$270 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $195
- 2016: $230
- 2021: $270
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Shepparton · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 84.9% of the dwellings in Shepparton, far more than the national figure. It is an affordable place to live, with typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents sitting well below both Victorian and Australian levels.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Shepparton — lower than 53% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $270, which is well below the national figure of $375. Mortgage costs are also much lower than most areas, with the typical monthly payment of $1,249 sitting well below the Victorian average by $610.
$270 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,249 ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Shepparton, $200–$349 is the majority at 61%; Under $200 is next at 19%.
In Shepparton, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; Under $1,000 is next at 30%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 37.4% of households renting, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the 30.6% who own their homes outright is much lower than in most similar areas.
37.4% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.6% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Shepparton, the largest group is Rented at 37%, followed by Owned outright (31%) and Owned with a mortgage (28%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are the dominant home type at 84.9%, far above the national figure. While most homes are larger, with 74.7% having three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom is higher than in most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.9% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.7% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Shepparton, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
In Shepparton, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Shepparton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22275/shepparton/topic/housing-dwellings