Maffra

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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, and was 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. At the 2016 census, Maffra had a population of 4,316.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Alex Robertson

Australian rules footballer (1887–1915)

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Arthur Batchelor

Australian footballer

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Bruce Bishop

Australian politician

Chris Nunn

Australian Paralympic coach

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Claude Crowl

Australian rules footballer (1892-1915)

Dean Polo

Australian rules footballer

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Jack Davis

Australian rules footballer

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Jack Sharpley

Australian rules footballer

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Karen Synon

educator, public servant and politician in Victoria, Australia (1959– )

Les Beck

Australian rules footballer (1886-1961)

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Philip Davis

Australian politician

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Reginald Wilmot

Australian journalist

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Shane Watts

Australian motorcycle racer

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Jack Keddie

Australian rules footballer

Charlie Streeter

Australian rules footballer

Ricky Muir

Australian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.