$250 —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $280
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Shepparton East · Urban Centre
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Shepparton East is a separate house, creating a landscape dominated by detached dwellings. The area is overwhelmingly characterized by large family homes, with 96.3% of residences having three or more bedrooms.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Shepparton East — lower than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments have risen to $1,517, which is higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, weekly rent is well below the state and national figures, sitting at $250 after falling $30 since 2016.
$250 —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,517 ▲ +75.8%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Shepparton East, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Shepparton East, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 38.3% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national average. Only 11.1% of households rent, which is far below the proportions seen across Victoria and Australia.
11.1% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.3% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Shepparton East splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (46%) and Owned outright (42%), with Rented at 12%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists entirely of separate houses, with a very high 96.3% having three or more bedrooms. Despite these large homes, there are fewer people per bedroom than in the typical Victorian or Australian home.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.3% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Shepparton East, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Shepparton East, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 42%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Shepparton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222083/shepparton-east/topic/housing-dwellings