Orrvale vs Shepparton East
Shepparton East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Orrvale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Orrvale, about half of households are couple families. In Shepparton East, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Orrvale: a median of $750,000, against $650,000 in Shepparton East. On these figures, Orrvale tends to suit 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 East
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 60%)
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Shepparton East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($650,000 vs $750,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Orrvale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (191 km vs 195.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Shepparton East
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (77/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Orrvale and Shepparton East drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Shepparton East has more residents (1,192 vs 450); Orrvale skews older (50 vs 42).
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 450 | 1,192 +165% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +2.7% | +4.7% |
| Median age | 50 | 42 |
| Median household income | $80,184/yr | $93,028/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $231/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $750,000 | $650,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 89% | 92% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 6% | 4% |
| Residential | 2% same for both | |
| Parks and recreation | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 47% of VIC | Higher than 62% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of VIC same for both | |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of VIC | Higher than 73% of VIC |
Liveability
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 29/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Orrvale carries more crime risk (88 vs 77).
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 13/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | High 88/100 | High 77/100 |
| Flood | High 96/100 | High 90/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Orrvale
- Orrvale Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Shepparton East
- Shepparton East Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare | 2 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Shepparton East sits further from the CBD (195.6 km vs 191 km).
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 20/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 191 km | 195.6 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 131 min | 135 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3631 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 3631 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).
Setting
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 118 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 121 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 56/100 | 44/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 36% 211 premises | 20% 489 premises |
Climate
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Orrvale | Shepparton East | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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