Greater Shepparton (C)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA22830
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 2,195
Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 963
Average people per household 3
Median weekly household income $948
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,354
Median weekly rent $211

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 2,064 94.0 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 64 2.9 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 67 3.1 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Greater Shepparton (C), there were 2,195 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female.

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Age Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 252 11.5 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 530 24.2 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 408 18.6 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 260 11.9 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 243 11.1 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 219 10.0 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 145 6.6 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 132 6.0 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Greater Shepparton (C), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 35.5% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 6.0% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 248 17.7 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 73 5.2 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 114 8.1 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 42 3.0 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 928 66.0 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Greater Shepparton (C), 17.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 13.3% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 220 17.7 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 181 14.6 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 840 67.7 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Greater Shepparton (C), 17.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 73 8.1 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 357 39.5 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 214 23.7 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 37 4.1 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 34 3.8 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 29 3.2 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 159 17.6 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Shepparton (C), 41.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.5% were attending a primary school, 23.7% were attending a secondary school and 7.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 64 4.6 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 94 6.7 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 55 3.9 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 186 13.3 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 146 10.4 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 137 9.8 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 200 14.3 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 278 19.8 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 7 0.5 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 193 13.8 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Greater Shepparton (C), 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Yorta Yorta 22 1.0 52 0.1 52 0.0
Aboriginal English, so described 3 0.1 28 0.1 625 0.1
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English only spoken at home 2,043 93.5 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 93.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Shepparton (C). The only other responses for language at home were Yorta Yorta 1.0% and Aboriginal English, so described 0.1%.

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Ancestry, top responses Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 1,489 49.2 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 569 18.8 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 319 10.5 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Irish 177 5.8 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 142 4.7 3,222 4.6 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Greater Shepparton (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Shepparton (C), the most common ancestries were Australian 49.2%, English 18.8%, Australian Aboriginal 10.5%, Irish 5.8% and Scottish 4.7%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 317 45.5 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 198 28.4 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 57 8.2 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 125 17.9 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 663 46.9 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 697 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Greater Shepparton (C). Of these 45.5% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 17.9% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Community and Personal Service Workers 118 20.8 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Labourers 87 15.3 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Professionals 82 14.5 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 71 12.5 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 66 11.6 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 46 8.1 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2
Managers 41 7.2 1,357 8.8 12,844 7.1
Sales Workers 39 6.9 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Shepparton (C), the most common occupations were Community and Personal Service Workers 20.8%, Labourers 15.3%, Professionals 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.1%, Managers 7.2% and Sales Workers 6.9%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aged Care Residential Services 39 7.3 339 2.2 3,760 2.1
Other Social Assistance Services 19 3.5 388 2.5 5,302 2.9
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 16 3.0 461 3.0 5,542 3.0
Local Government Administration 15 2.8 332 2.2 5,511 3.0
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 14 2.6 481 3.2 5,555 3.1

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Shepparton (C), the most common industries of employment were Aged Care Residential Services 7.3%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.5%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.0%, Local Government Administration 2.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 450 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 948 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Greater Shepparton (C) was $450 and the median weekly household income was $948.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 746 52.9 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 411 29.1 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 195 13.8 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 200 14.2 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Greater Shepparton (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 52.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 13.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 14.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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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
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Greater Shepparton (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.7 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 211 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,354 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Greater Shepparton (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $211 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,354.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 107 11.2 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 256 26.8 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 322 33.7 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 16 1.7 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 8 0.8 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 4 0.4 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 14 1.5 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 228 23.9 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Greater Shepparton (C), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 12.0% were a couple family with no children, 27.2% were a couple family with children and 35.2% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 850 88.1 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 90 9.3 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 16 1.7 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 9 0.9 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Greater Shepparton (C) there were 963 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 88.1% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Greater Shepparton (C) % Greater Shepparton (C) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 108 11.2 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 268 27.7 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 528 54.5 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 6 0.6 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 58 6.0 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Greater Shepparton (C), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 11.2% were owned outright, 27.7% were owned with a mortgage and 54.5% were rented.

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Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.