Shepparton East · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Shepparton East

How families and households are made up across the area.

A typical home in Shepparton East holds 3.0 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. This means households here are generally larger than the national figure of 2.5, and there are far fewer people living alone compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Shepparton East, Suburb / Locality

Where Shepparton East sits — Average household size

3.0 → 0.0%
  • 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 East — higher than 86% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Shepparton East3.0
3631, VIC 2.9
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Only 14.1% of residents live alone, a figure far below the Victorian average of 25.9%. The most common household size is two people (33.2%), though 20.5% of homes hold four people.

3.0 → 0.0%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.0
  • 2016: 2.9
  • 2021: 3.0

Average number of people usually resident per household.

14.1% ▼ -12.1%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 16.0%
  • 2016: 16.3%
  • 2021: 14.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Shepparton East, the largest group is 2 people at 35%, followed by 4 people (21%) and 3 people (15%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63.6%. One-parent families account for 10.3% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.3% ▲ +19.7%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.6%
  • 2016: 7.5%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Shepparton East, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22276/shepparton-east/topic/family-households