Maddingley VIC 3340
Located in Victoria, Maddingley sits 62 km from Melbourne CBD, around 54 minutes by car. The suburb has 5,491 residents, a median age of 33, and a median household income of $99,996 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the middle range nationally. Population grew 59.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $366 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,766. The area shows high crime risk and high flood risk. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Maddingley a good suburb?
Maddingley scores a C (45/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices, weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 24/100 · 61.7 km · 54 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $640K · More affordable than 89% of VIC
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 73/100 · Flood 63/100
Mid-range socio-economic
SEIFA decile 6/10 · median age 33 · 5,491 residents
Liveability Rating
45 / 100 · Ranked #496 in VICEach bar is Maddingley's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
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Our score
45 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMaddingley's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $640,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$640,000
Based on 199 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 43 days — median across 125 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 69 sales $600K
- 4 bed 112 sales $660K
- 5 bed 8 sales $808K
Land
$595,000
Based on 19 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 91 days — median across 16 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Maddingley are currently listed at around $719,000 on average. Based on 87 houses listed in the past six months.
Houses
$719K
87 houses listed in the last 6 months.
Units
$434K
4 units listed in the last 6 months — typical time on market 2 days.
91 of the suburb's 1,925 dwellings (4.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Maddingley rent for around $550 a week on average, based on 61 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$550/wk
61 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
62 rentals advertised against an estimated 472 rented homes (13.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 2025102 Moderately unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 29% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3340.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$550/week ($29,000 a year) on a $719,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Maddingley safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Maddingley sits in the high band, with 372 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 12% on the prior year.
372 offences
11.7% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202521 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Two schools serve Maddingley, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley Campus leads the pack.
- • 4,813 students across 2 schools (avg 2,406)
- • Sectors: 1 Government, 1 Independent
- • ICSEA 966-1115, median 1040 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley Campus (3,826 students)
Secondary
Combined
Walkability
Maddingley is very car-dependent on foot — at 24/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Maddingley.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 66.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 27.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 55.9 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 19.6 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 17.5 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Maddingley.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 97%
- Premises covered
- 2,895
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Moorabool: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 13 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Maddingley is home to about 5,500 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $100,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.7%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
5,491
Median Age
33
Median Household Income
$99,996/yr
Census Median Rent
$366/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,766/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$46,540/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.7%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.8%
Total Dwellings
1,925
Owner-Occupier Rate
75.5%
Houses
91.5%
Rental Stress
19.0%
Mortgage Stress
21.2%
Work From Home
22.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
7 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 44 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 458 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 76.7%
- English Spoken at Home
- 80.1%
- Employment Rate
- 65.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 41.5%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
247 residents (4.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,014 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
12% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (330 of 2,764).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,979 a year through Moorabool based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 43%
- Other and special use 24%
- Residential 13%
- Industrial 9%
- Parks and recreation 6%
- Infrastructure and transport 5%
Proposed rezonings
- Farming Zone → Public Park and Recreation Zone · C99moor, exhibited Mar 2025 0.7 ha
Land in this suburb moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Moorabool
In the year to August 2026, 338 new dwellings were approved across Moorabool. That mix is 255 houses and 83 units. Approvals are up 4.0% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 3,717 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 204 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 313 homes
- Land set aside, awaiting a precinct structure plan 3,200 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2009).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Air Quality
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 4.4 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
Days over the limit in 2025: ozone 0.
From the Melton monitoring station, 13.0 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Durdidwarrah, 23.3 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 150 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 37.3 km
- Annual rainfall
- 578 mm
- 92 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
1 facility within 5 km- 1.8 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3340, 156 of 22,571 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.9% (432 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 2.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3340, 4,142 rooftop-solar systems totalling 26.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 9,747 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 323 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
39 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3340 in 2025-26, rank 35 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 228, in 2020-21.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
4 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 10 across postcode 3340.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $640,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Sam Rae Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Rae | 57.6% | 42.4% | +0.0 |
| 2022 | Sam Rae | 57.6% | 42.4% | +2.6 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Michaela Settle Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Michaela Settle ALP | 57.2% | 57.2% | 42.8% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Maddingley
Is Maddingley a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Maddingley is high (73/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Maddingley?
Maddingley has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (63/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Maddingley a good place to live?
Maddingley has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (45/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Maddingley?
Maddingley, VIC had a population of 5,491 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Maddingley, VIC?
The postcode for Maddingley, VIC is 3340.
How far is Maddingley from Melbourne?
Maddingley is 62 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 54 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Maddingley?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Maddingley was $99,996 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Maddingley?
The median advertised rent in Maddingley is $550 a week for houses (61 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Maddingley?
The median age of residents in Maddingley was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Maddingley?
There are 2 schools inside the Maddingley boundary: 1 above and 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Maddingley walkable?
Maddingley scores 24/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Maddingley?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Maddingley (Melton) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 4.4 µg/m³. That puts Maddingley below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Maddingley?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Maddingley, Durdidwarrah (23.3 km away), 578 mm of rain a year over 92 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Maddingley?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Maddingley belong to?
Maddingley sits within the Moorabool local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Maddingley?
The average residential rates bill through Moorabool is $1,979 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Maddingley?
Across Moorabool, 338 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 4.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Maddingley in?
Maddingley sits within the federal Division of Hawke, currently held by Sam Rae (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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