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Greater Shepparton vs Wangaratta

Name: Greater Shepparton vs Wangaratta — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 95 km apart · Greater Shepparton profile · Wangaratta profile

Greater Shepparton Wangaratta

Greater Shepparton and Wangaratta are two regional Victorian hubs with distinct profiles. Greater Shepparton is more diverse, with 17.6% of people using another language at home and 17.4% born overseas, compared to 5.2% and 9.1% in Wangaratta. It also faces higher crime rates, with recorded offences reaching 10,643 per 100,000 people, while Wangaratta is lower at 6,636. Wangaratta is noticeably older, with a typical resident aged 45 compared to 39 in Greater Shepparton, and it is much wetter, receiving 804mm of average annual rainfall against 489mm in Greater Shepparton.

These two areas share very similar economic foundations, with nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of $1,400 in Greater Shepparton and $1,326 in Wangaratta. While they are alike in their typical earnings, some gaps are widening. Since 2011, the difference in the proportion of people born overseas and those using other languages at home has grown, making Greater Shepparton increasingly more diverse than Wangaratta.

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Where they differ most

Population: 38,601 larger in Greater Shepparton Other language: 12.4 pts higher in Greater Shepparton People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Greater Shepparton Household size: 0.2 larger in Greater Shepparton Median age: 6 yrs older in Wangaratta

Demographics & Identity

Population in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +38,601 larger in Greater Shepparton gap widening

68,409 78th pct 29,808 66th pct

Median age in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +6 yrs older in Wangaratta gap widening

39 yrs 33rd pct 45 yrs 67th pct

Age structure

24.9% Older adults (45–64) +1.9 pts ▸ 26.8%

24.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.6 pts 21.3%

19.2% Seniors (65+) +5.0 pts ▸ 24.1%

19.3% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.9 pts 17.5%

11.6% Youth (15–24) ◂ +1.4 pts 10.3%

Marital status

46.7% Married +0.8 pts ▸ 47.6%

34.4% Never married ◂ +2.7 pts 31.8%

9.1% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 10.0%

5.9% Widowed +1.1 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.9% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 3.6%

Age & sex structure

Greater Shepparton Wangaratta

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

75.0% Australia +9.6 pts ▸ 84.6%

2.9% India ◂ +2.4 pts 0.5%

1.3% England +0.5 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.1% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 1.0%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

1.0% Philippines ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

0.4% China ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

34.4% English +8.2 pts ▸ 42.6%

33.6% Australian +6.5 pts ▸ 40.1%

10.5% Irish +3.8 pts ▸ 14.3%

9.1% Scottish +3.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

7.6% Italian ◂ +0.8 pts 6.9%

3.1% German +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.5% Indian ◂ +2.0 pts 0.6%

1.6% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 1.7%

1.4% Chinese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

1.3% Filipino ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

1.0% Greek ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.2% Vietnamese even 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

74.7% English only +14.3 pts ▸ 89.0%

2.3% Punjabi ◂ +2.0 pts 0.3%

2.1% Arabic ◂ +2.0 pts 0.0%

1.6% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

0.9% Mandarin ◂ +0.7 pts 0.2%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.1% Christianity +3.2 pts ▸ 48.3%

34.8% No religion +7.2 pts ▸ 42.0%

8.8% Not stated ◂ +1.4 pts 7.4%

6.4% Islam ◂ +6.1 pts 0.2%

2.4% Other religions ◂ +2.0 pts 0.4%

1.4% Hinduism ◂ +0.8 pts 0.6%

1.0% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +16 more in Greater Shepparton

39 86th pct 23 75th pct

Schools/1k kids in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +1.47 more in Wangaratta

2.95 39th pct 4.42 57th pct

Students in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +6,570 more in Greater Shepparton

11,473 79th pct 4,903 64th pct

Avg size in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +81 larger in Greater Shepparton

294 60th pct 213 48th pct

ICSEA in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +46 higher in Wangaratta

977 53rd pct 1,023 75th pct

Highest year of school

43.1% Year 12 +1.0 pts ▸ 44.1%

17.4% Year 10 +1.9 pts ▸ 19.3%

14.4% Year 11 +1.9 pts ▸ 16.3%

15.5% Year 9 or below ◂ +2.7 pts 12.8%

Highest qualification level

32.6% Certificate III / IV +1.9 pts ▸ 34.5%

18.0% Bachelor degree +1.3 pts ▸ 19.3%

15.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 16.3%

4.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%

2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

12.3% Health +2.5 pts ▸ 14.8%

13.7% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 13.3%

13.4% Management & commerce ◂ +1.2 pts 12.1%

11.9% Society & culture ◂ +0.3 pts 11.5%

9.0% Education +1.3 pts ▸ 10.3%

5.1% Architecture & building +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.2 pts ▸ 5.8%

3.4% Agriculture & environment +0.9 pts ▸ 4.3%

1.6% Creative arts +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.8% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.3% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +$15 higher in Wangaratta gap steady

$712 42nd pct $727 45th pct

Household income in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +$74 higher in Greater Shepparton gap steady

$1,400 50th pct $1,326 43rd pct

Family income in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +$12 higher in Wangaratta gap narrowing

$1,759 47th pct $1,771 48th pct

Household income distribution

31.1% $650–$1,499 +0.4 pts ▸ 31.5%

29.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.1 pts 28.1%

18.5% Under $650 +1.6 pts ▸ 20.0%

7.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.3 pts 7.3%

6.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 5.7%

Personal income distribution

41.9% Under $650 even 41.9%

33.7% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

12.8% $1,500–$2,999 +0.8 pts ▸ 13.7%

2.1% $3,000 or more even 2.1%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Arthritis +1.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

9.7% Asthma +1.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

10.1% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 10.7%

8.5% Other condition +0.3 pts ▸ 8.7%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.3 pts 5.1%

4.8% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 5.4%

3.3% Cancer +0.5 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.1% Lung condition +0.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.2% Stroke +0.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.8% Dementia even 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

58.1% None ◂ +1.7 pts 56.4%

20.1% One condition +2.9 pts ▸ 23.0%

7.1% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 8.0%

4.3% Three or more even 4.3%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +2,127 larger in Greater Shepparton

2,686 86th pct 559 50th pct

Median age in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +1 yrs older in Greater Shepparton

22 yrs 21st pct 21 yrs 14th pct

Median income in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +$30 higher in Wangaratta

$517 40th pct $547 48th pct

Household income in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +$180 higher in Wangaratta

$1,259 37th pct $1,439 57th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +0.2 larger in Greater Shepparton gap widening

2.5 71st pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

56.0% Couples with children ◂ +4.1 pts 51.9%

27.0% Couples without children +5.6 pts ▸ 32.6%

16.0% One-parent families ◂ +1.3 pts 14.7%

1.0% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Household size

33.6% 2 people +3.1 pts ▸ 36.8%

27.8% 1 person +2.9 pts ▸ 30.8%

14.6% 3 people ◂ +2.0 pts 12.6%

13.7% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 11.9%

6.5% 5 people ◂ +0.8 pts 5.7%

3.7% 6 or more ◂ +1.6 pts 2.2%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta even gap narrowing

$260 50th pct $260 50th pct

Mortgage in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +$50 higher in Wangaratta gap widening

$1,300 43rd pct $1,350 46th pct

People / bedroom in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +0.10 higher in Greater Shepparton gap widening

0.80 43rd pct 0.70 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.3% Owned outright +6.8 pts ▸ 41.1%

33.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +1.3 pts 32.0%

27.8% Rented ◂ +5.6 pts 22.2%

2.2% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 1.8%

Types of homes

88.4% Separate house +1.4 pts ▸ 89.8%

9.0% Townhouse / semi-detached +0.5 pts ▸ 9.5%

2.1% Other dwelling ◂ +1.6 pts 0.5%

0.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

47.2% 3 bedrooms even 47.2%

27.8% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.3 pts 27.5%

15.4% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.7 pts 14.7%

4.1% 5 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.2 pts 3.0%

0.3% Studio / none even 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

55.8% $200–$349 ◂ +3.5 pts 52.2%

20.6% Under $200 +1.8 pts ▸ 22.5%

18.4% $350–$549 +0.9 pts ▸ 19.3%

0.6% $550–$749 ◂ +0.1 pts 0.5%

0.3% $750 or more even 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.9% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +2.2 pts 43.7%

25.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.5 pts 25.0%

17.9% $1,800–$2,999 +1.0 pts ▸ 18.9%

5.0% $3,000 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 6.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +250 more in Greater Shepparton

395 80th pct 145 66th pct

Stops/1k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +0.91 more in Greater Shepparton

5.77 80th pct 4.86 71st pct

Departures/1k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +2.4 more in Greater Shepparton

386.2 69th pct 383.8 69th pct

PT routes in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +16 more in Wangaratta

21 71st pct 37 82nd pct

Stop walk in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +69 longer in Wangaratta

20 55th pct 89 100th pct

Drive to city in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta

144 89th pct —

How people get to work

68.1% Car (driver) ◂ +4.7 pts 63.4%

9.7% Worked at home +2.2 pts ▸ 11.9%

5.9% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.7 pts 5.1%

3.1% Walked +0.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

0.7% Bicycle +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.2% Bus ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

37.7% 2 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 39.0%

33.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.3 pts 32.9%

15.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +1.0 pts 13.9%

9.1% 4 or more even 9.1%

5.0% No vehicle +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

17.3% Health care & social assistance +1.7 pts ▸ 18.9%

9.6% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 9.5%

9.3% Manufacturing even 9.3%

9.0% Construction ◂ +0.4 pts 8.6%

8.4% Education & training even 8.4%

8.3% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +1.0 pts 7.4%

5.7% Accommodation & food +1.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.2% Public administration & safety +1.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.3% Other services ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

4.1% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.4 pts 3.7%

3.9% Professional & technical ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%

3.0% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.4%

Occupations people work in

17.6% Professionals +0.7 pts ▸ 18.3%

14.2% Managers +0.6 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.3% Labourers ◂ +1.8 pts 12.5%

13.6% Technicians & trades +0.4 pts ▸ 14.0%

11.7% Community & personal service +1.5 pts ▸ 13.2%

11.1% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.9 pts 10.2%

9.0% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 8.8%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers even 6.6%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +2 higher in Wangaratta

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IRSD decile in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +3 higher in Wangaratta

3 29th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +2 higher in Wangaratta

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +2 higher in Wangaratta

5 43rd pct 7 64th pct

IRSAD score in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +26 higher in Wangaratta

931 33rd pct 957 54th pct

ERP in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +39,776 higher in Greater Shepparton

69,865 77th pct 30,089 64th pct

Growth in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +0.8 pts higher in Greater Shepparton

2.0% 33rd pct 1.1% 24th pct

Businesses in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +4,095 higher in Greater Shepparton

7,308 78th pct 3,213 65th pct

Approvals in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +357 higher in Greater Shepparton

478 80th pct 121 62nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +315 higher in Wangaratta

489 32nd pct 804 66th pct

Max temp in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +0.6 higher in Greater Shepparton

22.5 32nd pct 21.9 27th pct

Min temp in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +1.2 higher in Greater Shepparton

9.3 21st pct 8.0 10th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +4,008 higher in Greater Shepparton

10,643 65th pct 6,636 35th pct

Assault/100k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +484 higher in Greater Shepparton

1,292 67th pct 809 38th pct

Sexual/100k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +22 higher in Greater Shepparton

206 38th pct 185 32nd pct

Robbery/100k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +15 higher in Greater Shepparton

35 67th pct 20 43rd pct

Burglary/100k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +473 higher in Greater Shepparton

879 78th pct 406 37th pct

Theft/100k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +1,032 higher in Greater Shepparton

2,565 87th pct 1,533 61st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +225 higher in Greater Shepparton

352 51st pct 127 10th pct

Property damage/100k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +164 higher in Greater Shepparton

946 66th pct 782 54th pct

Drugs/100k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +41 higher in Wangaratta

452 48th pct 493 52nd pct

5-yr change in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +0.9 pts higher in Greater Shepparton

21.0% 67th pct 20.2% 66th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +0.1 higher in Wangaratta

4.6 68th pct 4.7 70th pct

Types ≤15 min in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta even

4.4 62nd pct 4.4 62nd pct

15-min city in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +4.8 pts higher in Wangaratta

50.7% 54th pct 55.4% 63rd pct

Walk to shops in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +5.4 pts higher in Wangaratta

54.7% 62nd pct 60.1% 71st pct

Walk to transit in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +2.2 pts higher in Greater Shepparton

68.7% 68th pct 66.4% 66th pct

Walk to school in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +0.8 pts higher in Wangaratta

58.9% 57th pct 59.6% 58th pct

Walk to a park in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +1.1 pts higher in Wangaratta

76.9% 60th pct 78.1% 61st pct

Walk to health in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +4.7 pts higher in Greater Shepparton

37.2% 49th pct 32.5% 40th pct

Amenities/1k in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +9.2 more in Wangaratta

13.6 27th pct 22.7 60th pct

Intersections/km² in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +4 higher in Greater Shepparton

6 67th pct 1 55th pct

Mean slope in Greater Shepparton in Wangaratta +0.9 pts higher in Wangaratta

2.8% 12th pct 3.7% 32nd pct

Compare Greater Shepparton with nearby areas

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Compare Wangaratta with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Greater Shepparton vs Wangaratta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA22830/greater-shepparton/vs/LGA26700/wangaratta