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Shepparton Urban Centre

Household type

In Shepparton Urban Centre, 27.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 30.4% in Rural South.

Shepparton Urban Centre'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, Shepparton Urban Centre's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

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

Household type
Shepparton Urban Centre - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Rural South %Number%Rural South %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,34527.130.43,89127.129.2+454
Couples without children3,77323.528.63,36423.429.3+408
One parent families1,89311.86.81,74612.27.9+147
Other families1621.0--1090.80.7+52
Group household5353.32.64603.22.2+75
Lone person4,27426.724.63,72225.922.7+552
Other not classifiable household8415.25.98966.27.7-55
Visitor only households2071.31.01581.10.4+49
Total households16,030100.0100.014,349100.0100.0+1,681
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 Shepparton Urban Centre in 2021 compared to Rural South shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 27.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.8% were one-parent families, compared with 30.4% and 6.8% respectively for Rural South.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.7% compared to 24.6% in Rural South while the proportion of couples without children was 23.5% compared to 28.6% in Rural South.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Shepparton Urban Centre increased by 1,681 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Shepparton Urban Centre between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+552 households)
  • Couples with children (+454 households)
  • Couples without children (+408 households)
  • One parent families (+147 households)

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