2.4 ▼ -4.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5
- 2016: 2.5
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Shepparton · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Shepparton
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much higher rates of single-person homes and lone-parent families mark Shepparton compared to most similar areas. While the typical home holds about 2.4 people, there is a striking number of residents living on their own. This mix of living arrangements creates a distinct household profile for the city.
2.4
▼ -4.0%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Shepparton — lower than 57% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
About 31.6% of people in Shepparton live alone, which is well above the national figure of 25.6%. This high proportion of single-person homes is a key feature of the area, though the overall number of people per home remains around the middle for similar areas.
31.6% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Shepparton splits fairly evenly between 2 people (32%) and 1 person (32%), with 3 people at 15%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 19.8% of the total, a figure well above the 13.3% seen across Victoria. Most families here are couples with children, who account for 52.3% of the family breakdown.
19.8% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Shepparton, Couples with children is the majority at 52%; 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/sal/SAL22275/shepparton/topic/family-households