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Shepparton East VIC 3631
Shepparton East is in Greater Shepparton LGA, VIC, postcode 3631, with population 1,192.
Median house
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No local house series
Median rent
$470/wk
Rent context available
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Gross yield
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Population
1,192
1K local footprint
D8 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
3,452
236 added 12mo · 27MW
Price history
No price history available
Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.
Median mortgage · mth$1,668
Median rent · wk$231
Affordability
26%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,668/mo, while renters pay about $2,037/mo — renting runs $369/mo higher on these medians.
- Household income · yr
- $93K
- Median rent · wk
- $470
- Owner mortgage · mo
- $1,668
Household income
$93K household · yr+13% vs VIC suburb median
Growth outlook · Greater Shepparton LGA
Dwellings
+19.6%
28,890 → 34,560
+5,670 dwellings
Population
+14.9%
68,520 → 78,730
Households
+21.9%
27,060 → 32,980
LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.
Schools
Total1
Avg ICSEA988
Students196
Government1
- Shepparton East Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 988
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
10,548
14,955 per 100k
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Crime
Rate · per 100k14,955
Total incidents10,548· Year ending Dec 2025
- Assault94952%
- Sexual Offences21011%
- Robbery332%
- Break And Enter64135%
Full data detail
Shepparton East VIC — Property Data and Demographics
Shepparton East (postcode 3631) is a close-knit residential community in Victoria within the Greater Shepparton local government area. The area has roughly 1,192 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 42. Households earn a median income of $93K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Italian.
The current median weekly rent is $470. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,668.
Shepparton East is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 988, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Greater Shepparton LGA is higher than average at 14,955 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,668
Rent · wk(Census)$231
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$470
Population growth · Greater Shepparton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)69,865
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Greater Shepparton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)467
Houses363
Units104
YoY change+0%
Employment · Greater Shepparton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change+0.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3631ATO
Negatively geared691 (7.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$7,649/yr
Landlords (rental income)1,313
Reported capital gains813
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population1,192
Median age42
Household size3
HH income · wk$1,789
Personal income · wk$780
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)6/10
Education (IEO)4/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)6/10
Top occupationsCensus
Top industriesCensus
Top ancestryCensus
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
Nearby in Greater Shepparton LGA12
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QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.
PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.
DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.
Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.
SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.
Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Shepparton East FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Shepparton East in?
Shepparton East is in the Greater Shepparton Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3631. Council-level context for Greater Shepparton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Shepparton East?
The median weekly rent in Shepparton East is $470/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Shepparton East?
Rent context available: Shepparton East has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Shepparton East a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Shepparton East show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Shepparton East?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Shepparton East data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.