Maffra West Upper vs Tinamba West
Tinamba West is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Maffra West Upper. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Maffra West Upper tends to suit couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Maffra West Upper
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 60%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Maffra West Upper
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tinamba West
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $390/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Tinamba West
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (159 min vs 167 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (207.3 km vs 213.9 km)
- But Maffra West Upper is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Maffra West Upper is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Tinamba West has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Tinamba West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (28.6% vs -11.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Maffra West Upper and Tinamba West drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Maffra West Upper rents higher ($390/wk vs $250/wk); Maffra West Upper skews older (49 vs 41).
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 73 +14% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.0% | +28.6% |
| Median age | 49 | 41 |
| Median household income | $82,836/yr +10% vs other | $74,724/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $390/wk +36% vs other | $250/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
Zoning mix
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 79% same for both | |
| Parks and recreation | 12% | 15% |
| Environmental | 8% | 3% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 2% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 25% of VIC | Higher than 24% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 32% of VIC | Higher than 49% of VIC |
Liveability
Maffra West Upper is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Maffra West Upper carries more bushfire risk (98 vs 0); Tinamba West carries more flood risk (79 vs 41).
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 98/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 21/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 41/100 | High 79/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Maffra West Upper sits further from the CBD (213.9 km vs 207.3 km).
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 213.9 km +3% vs other | 207.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 167 min | 159 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3859 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 55 postcode 3859 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).
Setting
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 94 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 52 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 27/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 38 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 546 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Maffra West Upper | Tinamba West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Maffra West Upper
Tinamba West
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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