Mooroopna vs Shepparton

Shepparton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 43 in Mooroopna. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mooroopna, about half of households are people living alone.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Shepparton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (21 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (29 vs 7)
  • has more parks and reserves (26 vs 8)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Mooroopna

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($315,000 vs $389,000)
  • has cheaper land ($230,000 vs $275,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mooroopna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Shepparton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Shepparton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (19 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Mooroopna

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.0% vs 4.5%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Mooroopna and Shepparton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mooroopna Shepparton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Mooroopna Shepparton
Walkability 40 / 79
Mooroopna — Walkability: 40/100 Shepparton — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 11 / 9
Mooroopna — Safety: 11/100 Shepparton — Safety: 9/100
Low fire risk 80 / 77
Mooroopna — Low fire risk: 80/100 Shepparton — Low fire risk: 77/100
Low flood risk 13 / 11
Mooroopna — Low flood risk: 13/100 Shepparton — Low flood risk: 11/100

Demographics

Shepparton has more residents (32,067 vs 8,312); Shepparton has higher household incomes ($66,820 vs $58,292).

Mooroopna Shepparton
Population 8,312 32,067
+286% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +2.8%
Median age 43 38
Median household income $58,292/yr $66,820/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $270/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mooroopna Shepparton
0-4 5.2% / 6.4%
Mooroopna — 0-4: 5.2% Shepparton — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 11.6% / 12.8%
Mooroopna — 5-14: 11.6% Shepparton — 5-14: 12.8%
15-19 5.6% / 5.9%
Mooroopna — 15-19: 5.6% Shepparton — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.1% / 6.3%
Mooroopna — 20-24: 6.1% Shepparton — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 12.8% / 14.7%
Mooroopna — 25-34: 12.8% Shepparton — 25-34: 14.7%
35-44 10.7% / 11.8%
Mooroopna — 35-44: 10.7% Shepparton — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 12.4% / 11.4%
Mooroopna — 45-54: 12.4% Shepparton — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 12.7% / 11.3%
Mooroopna — 55-64: 12.7% Shepparton — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 12.5% / 10.0%
Mooroopna — 65-74: 12.5% Shepparton — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 7.5% / 6.7%
Mooroopna — 75-84: 7.5% Shepparton — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 2.9% / 2.9%
Mooroopna — 85+: 2.9% Shepparton — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mooroopna 46.1% lone person
Mooroopna — Lone Person: 46.1% Mooroopna — Couple Families: 27.4% Mooroopna — One Parent Families: 20.8% Mooroopna — Group Household: 4.2% Mooroopna — Other Families: 1.6%
Shepparton 41.6% lone person
Shepparton — Lone Person: 41.6% Shepparton — Couple Families: 33.2% Shepparton — One Parent Families: 18.4% Shepparton — Group Household: 5.2% Shepparton — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mooroopna 32.1% renting
Mooroopna — Owned Outright: 36.3% Mooroopna — Mortgage: 31.6% Mooroopna — Renting: 32.1%
Shepparton 39.1% renting
Shepparton — Owned Outright: 32.0% Shepparton — Mortgage: 28.9% Shepparton — Renting: 39.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Mooroopna Shepparton
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 13.3%
Mooroopna — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Shepparton — Certificate III & IV: 13.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 8.0%
Mooroopna — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Shepparton — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.6%
Mooroopna — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Shepparton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 2.4%
Mooroopna — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Shepparton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.7%
Mooroopna — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Shepparton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Mooroopna Shepparton
India 1.1% / 3.4%
Mooroopna — India: 1.1% Shepparton — India: 3.4%
England 1.8% / 1.2%
Mooroopna — England: 1.8% Shepparton — England: 1.2%
Philippines 0.9% / 1.4%
Mooroopna — Philippines: 0.9% Shepparton — Philippines: 1.4%
Malaysia 0.7% / 1.6%
Mooroopna — Malaysia: 0.7% Shepparton — Malaysia: 1.6%
Afghanistan — / 2.0%
Mooroopna — Afghanistan: not among its largest Shepparton — Afghanistan: 2.0%
Italy 0.8% / 1.1%
Mooroopna — Italy: 0.8% Shepparton — Italy: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.9%
Mooroopna — New Zealand: 0.8% Shepparton — New Zealand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mooroopna 80.5% houses
Mooroopna — Houses: 80.5% Mooroopna — Townhouses: 13.2% Mooroopna — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Shepparton 84.9% houses
Shepparton — Houses: 84.9% Shepparton — Townhouses: 13.4% Shepparton — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mooroopna Shepparton
Median house price $477,500 $515,000
Median unit price $315,000 $389,000
Median land price $230,000 $275,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 47 days
from 79 sales
 42 days
from 216 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mooroopna Shepparton
2 bed $345K / $409K
Mooroopna — 2 bed: $345K (23 sales) Shepparton — 2 bed: $409K (34 sales)

23 vs 34 sales

3 bed $465K / $481K
Mooroopna — 3 bed: $465K (106 sales) Shepparton — 3 bed: $481K (416 sales)

106 vs 416 sales

4 bed $602K / $624K
Mooroopna — 4 bed: $602K (54 sales) Shepparton — 4 bed: $624K (174 sales)

54 vs 174 sales

Zoning mix

Mooroopna has more rural and farming land (29% vs 5%).

Mooroopna Shepparton
Infrastructure and transport 52% 33%
Residential 11% 41%
Rural and farming 29% 5%
Industrial 1% 8%
Parks and recreation 1% 7%
Other and special use 6% 0%
Commercial 0% 5%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Mooroopna Shepparton
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mooroopna Shepparton
Houses 5.0%
$530/wk on $548K
 4.5%
$520/wk on $605K
Units 5.1%
$340/wk on $345K
 4.8%
$370/wk on $402K

Ranking within VIC

Mooroopna Shepparton
House price Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 15% of VIC
Income Higher than 16% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC
Schools Higher than 20% of VIC Higher than 3% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 66% of VIC Higher than 74% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC

Liveability

Shepparton is more walkable (79 vs 40); Shepparton scores higher overall (21 vs 16).

Mooroopna Shepparton
Grade D
same for both
Score 16/100 21/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Mooroopna Shepparton
Bushfire Low
20/100
 Low
23/100
Crime High
89/100
 High
91/100
Flood High
87/100
 High
89/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Mooroopna Shepparton
Inside the suburb 3 21
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 2 9

Schools in Mooroopna

  • Mooroopna Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Mooroopna Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mary's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Shepparton

  • Shepparton Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Bourchier Street Primary School Shepparton Government · Primary below peers
  • Gowrie Street Primary School Shepparton Government · Primary below peers
  • Greater Shepparton Secondary College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Guthrie Street Primary School Shepparton Government · Primary below peers
  • Notre Dame College Catholic · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mooroopna Shepparton
Supermarkets 2 6
Cafes & restaurants 5 11
Parks & reserves 8 26
Childcare 7 29
GPs 2 19
Pharmacies 3 7
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 13
Fuel stations 3 10
EV chargers 1
same for both
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 3
same for both

Mobility

Mooroopna Shepparton
Walkability score 40/100 79/100
Distance to Melbourne 191.6 km 190.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 135 min 134 min
Public transport score 53/100
Rail
 77/100
Rail
Peak arrivals per hour 12.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 294.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3629
 0.3%
postcode 3630
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 47
postcode 3629
 42
postcode 3630

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Mooroopna Shepparton
Car (driver) 82.0% / 78.0%
Mooroopna — Car (driver): 82.0% Shepparton — Car (driver): 78.0%
Worked from Home 7.5% / 8.3%
Mooroopna — Worked from Home: 7.5% Shepparton — Worked from Home: 8.3%
Car (passenger) 7.7% / 8.0%
Mooroopna — Car (passenger): 7.7% Shepparton — Car (passenger): 8.0%
Walked Only 1.7% / 4.1%
Mooroopna — Walked Only: 1.7% Shepparton — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bicycle 0.7% / 1.1%
Mooroopna — Bicycle: 0.7% Shepparton — Bicycle: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Mooroopna Shepparton
Elevation 111 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 112 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mooroopna Shepparton
Connectivity score 98/100 99/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
4,272 premises
 97%
17,592 premises

Climate

Mooroopna Shepparton
Annual rainfall 453 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.6°C
same for both

Council rates

Mooroopna Shepparton
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

Mooroopna Shepparton
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mooroopna Shepparton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mooroopna

Affordable Regional Centre

Shepparton

Affordable Parks Regional Centre

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