital (0.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
On site
GP clinics in suburb
0
Aged-care services
1
Residential aged-care places
28

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • Maldon HospitalHospital
Aged-care services
  • Maldon Hospital - Mountview Nursing HomeMALDONResidential

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
54
Participants per 1,000 residents
30.8

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
27° / 12°
Rainfall
115 mm · ~14 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
21° / 8°
Rainfall
133 mm · ~17 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
13° / 4°
Rainfall
180 mm · ~22 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
19° / 7°
Rainfall
172 mm · ~22 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

19 heritage places

  • BEEHIVE COMPANY GOLD MINENH1361
  • BROOKS STORENH1677
  • CENTRAL COOKMAN QUARTZ GOLD MINENH1690
  • FORMER DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLNH1382
  • FORMER MALDON COURT HOUSENH1652
  • FORMER MARKET HALL & ROYAL OAKSNH1390
  • FORMER ROYAL HOTEL & THEATRENH1391
  • GORDONVILLENH0412
  • LAURISTONNH1421
  • LISLES & MANTONS GULLIES QUARTZ GOLD MINESNH1354

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Bendigo
Member of Parliament
Lisa CHESTERS (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
120,088
Turnout (2025)
94.0%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+51.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 48.6%Labor 51.4%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 19.3 km away).

Coalition 36.1%Labor 63.9%

12.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +63.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • MaldonLabor 63.7% · Coalition 36.3% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • NewsteadLabor 68.9% · Coalition 31.1% TPP (2025)12.2 km away
  • Castlemaine SouthLabor 84.0% · Coalition 16.0% TPP (2025)15.3 km away
  • CastlemaineLabor 78.0% · Coalition 22.0% TPP (2025)15.7 km away
  • Castlemaine NorthLabor 84.8% · Coalition 15.2% TPP (2025)15.9 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
4/10
IRSD decile (2021)
4/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

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