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Shepparton-Mooroopna

Dwelling type

In Shepparton-Mooroopna, 12.9% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in the City of Greater Shepparton.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Shepparton-Mooroopna's residential role and function. A greater concentration of higher density dwellings is likely to attract more young adults and smaller households, often renting. Larger, detached or separate dwellings are more likely to attract families and prospective families. The residential built form often reflects market opportunities or planning policy, such as building denser forms of housing around public transport nodes or employment centres.

Dwelling Type statistics should be viewed in conjunction with Household Size, Household Types, Housing Tenure and Age Structure for a more complete picture of the housing market in Shepparton-Mooroopna.

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Derived from the Census:

'Dwelling Structure is derived from the ABS address register supplemented with information from Census Field Officers.'

Dwelling structure
Shepparton-Mooroopna - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Greater Shepparton %Number%City of Greater Shepparton %2016 to 2021
Separate house17,60683.786.616,34283.986.8+1,264
Medium density2,69412.810.02,74714.110.9-54
High density250.10.1250.10.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat3941.91.93031.61.6+91
Other2821.31.2460.20.4+236
Not stated260.10.2240.10.2+1
Total Private Dwellings21,027100.0100.019,489100.0100.0+1,538
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dwelling type
Shepparton-Mooroopna20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%City of Greater Shepparton %Number%City of Greater Shepparton %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings19,67593.492.417,83591.090.5+1,840
Unoccupied private dwellings1,3526.47.31,7338.89.2-381
Non private dwellings390.20.3400.20.3-1
Total dwellings21,067100.0100.019,609100.0100.0+1,458
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

In 2021, there were 17,606 separate houses in the area, 2,694 medium density dwellings, and 25 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 394 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Shepparton-Mooroopna in 2021 shows that 83.7% of all dwellings were separate houses; 12.8% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 86.6%, 10.0%, and 0.1% in the the City of Greater Shepparton respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.4% of the dwellings in Shepparton-Mooroopna were occupied on Census night, compared to 92.4% in the City of Greater Shepparton. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.4%, which is smaller compared to that found in the City of Greater Shepparton (7.3%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Shepparton-Mooroopna increased by 1,458 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in the type of dwellings found in Shepparton-Mooroopna between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Separate house (+1,264 dwellings)
  • Other (+236 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+91 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-54 dwellings)

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