2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shepparton · Region (SA4)
Family & Households in Shepparton
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people living alone than the national average shape the daily life of Shepparton. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, there is a notable trend towards smaller households, with nearly 29% of residents now living by themselves.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 0 areas
- 1.9: 0 areas
- 2.0: 1 area
- 2.1: 1 area
- 2.2: 1 area
- 2.3: 18 areas
- 2.4: 20 areas
- 2.5: 18 areas
- 2.6: 11 areas
- 2.7: 7 areas
- 2.8: 5 areas
- 2.9: 4 areas
- 3.0: 0 areas
- 3.1: 3 areas
- 3.2: 1 area
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Shepparton — lower than 71% of areas.
| Shepparton | 2.4 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 2.4 |
| Victoria | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
About 28.9% of households are people living alone, a figure that is well above the Australian average and has risen since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 36.2%, while the typical number of people per home has edged down to 2.4.
28.9% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 26.8%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Shepparton, the largest group is 2 people at 36%, followed by 1 person (29%) and 3 people (13%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up over half of all families at 53.0%. One-parent families are a little more common here than in the rest of Victoria and Australia, accounting for 15.4% of families.
15.4% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Shepparton, Couples with children is the majority at 53%; Couples without children is next at 31%.
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/sa4/216/shepparton/topic/family-households