Shepparton East Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Shepparton East (3631) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Shepparton & Central North, Victoria. It is about 163 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Shepparton East is in the federal electorate of Murray.

In the 2011 census the population of Shepparton East was 1,171 and is comprised of approximately 47.4% females and 52.6% males.

The median/average age of the population of Shepparton East is 39 years of age.

79.3% of people living in the suburb of Shepparton East were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.4% India, 2.7% Italy, 2.5% Greece, 1.3% Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia , 1.3% England, 0.7% New Zealand, 0.6% Albania, 0.5% Germany, 0.5% Croatia, 0.5% Iraq, 0.4% Samoa, 0.4% Cyprus, 0.3% South Eastern Europe, nfd.

75.0% of people living in Shepparton East speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 5.6% Italian, 4.6% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.1% Punjabi, 3.8% Macedonian, 2.1% Greek, 1.6% Other, 0.7% Arabic, 0.7% Turkish, 0.5% German.

The religious makeup of Shepparton East is 28.9% Catholic, 16.3% No religion, 12.9% Anglican, 9.6% Eastern Orthodox, 7.8% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.0% Uniting Church, 5.2% Islam, 4.6% Other Religious Groups, 3.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

61.9% of people are married, 26.5% have never married and 5.0% are divorced and 2.6% are separated. There are 36 widowed people living in Shepparton East.

61.2% of the people living in Shepparton East over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 29.8% are working on a part time basis. Shepparton East has an unemployment rate of 2.4%.

The main occupations of people living in Shepparton East are 27.3% Managers, 14.7% Technicians & trades workers, 13.5% Labourers, 11.7% Clerical & administrative workers, 8.9% Sales workers, 8.8% Professionals, 6.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 6.7% Community & personal service workers, 1.6% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Shepparton East work in are 22.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 11.6% Retail trade, 11.4% Manufacturing, 8.4% Construction, 7.7% Health care and social assistance, 6.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.3% Education and training, 4.6% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.4% Wholesale trade.

42.7% of homes are fully owned, and 37.3% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 16.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $513 per week and the median household income is $1190 per week.

The median rent in Shepparton East is $160 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1623 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Shepparton East postcode 3631