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Macedon (Northern Victoria) vs Shepparton (Northern Victoria)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 164 km apart · Macedon (Northern Victoria) profile · Shepparton (Northern Victoria) profile
Macedon (Northern Victoria) Shepparton (Northern Victoria)
Shepparton (Northern Victoria) and Macedon (Northern Victoria) are two large areas in Victoria with very different social profiles. Shepparton is far more diverse, with 21.2% of people arriving recently from overseas and 16.4% using a language other than English at home. It is also more walkable, as 52.3% of homes are in a 15-minute-city walkshed. In contrast, Macedon has a much more highly qualified population, where 26.9% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to 14.4% in Shepparton (Northern Victoria). Macedon also has far more high-earners, with 26.2% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week.
The gap in working habits is widening quickly, as 27.2% of people in Macedon (Northern Victoria) now work from home compared to just 9.4% in Shepparton (Northern Victoria). Despite these differing trends, the two areas are quite similar in their age structure and family sizes, with both having about 19% of their population aged 65 and over. They also share similar housing layouts, with roughly 80% of homes in both areas having three or more bedrooms.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2016: 57,672
- First area, 2021: 65,038
- Second area, 2011: 49,885
- Second area, 2016: 69,152
- Second area, 2021: 74,598
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 40 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 Macedon (Northern Victoria): 0.7% males, 1.1% females; 85+ in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 1.0% males, 1.6% females
- 80–84 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 1.1% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 1.3% males, 1.4% females
- 75–79 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 2.0% males, 1.9% females; 75–79 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 1.8% males, 1.9% females
- 70–74 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 3.1% females; 70–74 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 65–69 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 65–69 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 60–64 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 60–64 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 3.2% females
- 55–59 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.6% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 3.3% females
- 50–54 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.8% males, 4.1% females; 50–54 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.2% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.6% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 40–44 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 2.7% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 2.9% males, 3.1% females
- 30–34 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 2.3% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 25–29 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 25–29 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 20–24 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 2.1% males, 1.8% females; 20–24 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 2.8% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 2.8% females; 15–19 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 10–14 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 3.4% males, 3.3% females; 5–9 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 0–4 in Macedon (Northern Victoria): 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 0–4 in Shepparton (Northern Victoria): 3.1% males, 2.8% 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, 2016: $669
- First area, 2021: $822
- Second area, 2011: $451
- Second area, 2016: $581
- Second area, 2021: $702
- First area, 2016: $1,476
- First area, 2021: $1,883
- Second area, 2011: $853
- Second area, 2016: $1,141
- Second area, 2021: $1,373
- First area, 2016: $1,806
- First area, 2021: $2,283
- Second area, 2011: $1,050
- Second area, 2016: $1,400
- Second area, 2021: $1,731
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $300
- First area, 2021: $371
- Second area, 2011: $158
- Second area, 2016: $215
- Second area, 2021: $260
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,950
- Second area, 2011: $1,213
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- 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). Macedon (Northern Victoria) vs Shepparton (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED24504/macedon/vs/SED27504/shepparton