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Orrvale vs Shepparton
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.7 km apart · Orrvale profile · Shepparton profile
Orrvale Shepparton
Shepparton and Orrvale are neighbours in Victoria, but they offer very different ways of living. Shepparton is a larger, very walkable hub where 37.4% of homes are rented and one-parent families are far more common at 19.8%. In contrast, Orrvale is car-dependent, with 50% of homes owned outright and a much older population, where the typical resident is 50 compared to 38 in Shepparton. These differences extend to income for First Nations households, which is far higher in Orrvale at $1,937 than in Shepparton's $1,139.
Both areas share an identical unemployment rate of 5.5% and similar proportions of people aged 65 and over. They also have a similar share of people who use a language other than English at home. While Shepparton has seen far more people move in over the last five years, the two areas remain alike in their typical household size and the number of people living in each bedroom.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 524
- First area, 2016: 438
- First area, 2021: 450
- Second area, 2011: 29,553
- Second area, 2016: 31,197
- Second area, 2021: 32,067
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 49 yrs
- First area, 2021: 50 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Orrvale: 2.4% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Shepparton: 1.1% males, 1.8% females
- 80–84 in Orrvale: 0.7% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Shepparton: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 75–79 in Orrvale: 3.3% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Shepparton: 1.7% males, 2.0% females
- 70–74 in Orrvale: 2.2% males, 1.8% females; 70–74 in Shepparton: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Orrvale: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 65–69 in Shepparton: 2.5% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Orrvale: 7.7% males, 5.5% females; 60–64 in Shepparton: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Orrvale: 5.5% males, 5.7% females; 55–59 in Shepparton: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Orrvale: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in Shepparton: 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Orrvale: 2.4% males, 2.4% females; 45–49 in Shepparton: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 40–44 in Orrvale: 2.4% males, 1.8% females; 40–44 in Shepparton: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Orrvale: 3.7% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Shepparton: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Orrvale: 2.8% males, 3.1% females; 30–34 in Shepparton: 3.5% males, 3.7% females
- 25–29 in Orrvale: 4.2% males, 4.2% females; 25–29 in Shepparton: 3.5% males, 3.9% females
- 20–24 in Orrvale: 4.8% males, 1.1% females; 20–24 in Shepparton: 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 15–19 in Orrvale: 0.9% males, 2.0% females; 15–19 in Shepparton: 3.0% males, 2.8% females
- 10–14 in Orrvale: 1.1% males, 2.2% females; 10–14 in Shepparton: 3.3% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Orrvale: 3.3% males, 1.5% females; 5–9 in Shepparton: 3.4% males, 3.1% females
- 0–4 in Orrvale: 1.3% males, 1.3% females; 0–4 in Shepparton: 3.3% males, 3.1% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $501
- First area, 2016: $634
- First area, 2021: $786
- Second area, 2011: $495
- Second area, 2016: $558
- Second area, 2021: $678
- First area, 2011: $1,118
- First area, 2016: $1,365
- First area, 2021: $1,542
- Second area, 2011: $925
- Second area, 2016: $1,068
- Second area, 2021: $1,285
- First area, 2011: $1,132
- First area, 2016: $1,536
- First area, 2021: $1,864
- Second area, 2011: $1,133
- Second area, 2016: $1,293
- Second area, 2021: $1,580
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $160
- First area, 2016: $166
- First area, 2021: $220
- Second area, 2011: $195
- Second area, 2016: $230
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,389
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,249
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Orrvale vs Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL22017/orrvale/vs/SAL22275/shepparton