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Shepparton-Mooroopna

Household type

In Shepparton-Mooroopna, 25.1% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.1% in Shepparton Urban Centre.

Shepparton-Mooroopna'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-Mooroopna'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-Mooroopna - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Shepparton Urban Centre %Number%Shepparton Urban Centre %2016 to 2021
Couples with children4,91525.127.14,58025.927.1+335
Couples without children4,61723.623.54,16323.623.4+454
One parent families2,42812.411.82,17412.312.2+254
Other families1750.91.01250.70.8+49
Group household6063.13.35503.13.2+56
Lone person5,46727.926.74,76727.025.9+700
Other not classifiable household1,1756.05.21,1106.36.2+65
Visitor only households2081.11.31831.01.1+25
Total households19,592100.0100.017,655100.0100.0+1,937
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-Mooroopna in 2021 compared to Shepparton Urban Centre shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 25.1% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 12.4% were one-parent families, compared with 27.1% and 11.8% respectively for Shepparton Urban Centre.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.9% compared to 26.7% in Shepparton Urban Centre while the proportion of couples without children was 23.6% compared to 23.5% in Shepparton Urban Centre.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Shepparton-Mooroopna increased by 1,937 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Shepparton-Mooroopna between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Lone person (+700 households)
  • Couples without children (+454 households)
  • Couples with children (+335 households)
  • One parent families (+254 households)

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