2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Greater Shepparton · Council (LGA)
Family & Households in Greater Shepparton
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than half of all families in Greater Shepparton include children, reflecting a region where family life is central to the community. While most homes follow national patterns in size, there is a notably higher proportion of single-parent families here than in most other similar areas.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.5: 3 areas
- 1.6: 1 area
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 5 areas
- 1.9: 5 areas
- 2.0: 9 areas
- 2.1: 26 areas
- 2.2: 77 areas
- 2.3: 107 areas
- 2.4: 90 areas
- 2.5: 83 areas
- 2.6: 39 areas
- 2.7: 30 areas
- 2.8: 18 areas
- 2.9: 13 areas
- 3.0: 3 areas
- 3.1: 9 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 4 areas
- 3.5: 5 areas
- 3.6: 1 area
- 3.7: 3 areas
- 3.8: 2 areas
- 3.9: 1 area
- 4.0: 1 area
- 4.1: 2 areas
- 4.2: 2 areas
- 4.3: 0 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Greater Shepparton — higher than 71% of areas.
| Greater Shepparton | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
A typical home in Greater Shepparton holds 2.5 people, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures. Single-person households have risen since 2011 to reach 27.8%, which is slightly above the national average.
27.8% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Greater Shepparton, the largest group is 2 people at 34%, followed by 1 person (28%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Single-parent families make up 16.0% of the total, a figure that is a little above the state and national averages. These families are part of a broader mix where couples with children are most common at 56.0%.
16.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.9%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Greater Shepparton, Couples with children is the majority at 56%; Couples without children is next at 27%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Greater Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22830/greater-shepparton/topic/family-households