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Shepparton Urban Centre

Dwelling type

In Shepparton Urban Centre, 12.5% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 8% in Hume Region.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of Shepparton Urban Centre'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 Urban Centre.

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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 Urban Centre - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hume Region %Number%Hume Region %2016 to 2021
Separate house14,65385.390.113,46685.389.1+1,186
Medium density2,14112.58.12,19213.98.5-52
High density0--0.00--0.10
Caravans, cabin, houseboat620.41.1600.41.2+2
Other2811.60.5370.20.5+244
Not stated360.20.2240.20.5+11
Total Private Dwellings17,173100.0100.015,781100.0100.0+1,391
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 Urban Centre20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Hume Region %Number%Hume Region %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings16,01993.088.414,47391.286.1+1,546
Unoccupied private dwellings1,1536.711.41,3628.613.6-210
Non private dwellings550.30.3370.20.3+18
Total dwellings17,227100.0100.015,873100.0100.0+1,354
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 14,653 separate houses in the area, 2,141 medium density dwellings, and no high density dwellings.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in Shepparton Urban Centre in 2021 shows that 85.3% of all dwellings were separate houses; 12.5% were medium density dwellings, and 0% were in high density dwellings, compared with 90.1%, 8.1%, and 0.0% in the Hume Region respectively.

In 2021, a total of 93.0% of the dwellings in Shepparton Urban Centre were occupied on Census night, compared to 88.4% in Hume Region. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 6.7%, which is smaller compared to that found in Hume Region (11.4%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in Shepparton Urban Centre increased by 1,354 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+1,186 dwellings)
  • Other (+244 dwellings)
  • Medium density (-52 dwellings)

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