Shepparton - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Family & Households in Shepparton - North

How families and households are made up across the area.

Living arrangements in Shepparton - North have remained remarkably steady since 2011. The area is now home to a high number of people living alone, while one-parent families are also more common here than in most other regions. These stable patterns show a community where household structures have barely shifted over the last decade.

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📍 Shepparton - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Shepparton - North sits — Average household size

2.5 → 0.0%
  • 1.0: 7 areas
  • 1.1: 0 areas
  • 1.2: 1 area
  • 1.3: 3 areas
  • 1.4: 6 areas
  • 1.5: 9 areas
  • 1.6: 3 areas
  • 1.7: 13 areas
  • 1.8: 28 areas
  • 1.9: 37 areas
  • 2.0: 54 areas
  • 2.1: 115 areas
  • 2.2: 188 areas
  • 2.3: 287 areas
  • 2.4: 258 areas
  • 2.5: 272 areas
  • 2.6: 246 areas
  • 2.7: 211 areas
  • 2.8: 190 areas
  • 2.9: 149 areas
  • 3.0: 119 areas
  • 3.1: 66 areas
  • 3.2: 44 areas
  • 3.3: 38 areas
  • 3.4: 30 areas
  • 3.5: 10 areas
  • 3.6: 8 areas
  • 3.7: 5 areas
  • 3.8: 4 areas
  • 3.9: 2 areas
  • 4.0: 3 areas
  • 4.1: 1 area
  • 4.2: 1 area
  • 4.3: 2 areas
  • 4.4: 0 areas
  • 4.5: 1 area
  • 4.6: 0 areas
  • 4.7: 0 areas
  • 4.8: 1 area
  • 4.9: 0 areas
  • 5.0: 2 areas
  • 5.1: 1 area
  • 5.2: 0 areas
  • 5.3: 0 areas
  • 5.4: 0 areas
  • 5.5: 0 areas
  • 5.6: 0 areas
  • 5.7: 0 areas
  • 5.8: 0 areas
  • 5.9: 0 areas
  • 6.0: 2 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Shepparton - North — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Shepparton - North2.5
3631, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28.9% of residents live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. The typical home holds 2.5 people, a number that has not changed since 2011 and sits right in line with the state and national averages.

2.5 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.5
  • 2016: 2.5
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.9% ▼ -1.1%

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 29.2%
  • 2016: 28.8%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Shepparton - North splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (29%), with 3 people at 15%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 16.4% of the area, which is well above the Victorian average of 13.3%. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 57.3% of the total.

16.4% ▼ -4.3%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 17.1%
  • 2016: 17.8%
  • 2021: 16.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Shepparton - North, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 25%.

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 Shepparton - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216031416/shepparton-north/topic/family-households