2.5 → 0.0%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.5
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shepparton · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Shepparton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-parent families than most similar areas define Shepparton's domestic life. While the typical home holds 2.5 people, there is a growing number of residents living on their own. This mix of family types creates a diverse household landscape across the region.
2.5
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Shepparton — higher than 57% of areas.
| Shepparton | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 27.9% of people live alone, which is higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 25.6%. This is a growing trend, as the number of single-person homes rose 1.6 percentage points since 2011.
27.9% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In 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.
One-parent families make up 16.0% of the total, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian average of 13.3%. Couples with children are the most common group, representing 56.0% of families.
16.0% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) 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 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 Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/21603/shepparton/topic/family-households