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Victoria council

Greater Shepparton

69,865 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 2,422 km², 52 suburbs. Council website: greatershepparton.com.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

69,865

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.6% in a year

Density

29/km²

2,422 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$475k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$252

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

9.4 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

4 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

52

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Trends

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
39
Median household income
$1,400/week
Median rent
$260/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,300/month
Households renting
27.8%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 4 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 3 of 10

Council finances

From Local Government Victoria's Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), 2024-25.

Average rates per property
$2,449
2024-25
Operating result
+4.5%
adjusted underlying result; negative = deficit
Asset renewal
86%
renewal and upgrade spend vs depreciation

Suburbs

52 suburbs where Greater Shepparton holds most residents, plus 4 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Shepparton32,067All$495kDec 202538% / 37%2
Kialla8,667All$676kDec 202565% / 91%7
Mooroopna8,312All$459kDec 202535% / 85%1
Tatura4,955All$518kDec 202528% / 88%4
Shepparton North2,048All$649kDec 202563% / 53%8
Shepparton East1,192All40% / 23%6
Murchison (Vic.)884All$425kDec 202513% / 100%2
Toolamba822All47% / 94%6
Grahamvale685All6% / 10%7
Merrigum679All$263kDec 202437% / 87%1
Congupna620All58% / 96%7
Tallygaroopna600All57% / 100%6
Ardmona497All32% / 42%3
Katandra West492All15% / 100%3
Orrvale450All63% / 8%3
Undera450All66% / 100%2
Kialla West415All85% / 99%8
Lancaster39813%12% / 100%5
Dhurringile369All24% / 100%4
Dookie333All10% / 100%5
Bunbartha313All64% / 93%7
Pine Lodge (Vic.)267All87% / 98%8
Lemnos251All45% / 46%7
Arcadia (Vic.)212All58% / 100%7
Murchison North185All36% / 100%5
Kialla East170All73% / 100%8
Harston167All30% / 100%6
Byrneside161All31% / 100%5
Zeerust147All66% / 86%7
Mooroopna North144All58% / 95%6
Girgarre East143All34% / 100%6
Murchison East140All39% / 100%3
Tatura East135All9% / 40%6
Coomboona134All92% / 94%6
Katandra120All14% / 100%4
Stewarton (Vic.)11811%22% / 100%5
Marionvale116All59% / 100%4
Toolamba West110All46% / 86%3
Marungi9826%9% / 100%3
Cooma (Vic.)94All20% / 100%5
Caniambo82All63% / 100%8
St Germains75All85% / 100%2
Kyabram South69All30% / 100%5
Mooroopna North West67All23% / 100%5
Cosgrove South53All77% / 100%9
Dookie College51All7% / 100%9
Cosgrove (Vic.)50All39% / 100%9
Gillieston45All22% / 100%5
Karramomus40All46% / 100%7
Major Plains3676%12% / 100%5
Moorilim2555%58% / 100%5
Tamleugh North24All50% / 100%8
Nalinga22All72% / 100%9
Boxwood1930%6% / 100%5
Gowangardie18All7% / 100%8
Mount Major10All0% / 100%9

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

42%

Over 56 of 56 member suburbs

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Bushfire-prone land

61%

Over 56 of 56 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

7%

Over 56 of 56 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 7 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending Dec 2024 to Dec 2025).

Lowest suburb median
$263k
Median of suburb medians
$495k
Highest suburb median
$676k

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Nicholls · Sam BIRRELL (NP)100%
  • Indi · Helen HAINES (IND)1%

State districts

  • Shepparton · Kim O'Keeffe (NAT)87%
  • Euroa · Annabelle Cleeland (NAT)12%
  • Murray Plains · Hon Peter Walsh (NAT)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Victoria council on the council map or the Victoria council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Financials: Local Government Victoria (LGPRF), 2024-25. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure, Local Government Victoria and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.