Shepparton

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20200405
Total population 60,631
Total dwellings 25,272
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,092
Male 1,003
Female 1,090
Median age 20
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 880
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $755
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,213
Median weekly rent $180

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,010 96.1 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 47 2.2 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 35 1.7 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 2,092 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 1,003 47.9 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 1,090 52.1 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Shepparton, there were 2,092 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 1,003 (or 47.9%) were male and 1,090 (or 52.1%) were female.

Age Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 297 14.2 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 512 24.5 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 382 18.2 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 687 32.8 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 124 5.9 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 92 4.4 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 20 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Shepparton the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 20 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.4% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 218 17.0 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 64 5.0 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 104 8.1 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 43 3.3 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 855 66.6 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Shepparton 17.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.0% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 48 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 56 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 73 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 27 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Shepparton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 27 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 201 17.5 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 172 15.0 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 773 67.5 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Shepparton 17.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 15.0% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 48 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 34 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 31 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Shepparton for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 48 years and in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

Education Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 62 7.0 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 283 31.7 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 206 23.1 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 70 7.8 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 28 3.1 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 20 2.2 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 223 25.0 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 892 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Shepparton, 42.7% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.7% were attending a primary school, 23.1% were attending a secondary school and 10.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Yorta Yorta 6 0.3 25 0.1 21 0.0
Kriol 3 0.1 26 0.1 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,960 93.6 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Shepparton. The only other responses for language at home were Yorta Yorta 0.3% and Kriol 0.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 294 47.4 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 156 25.2 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 43 6.9 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 127 20.5 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 620 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 620 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Shepparton. Of these 47.4% were employed full time, 25.2% were employed part-time and 20.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 33 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Shepparton who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 33 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 368 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 755 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Shepparton was $368 and the median weekly household income was $755.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.4 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Shepparton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.4 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 180 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,213 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Shepparton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,213.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 734 83.3 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 34 3.9 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 92 10.4 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 21 2.4 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 881 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Shepparton there were 881 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 83.3% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.4% were flats, unit or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Shepparton % Shepparton Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 77 8.7 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 203 23.0 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 566 64.2 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 3 0.3 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 33 3.7 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Shepparton, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 8.7% were owned outright, 23.0% were owned with a mortgage and 64.2% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.