Cosgrove vs Dookie
Dookie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Cosgrove. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cosgrove, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cosgrove 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Cosgrove carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 47/100)
- Dookie is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Cosgrove
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (148 min vs 157 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (212.6 km vs 222.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Cosgrove carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 47/100)
- Dookie has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 8%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dookie
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (1.5% vs -7.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cosgrove and Dookie 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
Dookie has more residents (333 vs 50); Dookie has higher household incomes ($68,484 vs $58,500).
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 50 | 333 +566% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -7.4% | +1.5% |
| Median age | 55 | 48 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $68,484/yr +17% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $210/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Property market
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $475,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $500,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 78 days from 3 sales |
Zoning mix
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 99% | 98% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| Residential | 0% | 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
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 17% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 33% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 45% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of VIC | Higher than 59% of VIC |
Liveability
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Dookie carries more crime risk (47 vs 28); Cosgrove carries more bushfire risk (40 vs 24).
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 40/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | Low 28/100 | Moderate 47/100 |
| Flood | High 88/100 | Moderate 61/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 4 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Cosgrove
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Dookie
- Dookie Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 1 |
| GPs | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
Dookie sits further from the CBD (222.3 km vs 212.6 km).
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 212.6 km | 222.3 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 148 min | 157 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3631 | 0.5% postcode 3646 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 70 postcode 3631 | 64 postcode 3646 |
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 (72.4%).
Setting
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 125 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 142 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 30 premises | 0% 166 premises |
Climate
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 484 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Shepparton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls same for both | |
| Member | Sam Birrell same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cosgrove | Dookie | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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