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Bendigo vs Shepparton - Mooroopna

Urban Area comparison ≈ 109 km apart · Bendigo profile · Shepparton - Mooroopna profile

Bendigo Shepparton - Mooroopna

Bendigo and Shepparton - Mooroopna are both significant regional centres in Victoria. Shepparton - Mooroopna is far more culturally diverse, with 20.6% of people using a language other than English at home and 19.5% born overseas, compared to 7.2% and 10.0% in Bendigo. Bendigo has a higher share of university-educated adults at 20.3% and a much larger proportion of people reporting no religion at 47.3%, while in Shepparton - Mooroopna this is 33.7%. Bendigo is also more walkable, with 81 intersections per square kilometre compared to 44 in Shepparton - Mooroopna.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted apart across several key measures. The gaps in language diversity, overseas births, and higher education have all widened, and the difference in the number of people with no religion has grown significantly. Despite these diverging trends, the two areas remain very similar in other ways. They share a similar age profile, with typical residents aged 38 or 39, and both have typical weekly household incomes around the $1,400 mark.

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Where they differ most

No religion: 13.6 pts higher in Bendigo Born overseas: 9.4 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna Other language: 13.4 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna Population: 49,193 larger in Bendigo

Demographics & Identity

Population in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +49,193 larger in Bendigo gap narrowing
103,034 73rd pct 53,841 63rd pct
Median age in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +1 yrs older in Bendigo gap steady
39 yrs 43rd pct 38 yrs 29th pct
First Nations in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +2.0 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap widening
2.3% 17th pct 4.3% 37th pct
Aged 65+ in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.6 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
19.7% 48th pct 19.0% 43rd pct
Under 15 in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.9 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap steady
18.8% 64th pct 19.8% 76th pct
De facto in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +2.2 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
12.6% 49th pct 10.4% 6th pct

Age structure

25.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.1 pts 25.7%
23.6% Older adults (45–64) even 23.6%
18.8% Children (0–14) +0.9 pts ▸ 19.8%
19.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.6 pts 19.0%
12.1% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.2 pts 11.9%

Marital status

43.0% Married +2.8 pts ▸ 45.8%
37.5% Never married ◂ +2.5 pts 35.0%
9.8% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 9.1%
5.9% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 6.1%
3.8% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Bendigo Shepparton - Mooroopna

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +9.4 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap widening
10.0% 22nd pct 19.5% 81st pct

Country of birth

84.8% Australia ◂ +11.8 pts 73.1%
1.2% India +2.3 pts ▸ 3.5%
1.6% England ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%
0.6% Philippines +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.1% Italy +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.7% New Zealand +0.3 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.3% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.1% Vietnam even 0.1%

Ancestry

42.7% English ◂ +9.6 pts 33.1%
40.4% Australian ◂ +8.4 pts 32.0%
13.7% Irish ◂ +3.8 pts 9.9%
11.8% Scottish ◂ +3.1 pts 8.6%
3.1% Italian +4.5 pts ▸ 7.6%
4.4% German ◂ +1.3 pts 3.1%
1.3% Indian +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%
1.5% Chinese +0.1 pts ▸ 1.6%
1.5% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 1.4%
0.8% Filipino +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.4% Greek +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Language

Other language in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +13.4 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap widening
7.2% 57th pct 20.6% 90th pct
Limited English in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +2.9 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap steady
1.4% 76th pct 4.3% 93rd pct

Language used at home

87.5% English only ◂ +15.4 pts 72.1%
0.4% Punjabi +2.2 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.2% Arabic +2.4 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.2% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.5% Mandarin +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Tagalog +0.3 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Hindi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Vietnamese even 0.2%

Religion

No religion in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +13.6 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
47.3% 75th pct 33.7% 11th pct

Religious affiliation

47.3% No religion ◂ +13.6 pts 33.7%
42.6% Christianity +2.0 pts ▸ 44.6%
6.6% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 8.4%
0.7% Islam +7.0 pts ▸ 7.7%
0.7% Other religions +2.1 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.8% Hinduism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +5.0 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
48.9% 71st pct 43.9% 49th pct
Bachelor+ in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +5.2 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
20.3% 75th pct 15.1% 50th pct

Highest year of school

48.9% Year 12 ◂ +5.0 pts 43.9%
17.7% Year 10 ◂ +0.9 pts 16.7%
12.7% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 15.9%
13.9% Year 11 even 14.0%

Highest qualification level

32.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +0.5 pts 32.1%
22.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +4.1 pts 18.4%
15.1% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.5 pts ▸ 15.6%
6.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%
5.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%
2.2% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Field of qualification

14.9% Health ◂ +2.1 pts 12.8%
13.9% Management & commerce even 13.9%
13.0% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 12.2%
12.4% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 13.0%
10.5% Education ◂ +1.4 pts 9.1%
6.2% Architecture & building ◂ +1.0 pts 5.2%
5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 5.9%
2.9% Creative arts ◂ +1.3 pts 1.6%
2.4% Agriculture & environment +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%
2.1% Information technology ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%
1.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 1.7%

Income

Personal income in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +$35 higher in Bendigo gap widening
$744 54th pct $709 43rd pct
Household income in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +$48 higher in Bendigo gap widening
$1,435 51st pct $1,387 46th pct
Family income in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +$120 higher in Bendigo gap widening
$1,857 53rd pct $1,737 41st pct
High earners in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +1.6 pts higher in Bendigo gap narrowing
8.0% 44th pct 6.4% 23rd pct
High-income homes in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +1.3 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
14.8% 48th pct 13.5% 39th pct

Household income distribution

31.0% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 31.3%
30.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 29.2%
17.9% Under $650 +0.7 pts ▸ 18.6%
8.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 7.3%
6.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 6.2%

Personal income distribution

41.5% Under $650 +0.8 pts ▸ 42.3%
33.9% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 34.2%
15.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 12.5%
2.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +3.3 pts higher in Bendigo
34.9% 70th pct 31.6% 41st pct
Mental health in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +2.6 pts higher in Bendigo
13.0% 93rd pct 10.4% 48th pct
Needs assistance in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.2 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap steady
7.4% 64th pct 7.6% 66th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

13.0% Mental health ◂ +2.6 pts 10.4%
11.6% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 11.1%
10.7% Asthma ◂ +1.0 pts 9.7%
9.4% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 8.7%
5.0% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 5.6%
4.7% Heart disease +0.2 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.5% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%
2.1% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.2% Stroke even 1.2%
0.8% Dementia +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.9% None +1.4 pts ▸ 58.3%
22.5% One condition ◂ +2.7 pts 19.8%
8.0% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 7.2%
4.4% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +1.5 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
14.8% 41st pct 13.3% 23rd pct
Unpaid carers in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +1.0 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
14.4% 91st pct 13.4% 64th pct
Unpaid child care in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +2.7 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
27.8% 78th pct 25.1% 40th pct
Defence service in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +1.0 pts higher in Bendigo
3.2% 48th pct 2.2% 10th pct
Housework 15h+ in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +2.4 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
21.8% 52nd pct 19.4% 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.1 larger in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap widening
2.4 43rd pct 2.5 71st pct
One-parent in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.5 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
17.7% 65th pct 17.2% 57th pct
Living alone in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +1.1 pts higher in Bendigo gap narrowing
29.7% 63rd pct 28.6% 51st pct

Family composition

53.4% Couples with children +2.2 pts ▸ 55.6%
27.7% Couples without children ◂ +1.6 pts 26.1%
17.7% One-parent families ◂ +0.5 pts 17.2%
1.2% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 1.1%

Household size

34.3% 2 people ◂ +1.5 pts 32.8%
29.7% 1 person ◂ +1.1 pts 28.6%
14.6% 3 people even 14.6%
13.1% 4 people +0.6 pts ▸ 13.7%
5.7% 5 people +0.6 pts ▸ 6.3%
2.6% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +$25 higher in Bendigo gap steady
$295 43rd pct $270 29th pct
Mortgage in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +$108 higher in Bendigo gap widening
$1,408 36th pct $1,300 29th pct
People / bedroom in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.10 higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap widening
0.70 0th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +1.1 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap steady
29.8% 43rd pct 30.9% 52nd pct
Owned outright in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.9 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
33.4% 48th pct 32.5% 43rd pct
Separate houses in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +3.7 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
90.4% 88th pct 86.7% 68th pct
3+ bedrooms in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +2.2 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
80.2% 74th pct 77.9% 51st pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.3% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +2.0 pts 32.3%
33.4% Owned outright ◂ +0.9 pts 32.5%
29.8% Rented +1.1 pts ▸ 30.9%
1.3% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.2% Other tenure +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

Types of homes

90.4% Separate house ◂ +3.7 pts 86.7%
8.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +2.5 pts ▸ 10.6%
0.2% Other dwelling +2.0 pts ▸ 2.2%
1.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%

Bedrooms per home

48.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.5 pts 46.7%
28.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +0.8 pts 27.4%
16.0% 2 bedrooms +0.5 pts ▸ 16.5%
3.8% 5 or more even 3.8%
2.4% 1 bedroom +0.9 pts ▸ 3.2%
0.2% Studio / none +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

54.9% $200–$349 +1.1 pts ▸ 56.0%
25.8% $350–$549 ◂ +6.5 pts 19.3%
15.2% Under $200 +4.4 pts ▸ 19.6%
0.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.4 pts 0.5%
0.2% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.3% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.0 pts 46.3%
21.6% Under $1,000 +3.4 pts ▸ 25.0%
20.5% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.4 pts 18.1%
5.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 4.9%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.1 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap narrowing
5.6% 39th pct 5.7% 41st pct
Work from home in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +5.2 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
13.1% 76th pct 7.9% 46th pct
PT commute in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.6 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
0.9% 62nd pct 0.3% 22nd pct

How people get to work

63.8% Car (driver) +6.1 pts ▸ 69.9%
13.1% Worked at home ◂ +5.2 pts 7.9%
4.9% Car (passenger) +1.6 pts ▸ 6.5%
2.3% Walked +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.7% Bicycle +0.1 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.7% Bus ◂ +0.4 pts 0.3%
0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +0.6 pts 37.6%
36.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.9 pts 35.7%
12.7% 3 vehicles +0.8 pts ▸ 13.6%
7.0% 4 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 7.5%
5.6% No vehicle +0.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +2.3 pts higher in Bendigo gap steady
40.9% 55th pct 38.6% 38th pct
Recent arrivals in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +5.3 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap widening
17.0% 73rd pct 22.3% 86th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.6 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap steady
4.3% 33rd pct 4.9% 52nd pct
Participation in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +3.2 pts higher in Bendigo gap widening
59.7% 59th pct 56.5% 44th pct
Full-time in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +3.0 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna gap widening
56.1% 37th pct 59.1% 62nd pct

Industries people work in

19.7% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 18.4%
10.0% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 10.4%
8.3% Manufacturing +0.8 pts ▸ 9.2%
9.2% Construction ◂ +0.1 pts 9.1%
8.9% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 8.7%
7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 6.3%
6.3% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.0 pts 4.3%
1.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +3.9 pts ▸ 5.5%
3.7% Other services +0.7 pts ▸ 4.4%
4.2% Professional & technical ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%
3.1% Transport & warehousing +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.2 pts 1.3%

Occupations people work in

22.1% Professionals ◂ +3.7 pts 18.5%
11.8% Labourers +2.8 pts ▸ 14.6%
13.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.6 pts 12.2%
13.4% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.1 pts 13.3%
10.4% Managers +1.8 pts ▸ 12.2%
11.8% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.5 pts 11.3%
9.2% Sales workers +0.4 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.9% Machinery operators & drivers +0.5 pts ▸ 6.4%

Walkability

Walk score in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.4 higher in Bendigo
5.7 76th pct 5.2 58th pct
Types ≤15 min in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +0.6 more in Bendigo
5.5 79th pct 4.9 56th pct
15-min city in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +6.0 pts higher in Bendigo
62.6% 68th pct 56.6% 57th pct
Walk to shops in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +6.6 pts higher in Shepparton - Mooroopna
54.4% 51st pct 61.0% 70th pct
Walk to transit in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +6.5 pts higher in Bendigo
89.3% 76th pct 82.8% 49th pct
Walk to school in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +8.8 pts higher in Bendigo
73.0% 74th pct 64.2% 51st pct
Walk to a park in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +9.3 pts higher in Bendigo
95.5% 86th pct 86.2% 39th pct
Walk to health in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +8.8 pts higher in Bendigo
49.6% 74th pct 40.7% 53rd pct
Amenities/1k in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +5.9 more in Bendigo
19.4 73rd pct 13.5 37th pct
Intersections/km² in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +38 higher in Bendigo
81 99th pct 44 82nd pct
Mean slope in Bendigoin Shepparton - Mooroopna +2.0 pts higher in Bendigo
4.7% 43rd pct 2.7% 5th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Bendigo vs Shepparton - Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sua/2004/bendigo/vs/2016/shepparton-mooroopna