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City of Greater Shepparton

Household type

In the City of Greater Shepparton, 26.9% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 24.6% in Regional VIC.

The City of Greater Shepparton's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, the City of Greater Shepparton's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

If you're looking at this data to prepare a housing strategy, learn more here.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
City of Greater Shepparton - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Couples with children7,18526.924.66,79127.825.3+394
Couples without children6,71225.128.06,03624.727.1+676
One parent families2,95811.110.12,71011.110.1+248
Other families2480.90.92010.80.8+47
Group household7832.92.87002.92.9+83
Lone person6,90025.927.56,14025.227.0+760
Other not classifiable household1,5745.94.41,5496.35.2+25
Visitor only households3321.21.82771.11.6+55
Total households26,692100.0100.024,404100.0100.0+2,288
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in the City of Greater Shepparton in 2021 compared to Regional VIC shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 26.9% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.1% were one-parent families, compared with 24.6% and 10.1% respectively for Regional VIC.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 25.9% compared to 27.5% in Regional VIC while the proportion of couples without children was 25.1% compared to 28.0% in Regional VIC.

Emerging groups

The number of households in City of Greater Shepparton increased by 2,288 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in the City of Greater Shepparton between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+760 households)
  • Couples without children (+676 households)
  • Couples with children (+394 households)
  • One parent families (+248 households)

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