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Shepparton VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Shepparton, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Shepparton VIC is 32,067 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Shepparton is $678 per week ($35,256 per year). Median rent in Shepparton is $270 per week ($1,170 per month). Shepparton has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Shepparton has a population density of 746.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Shepparton is India. The most common religion is No Religion (36% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Shepparton is $1,249.

There were 7,353 recorded offences in Shepparton in 2025-25, a rate of 229 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was justice procedures (2,655 offences).

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Shepparton Population

residents (Census 2021)

Shepparton Median Income & Rent

💰

Median Income

$678/wk

$35,256 per year

#5868 of 14,663

🏠

Median Rent

$270/wk

$1,170 per month

#5664 of 14,663

👤

Median Age

38years

Same as than national median

🏡

Mortgage

$1,249/mo

Avg household size: 2.4 · 0.8 per bedroom

Shepparton Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.7% (15,619) Female 51.3% (16,448)

Population Density

746.7

people per km²

32,067 people · 42.9 km²

Households

2.4

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$1,580

Family income/wk

Shepparton Age Distribution

0-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-29

30-34

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85+

♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Shepparton Housing Tenure

🏠

Owned outright

52.6% 3,655 dwellings

🏦

Owned with mortgage

47.4% 3,298 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Shepparton Country of Birth

Australia

88.6%

India

5.0%

Afghanistan

3.1%

England

1.7%

China

0.4%

Iran

0.3%

Greece

0.3%

Fiji

0.2%

Germany

0.2%

Indonesia

0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Shepparton Religion

No Religion

36.2%

Catholic

24.4%

Islam

11.0%

Not stated

9.9%

Anglican

8.4%

Uniting Church

4.4%

Christian (other)

2.9%

Other Religions Tot

2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Shepparton Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

54.0%

Year 10 or equivalent

20.1%

Year 11 or equivalent

16.4%

Year 9 or equivalent

9.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Shepparton Languages Spoken at Home

Other

34.9%

Arabic

17.7%

IAL Punjabi

13.1%

SAL Tot

11.5%

Italian

7.5%

Malayalam

5.4%

Mandarin

5.3%

SAL Oth

4.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Shepparton Employment

💼

Employed full-time

33.7% 7,709 people

⏰

Employed part-time

20.0% 4,585 people

🔍

Unemployed

3.4% 778 people

🏠

Not in labour force

42.9% 9,830 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Shepparton Qualifications

Certificate III/IV

40.3%

Bachelor Degree

24.4%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

20.1%

Postgraduate Degree

7.4%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

5.1%

Certificate I/II

2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Shepparton Occupation

Professionals

28.7%

Community & Personal Service

15.3%

Technicians & Trade Workers

15.1%

Managers

11.5%

Labourers

10.0%

Clerical & Administrative

9.9%

Sales Workers

5.3%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Shepparton Field of Study

Management & Commerce

18.0%

Health

17.6%

Society & Culture

15.9%

Engineering

14.8%

Education

11.4%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

7.3%

Architecture & Building

6.1%

Agriculture & Environment

2.8%

Natural & Physical Sciences

2.3%

Creative Arts

2.0%

Information Technology

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Shepparton Dwelling Types

Separate house

86.3%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

12.9%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Shepparton Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

2.0%

$1-$149/wk

0.8%

$150-$299/wk

1.8%

$300-$399/wk

3.1%

$400-$499/wk

7.9%

$500-$649/wk

6.2%

$650-$799/wk

8.7%

$800-$999/wk

8.8%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

9.4%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

9.0%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.4%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

6.3%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

11.1%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

6.2%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

4.3%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

2.4%

$4,000+/wk

5.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Shepparton Marital Status

💍

Married

43.1% 11,166

↔️

Separated

4.1% 1,068

📋

Divorced

9.5% 2,456

🕊️

Widowed

6.4% 1,651

👤

Never married

36.9% 9,566

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Shepparton Ancestry

English

26.8%

Australian

25.1%

Other

14.8%

Irish

8.3%

Scottish

6.9%

Italian

5.7%

Aboriginal Australianralian

3.5%

Indian

2.4%

German

2.4%

Filipino

1.5%

Chinese

1.4%

Dutch

1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Shepparton School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

29.7%

Secondary — Government

19.8%

Vocational Education

14.6%

Pre-school

10.7%

Secondary — Catholic

9.8%

Primary — Catholic

8.6%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

4.2%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Shepparton Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

9.1% 5,350

✅

No need for assistance

90.9% 53,627

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Shepparton Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

13.8% 3,275

—

Not a volunteer

86.2% 20,449

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Shepparton Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

4.2%

$300-$449/mo

3.2%

$450-$599/mo

3.4%

$600-$799/mo

7.4%

$800-$999/mo

12.3%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

33.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

19.4%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

11.5%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

3.2%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Shepparton How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

75.5%

Did not go to work

10.2%

Car (passenger)

7.8%

Walked only

4.0%

Bicycle

1.1%

Other

0.4%

Truck

0.3%

Bus

0.3%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.3%

Taxi/Rideshare

0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Shepparton Car Ownership

0 vehicles

6.8%

1 vehicle

40.0%

2 vehicles

35.8%

3 vehicles

11.5%

4+ vehicles

5.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Shepparton Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

3.4%

2 bedrooms

20.2%

3 bedrooms

52.3%

4 bedrooms

21.4%

5 bedrooms

2.3%

6+ bedrooms

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Shepparton Population Mobility

14.4%

moved in the last year

43.4%

moved in the last 5 years

5.6%

unemployment rate (Census)

54.0%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Shepparton Indigenous Population

4.7%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

2,830

Indigenous residents

56,820

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Shepparton Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

3,461

Asthma

1,310

Arthritis

1,289

Diabetes

978

Heart disease

865

Lung condition

725

Cancer

478

Kidney disease

433

Stroke

410

Dementia

170

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Shepparton Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

10.4%

$1-$149/wk

4.1%

$150-$299/wk

7.2%

$300-$399/wk

5.9%

$400-$499/wk

5.2%

$500-$649/wk

4.1%

$650-$799/wk

11.4%

$800-$999/wk

13.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

12.7%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

7.8%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

6.1%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

4.0%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

4.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

0.9%

$3,500+/wk

1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Shepparton Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

40.3%

Couple — no children

27.0%

Couple — no children under 15

12.7%

One parent — children under 15

12.6%

One parent — no children under 15

7.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Shepparton Military Service

🎖️

Current ADF — Regular

0.0% 9

🛡️

Current ADF — Reserves

0.0% 7

🏅

Previously served

2.3% 556

👤

Never served

97.6% 23,262

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Shepparton Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

14.4% 3,398

—

Did not provide

85.6% 20,220

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Shepparton Children Ever Born

No children

31.4%

1 child

12.5%

2 children

26.4%

3 children

18.6%

4 children

8.0%

5+ children

3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Shepparton When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

405

1961–1970

412

1971–1980

187

1981–1990

195

1991–2000

536

2001–2010

1,509

2011–2015

1,319

2016

410

2017

439

2018

516

2019

582

2020

213

2021

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Shepparton Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

18.9%

5–14 hours

25.5%

15–29 hours

11.0%

30+ hours

8.9%

Did not do domestic work

35.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Shepparton Household Size

1 person

31.6%

2 persons

32.3%

3 persons

14.6%

4 persons

12.0%

5 persons

5.5%

6+ persons

3.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Shepparton Where Residents Moved From

Same address

24,817

Moved from VIC

2,309

Moved — same area (SA2)

1,211

Moved from overseas

216

Moved from NSW

189

Moved from QLD

Moved from SA

Moved from WA

Moved from TAS

Moved from NT

Moved from ACT

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Shepparton Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

86.4%

Step family — no other children

7.7%

Blended family — no other children

4.3%

Intact family — other children present

0.9%

Other couple — children only

0.7%

Step family — other children present

0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Shepparton Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 7,353 total

Justice Procedures

2,655

Theft

1,657

Assault

966

Property Damage

575

Drug Offences

452

Break & Enter

413

Fraud

230

Weapons

228

Public Order

143

Robbery

Other

Offence trend by year:

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Shepparton Schools

schools nearby

government

933

avg ICSEA score

6,785

total students

Shepparton Christian College Independent

Combined · Prep-12 · 326 students

1053

ICSEA

Notre Dame College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,683 students

1030

ICSEA

St Brendan's School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 347 students

1017

ICSEA

St Mel's School Catholic

Primary · Prep-6 · 156 students

999

ICSEA

Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 475 students

972

ICSEA

Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 589 students

951

ICSEA

Shepparton ACE Secondary College Independent

Secondary · 7-12 · 97 students

912

ICSEA

Banmira Specialist School Government

Combined · U · 234 students

894

ICSEA

Greater Shepparton Secondary College Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,967 students

887

ICSEA

St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton Government

Primary · Prep-12 · 483 students

834

ICSEA

Wilmot Road Primary School Shepparton Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 232 students

833

ICSEA

Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton Government

Primary · Prep-6 · 196 students

811

ICSEA

Greater Shepparton Secondary College - Greater Shepparton College Deaf Facility Government

Secondary

SEDA College (Victoria) - Multi Sports - Shepparton Independent

Secondary

St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton-Shepparton English Language Centre Government

Primary

Showing 15 of 20 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Shepparton Rent Prices & Affordability

21%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $1,285/wk

Median Rent $270/wk

Rent-to-Income 21.0%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Shepparton

Your weekly income

≈ $5,568/month

Median rent $270/wk

Left after rent $1,015/wk

Rent share 21.0%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Strathmerton

Income: $662/wk Rent: $210/wk Save: $60/wk

Churchill (Vic.)

Income: $577/wk Rent: $230/wk Save: $40/wk

Swan Hill

Income: $754/wk Rent: $235/wk Save: $35/wk

Katunga

Income: $736/wk Rent: $240/wk Save: $30/wk

Long Gully

Income: $575/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $20/wk

California Gully

Income: $588/wk Rent: $251/wk Save: $19/wk

Redan

Income: $654/wk Rent: $255/wk Save: $15/wk

Robinvale

Income: $615/wk Rent: $220/wk Save: $50/wk

Shepparton vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Carlton (Vic.)

Pop: 16,055 Income: $659/wk Rent: $365/wk

Moonee Ponds

Pop: 16,224 Income: $1,113/wk Rent: $400/wk

Brighton East

Pop: 16,757 Income: $1,036/wk Rent: $600/wk

Mitcham (Vic.)

Pop: 16,795 Income: $911/wk Rent: $406/wk

Caulfield North

Pop: 16,903 Income: $1,144/wk Rent: $422/wk

Templestowe

Pop: 16,966 Income: $781/wk Rent: $513/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Shepparton

What is the population of Shepparton VIC?

The population of Shepparton VIC is 32,067 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 746.7 people per km².Shepparton is ranked #33 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Shepparton?

The median personal income in Shepparton VIC is $678 per week, or $35,256 per year.The median household income is $1,285 per week.Family income is $1,580 per week.Shepparton is ranked #5,868 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Shepparton?

Median rent in Shepparton VIC is $270 per week ($1,170 per month).Rent represents 21.0% of household income, which is considered affordable.Shepparton ranks #5,664 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Shepparton?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Shepparton VIC is $1,249. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Shepparton?

The median age in Shepparton VIC is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Shepparton a good suburb to live in?

Shepparton is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 32,067.The median income is $678/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.0% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 22275. All dollar figures in AUD.