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City of Greater Shepparton

Dwelling type

In the City of Greater Shepparton, 10.2% of the dwellings were medium or high density, compared to 10% in Regional VIC.

Dwelling Type is an important determinant of the City of Greater Shepparton'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 the City of Greater Shepparton.

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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
City of Greater Shepparton - Dwellings (Enumerated)20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Separate house24,93486.688.923,32086.887.9+1,614
Medium density2,89410.09.42,92510.99.9-31
High density310.10.3270.10.3+4
Caravans, cabin, houseboat5421.90.94271.60.9+115
Other3451.20.31100.40.5+235
Not stated530.20.2610.20.5-8
Total Private Dwellings28,799100.0100.026,870100.0100.0+1,929
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
City of Greater Shepparton20212016Change
Dwelling typeNumber%Regional VIC %Number%Regional VIC %2016 to 2021
Occupied private dwellings26,69992.486.524,40690.583.6+2,293
Unoccupied private dwellings2,1047.313.22,4719.216.1-367
Non private dwellings840.30.3860.30.3-2
Total dwellings28,887100.0100.026,963100.0100.0+1,924
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 24,934 separate houses in the area, 2,894 medium density dwellings, and 31 high density dwellings. In addition, there were 542 caravans/cabins/houseboats in the area.

Analysis of the types of dwellings in the City of Greater Shepparton in 2021 shows that 86.6% of all dwellings were separate houses; 10.0% were medium density dwellings, and 0.1% were in high density dwellings, compared with 88.9%, 9.4%, and 0.3% in the Regional VIC respectively.

In 2021, a total of 92.4% of the dwellings in the City of Greater Shepparton were occupied on Census night, compared to 86.5% in Regional VIC. The proportion of unoccupied dwellings was 7.3%, which is smaller compared to that found in Regional VIC (13.2%).

Emerging groups

The total number of dwellings in the City of Greater Shepparton increased by 1,924 between 2016 and 2021.

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

  • Separate house (+1,614 dwellings)
  • Other (+235 dwellings)
  • Caravans, cabin, houseboat (+115 dwellings)

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