Shepparton Indigenous Community  |
| Category: | People | |
| Sub Category: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander |
| Location: | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia |
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| Shepparton is located approximately 200km North-East of Melbourne, adjoining the Goulburn river. |
| Summary Information: | |
| The Shepparton Indigenous community is the largest Indigenous community in Victoria outside the Melbourne metropolitan region, although there is some uncertainty about its actual size. The community accounts for 2.7% of the region’s population, according to census data, and 7.4%, according to the local Rumbalara Medical Centre data. The community consists predominately of Yorta Yorta people. |
