Docker vs Laceby

Laceby is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Docker. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Laceby, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Laceby tends to suit families with children.

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

  • Docker has more separate houses rather than flats (116% vs 100%)
  • Laceby is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 49%)

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

Docker

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Laceby

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (158 min vs 168 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (244.6 km vs 258.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Laceby

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.1% vs -11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Docker Laceby
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.

Docker Laceby
Walkability 0 / 0
Docker — Walkability: 0/100 Laceby — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 62
Docker — Safety: 61/100 Laceby — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 18 / 25
Docker — Low fire risk: 18/100 Laceby — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 14 / 4
Docker — Low flood risk: 14/100 Laceby — Low flood risk: 4/100

Demographics

Laceby has more residents (304 vs 106); Docker has higher household incomes ($111,800 vs $76,076).

Docker Laceby
Population 106 304
+187% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.7% +23.1%
Median age 50 42
Median household income $111,800/yr
+32% vs other
 $76,076/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Docker Laceby
0-4 — / 7.9%
Docker — 0-4: not among its largest Laceby — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 8.5% / 18.4%
Docker — 5-14: 8.5% Laceby — 5-14: 18.4%
15-19 2.8% / 6.2%
Docker — 15-19: 2.8% Laceby — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 8.5% / 4.9%
Docker — 20-24: 8.5% Laceby — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 10.4% / 6.9%
Docker — 25-34: 10.4% Laceby — 25-34: 6.9%
35-44 9.4% / 10.9%
Docker — 35-44: 9.4% Laceby — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 23.6% / 17.4%
Docker — 45-54: 23.6% Laceby — 45-54: 17.4%
55-64 26.4% / 10.5%
Docker — 55-64: 26.4% Laceby — 55-64: 10.5%
65-74 2.8% / 10.9%
Docker — 65-74: 2.8% Laceby — 65-74: 10.9%
75-84 15.1% / 6.9%
Docker — 75-84: 15.1% Laceby — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 1.3%
Docker — 85+: not among its largest Laceby — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Docker 40.0% couple families
Docker — Couple Families: 40.0% Docker — Lone Person: 37.1% Docker — One Parent Families: 8.6% Docker — Group Household: 14.3%
Laceby 49.4% couple families
Laceby — Couple Families: 49.4% Laceby — Lone Person: 32.9% Laceby — One Parent Families: 17.7% Laceby — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Docker 12.5% renting
Docker — Owned Outright: 55.0% Docker — Mortgage: 32.5% Docker — Renting: 12.5%
Laceby 12.1% renting
Laceby — Owned Outright: 50.5% Laceby — Mortgage: 37.4% Laceby — Renting: 12.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Docker Laceby
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 15.1%
Docker — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Laceby — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 7.6%
Docker — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Laceby — Bachelor Degree: 7.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 6.9%
Docker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Laceby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 1.0%
Docker — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Laceby — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.3%
Docker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Laceby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

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.

Docker Laceby
Italy 9.4% / —
Docker — Italy: 9.4% Laceby — Italy: not among its largest
Thailand 7.5% / —
Docker — Thailand: 7.5% Laceby — Thailand: not among its largest
Malaysia 5.7% / —
Docker — Malaysia: 5.7% Laceby — Malaysia: not among its largest
England 4.7% / —
Docker — England: 4.7% Laceby — England: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Docker — New Zealand: not among its largest Laceby — New Zealand: 2.0%
Philippines — / 1.6%
Docker — Philippines: not among its largest Laceby — Philippines: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Docker 115.8% houses
Docker — Houses: 115.8%
Laceby 100.0% houses
Laceby — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Docker Laceby
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Other and special use 0% 1%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Docker Laceby
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Docker Laceby
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC

Liveability

Docker Laceby
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Laceby carries more flood risk (96 vs 86).

Docker Laceby
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
38/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
96/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Docker Laceby
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Docker Laceby
Waterways 2
same for both

Mobility

Docker sits further from the CBD (258.6 km vs 244.6 km).

Docker Laceby
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 258.6 km
+5% vs other
 244.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 168 min 158 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3678
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 78
postcode 3678
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.

Docker Laceby
Car (driver) 68.7% / 76.7%
Docker — Car (driver): 68.7% Laceby — Car (driver): 76.7%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 12.6%
Docker — Worked from Home: 23.9% Laceby — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 4.9%
Docker — Car (passenger): 7.5% Laceby — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only — / 5.8%
Docker — Walked Only: not among its largest Laceby — Walked Only: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.7%).

Setting

Docker Laceby
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 164 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Docker Laceby
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
118 premises

Climate

Docker Laceby
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C
same for both

Council rates

Docker Laceby
Average residential rate $1,962/yr
same for both
Council Wangaratta
same for both

Federal electorate

Docker Laceby
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Docker Laceby
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Docker

Rural

Laceby

Family Rural

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