Shepparton-Mooroopna

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 38,773 people were usually resident in Shepparton-Mooroopna: of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 4.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.2% of people usually resident in Shepparton-Mooroopna were children aged 0-14 years, and 24.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 35 years.

In the 2006 Census, 89.5% of people usually resident in Shepparton-Mooroopna were Australian citizens, 11.4% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 49.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Shepparton-Mooroopna were married, 12.1% were either separated or divorced, 7.0% were widowed and 31.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 82.1% of people usually resident in Shepparton-Mooroopna, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were Italy 1.7%, England 1.4%, Albania 0.9%, Iraq 0.8% and New Zealand 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Shepparton-Mooroopna were Catholic 28.4%, No Religion 17.9%, Anglican 15.8%, Uniting Church 8.8% and Islam 4.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Shepparton-Mooroopna were Italian 2.7%, Arabic 1.8%, Turkish 1.2%, Albanian 1.1% and Greek 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 84.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 17,993 people aged 15 years and over in Shepparton-Mooroopna were in the labour force. Of these 58.5% worked full-time, 28.0% worked part-time, 4.0% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.0% were unemployed. 10,296 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Shepparton-Mooroopna were Professionals 16.8%, Labourers 14.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Sales Workers 12.2%, Managers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Shepparton-Mooroopna, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.0%, Hospitals 4.6%, Fruit and Vegetable Processing 4.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Shepparton-Mooroopna, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $424, the median family income was $1,044 and the median household income was $840.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 10,089 families in Shepparton-Mooroopna: of these 36.5% were couple families without children, 42.7% were couple families with children, 19.5% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 14,748 occupied private dwellings were counted in Shepparton-Mooroopna.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Shepparton-Mooroopna, 81.3% were separate houses, 5.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Shepparton-Mooroopna, 30.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 33.0% were owned with a mortgage and 29.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Shepparton-Mooroopna, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 50.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 21.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Shepparton-Mooroopna, the median weekly rent was $160. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Shepparton-Mooroopna, 67.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.3% were group households.