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Greater Shepparton

Victoria · Shepparton · 68,137 people · 58 suburbs · 15 postcodes

Greater Shepparton at a glance

68,137

Population

#35 of 79 in VIC

2,319

km² area

29/km² density

39.9

Median age

+0.8 vs VIC

931

SEIFA IRSAD

#65 of 79 in VIC

Schools

28 gov, 7 Cath, 4 indep

17.4%

Born overseas

29.1%

Renting

Map shows the Greater Shepparton LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Greater Shepparton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, in the Melbourne region. It covers 58 suburbs across 15 postcodes and an area of 2,319 km². Greater Shepparton has a population of 68,137 , ranking #35 most populous in VIC. The most populous suburb is Shepparton (32,067 residents).About 17.4% of residents were born overseas and 17.7% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

Age structure

19.3%

11.6%

25.0%

24.9%

19.2%

0–14 (19.3%) 15–24 (11.6%) 25–44 (25.0%) 45–64 (24.9%) 65+ (19.2%)

Show counts

0–14 years	13,159 (19.3%)
15–24 years	7,866 (11.6%)
25–44 years	17,003 (25.0%)
45–64 years	16,948 (24.9%)
65+ years	13,080 (19.2%)

17.4%

Born overseas

17.7%

Speak a language other than English at home

3.9%

First Nations

2.5

Avg household size

How they live

Housing tenure

36.0%

34.9%

29.1%

Owned outright (36.0%) Mortgaged (34.9%) Renting (29.1%)

Dwelling type mix

93.7%

Separate house (93.7%) Semi/townhouse (6.1%) Flat/apartment (0.2%)

$276

Median weekly rent

$1,327

Median monthly mortgage

38.3%

Households with 0-1 cars

61.7%

Households with 2+ cars

Work and learning

4.6%

Unemployment rate

17,772

In full-time work

10,124

In part-time work

Schools in Greater Shepparton

39 schools across Greater Shepparton: 71.8% Government, 17.9% Catholic, 10.3% Independent. The VIC average is 68.6% / 21.4% / 10.0%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 979 (range 811 to 1128). VIC median is 1027; national mean is 1000.

Sector mix

71.8%

17.9%

10.3%

VIC average for comparison

68.6%

21.4%

10.0%

Government Catholic Independent

Type breakdown

79.5%

10.3%

Primary (79.5%) Secondary (7.7%) Combined (10.3%) Special (2.6%)

ICSEA range

700 National mean 1000 1300

LGA median 979 VIC median 1027LGA range 811 to 1128

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) summarises the socio-economic background of each school's families. Higher values indicate more advantage. Source: ACARA 2025.

All 39 schools in Greater Shepparton, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Greater Shepparton Secondary College	Government	Secondary	Shepparton	1,967	887
Notre Dame College	Catholic	Secondary	Shepparton	1,683	1030
Goulburn Valley Grammar School	Independent	Combined	Shepparton	694	1128
Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton	Government	Primary	Shepparton	589	951
St Anne's College	Catholic	Combined	Kialla	499	1022
St Georges Road Primary School Shepparton	Government	Primary	Shepparton	483	834
Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton	Government	Primary	Shepparton	475	972
All Saints Anglican School	Independent	Combined	Shepparton North	393	1088
Orrvale Primary School	Government	Primary	Orrvale	384	991
Grahamvale Primary School	Government	Primary	Grahamvale	352	1043
St Brendan's School	Catholic	Primary	Shepparton	347	1017
Shepparton Christian College	Independent	Combined	Shepparton	326	1053
St Luke's Catholic Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Shepparton North	272	1087
St Mary's School	Catholic	Primary	Mooroopna	272	987
Mooroopna Primary School	Government	Primary	Mooroopna	237	900
Sacred Heart School	Catholic	Primary	Tatura	236	1040
Banmira Specialist School	Government	Special	Shepparton	234	894
Wilmot Road Primary School Shepparton	Government	Primary	Shepparton	232	833
Kialla West Primary School	Government	Primary	Kialla West	222	1033
Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton	Government	Primary	Shepparton	196	811
Shepparton East Primary School	Government	Primary	Shepparton East	196	988
Tatura Primary School	Government	Primary	Tatura	186	979
Mooroopna Park Primary School	Government	Primary	Mooroopna	168	839
St Mel's School	Catholic	Primary	Shepparton	156	999
Toolamba Primary School	Government	Primary	Toolamba	121	1023
Shepparton ACE Secondary College	Independent	Secondary	Shepparton	97	912
Congupna Primary School	Government	Primary	Congupna	90	1027
Katandra West Primary School	Government	Primary	Katandra West	76	971
Murchison Primary School	Government	Primary	Murchison	69	935
Kialla Central Primary School	Government	Primary	Kialla	60	1008
Tallygaroopna Primary School	Government	Primary	Tallygaroopna	59	994
Mooroopna North Primary School	Government	Primary	Mooroopna	32	948
Merrigum Primary School	Government	Primary	Merrigum	15	813
Dookie Primary School	Government	Primary	Dookie	14	1002
Undera Primary School	Government	Primary	Undera	11	942
Zeerust Primary School	Government	Primary	Zeerust	10	899
Ardmona Primary School	Government	Primary	Ardmona	8	885
Harston Primary School	Government	Primary	Harston	7	848
Lemnos Primary School	Government	Primary	Lemnos	5	905

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Greater Shepparton. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

IRSAD

Relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage

931

Ranked #65 of 79 VIC LGAs

IRSD

Relative disadvantage only (lower = more disadvantaged)

944

IER

Economic resources: income, wealth, housing

964

IEO

Education and occupation: qualifications, skill levels

941

Suburbs in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton contains 58 suburbs and 15 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Shepparton	3630	32,067	$1,285/wk	38
Kialla	3631	8,667	$1,998/wk	38
Mooroopna	3629	8,312	$1,121/wk	43
Tatura	3616	4,955	$1,357/wk	44
Shepparton North	3631	2,048	$2,313/wk	31
Shepparton East	3631	1,192	$1,789/wk	42
Murchison	3610	884	$952/wk	50
Toolamba	3614	822	$1,960/wk	40
Grahamvale	3631	685	$2,092/wk	47
Merrigum	3618	679	$1,030/wk	47
Congupna	3633	620	$1,676/wk	41
Tallygaroopna	3634	600	$1,769/wk	40
Ardmona	3629	497	$1,762/wk	45
Katandra West	3634	492	$1,468/wk	43
Orrvale	3631	450	$1,542/wk	50
Undera	3629	450	$1,458/wk	42
Kialla West	3631	415	$2,017/wk	43
Dhurringile	3610	369	$1,600/wk	38
Dookie	3646	333	$1,317/wk	48
Bunbartha	3634	313	$2,422/wk	40
Pine Lodge	3631	267	$1,812/wk	38
Lemnos	3631	251	$1,483/wk	46
Arcadia	3631	212	$1,708/wk	45
Murchison North	3610	185	$2,042/wk	49
Kialla East	3631	170	$1,850/wk	40
Harston	3616	167	$1,781/wk	47
Byrneside	3617	161	$1,174/wk	46
Zeerust	3634	147	$1,812/wk	39
Mooroopna North	3629	144	$1,416/wk	37
Girgarre East	3616	143	$1,562/wk	41
Murchison East	3610	140	$900/wk	60
Tatura East	3616	135	$2,071/wk	38
Coomboona	3629	134	$1,833/wk	43
Katandra	3634	120	$1,125/wk	48
Marionvale	3634	116	$1,312/wk	45
Toolamba West	3614	110	$2,156/wk	35
Cooma	3616	94	$1,375/wk	46
Caniambo	3630	82	$1,937/wk	49
St Germains	3620	75	$1,312/wk	44
Kyabram South	3620	69	$769/wk	49
Mooroopna North West	3616	67	$1,625/wk	52
Cosgrove South	3631	53	$1,124/wk	57
Cosgrove	3631	50	$1,125/wk	55
Gillieston	3616	45	$1,166/wk	49
Karramomus	3631	40	$1,687/wk	50
Major Plains	3725	36	$1,624/wk	58
Tamleugh North	3669	24	$1,125/wk	64
Nalinga	3646	22	$2,125/wk	52
Gowangardie	3669	18	$1,624/wk	69
Mount Major	3646	10	$2,749/wk	39
Benarch	3630
Branditt	3630
Colliver	3630
Dunkirk	3630
Mount Scobie	3620
Shepparton South	3630
Stanhope South	3623
Taripta	3620

Postcodes covered

3610, 3614, 3616, 3617, 3618, 3620, 3623, 3629, 3630, 3631, 3633, 3634, 3646, 3669, 3725

Compare Greater Shepparton with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Greater Shepparton and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Greater Shepparton (VIC)	68,137	39.9	931	29.1%	17.4%
Campaspe	38,814	46.1	932	23.1%	7.6%
Strathbogie	11,422	52.9	955	18.3%	9.7%
Moira	30,538	48.2	927	21.7%	9.8%
Benalla	14,564	51.1	938	23.0%	9.1%

Services and amenities

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Frequently asked questions about Greater Shepparton

What is the population of Greater Shepparton?

The 2021 Census recorded 68,137 people living in Greater Shepparton, across 58 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Greater Shepparton?

Greater Shepparton contains 58 suburbs. The most populous are Shepparton, Kialla, Mooroopna, Tatura, Shepparton North.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Greater Shepparton?

Greater Shepparton covers 15 postcodes: 3610, 3614, 3616, 3617, 3618, 3620, 3623, 3629, 3630, 3631, 3633, 3634, 3646, 3669, 3725.

How many schools are in Greater Shepparton?

Greater Shepparton has 39 schools, including 28 government, 7 Catholic, and 4 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Greater Shepparton?

Greater Shepparton has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 931, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.