Docker vs Meadow Creek

Meadow Creek is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Docker. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Meadow Creek, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Meadow Creek tends to suit people living alone and 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%)
  • Meadow Creek carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 39/100)

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

Meadow Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($40/wk vs $250/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 12%)

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

Commuting to the city

Docker

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (168 min vs 180 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (258.6 km vs 273.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Meadow Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Meadow Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.3% vs -11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Docker and Meadow Creek 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 Meadow Creek
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 Meadow Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Docker — Walkability: 0/100 Meadow Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 61 / 84
Docker — Safety: 61/100 Meadow Creek — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 18 / 23
Docker — Low fire risk: 18/100 Meadow Creek — Low fire risk: 23/100
Low flood risk 14 / 41
Docker — Low flood risk: 14/100 Meadow Creek — Low flood risk: 41/100

Demographics

Docker rents higher ($250/wk vs $40/wk); Docker has higher household incomes ($111,800 vs $74,724).

Docker Meadow Creek
Population 106 112
+6% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.7% +33.3%
Median age 50 43
Median household income $111,800/yr
+33% vs other
 $74,724/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+84% vs other
 $40/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Docker Meadow Creek
0-4 — / 4.5%
Docker — 0-4: not among its largest Meadow Creek — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 8.5% / 23.2%
Docker — 5-14: 8.5% Meadow Creek — 5-14: 23.2%
15-19 2.8% / 7.1%
Docker — 15-19: 2.8% Meadow Creek — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 8.5% / —
Docker — 20-24: 8.5% Meadow Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.4% / 4.5%
Docker — 25-34: 10.4% Meadow Creek — 25-34: 4.5%
35-44 9.4% / 12.5%
Docker — 35-44: 9.4% Meadow Creek — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 23.6% / 13.4%
Docker — 45-54: 23.6% Meadow Creek — 45-54: 13.4%
55-64 26.4% / 13.4%
Docker — 55-64: 26.4% Meadow Creek — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 2.8% / 16.1%
Docker — 65-74: 2.8% Meadow Creek — 65-74: 16.1%
75-84 15.1% / 5.4%
Docker — 75-84: 15.1% Meadow Creek — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ — / —
Docker — 85+: not among its largest Meadow Creek — 85+: not among its largest

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Docker 37.1% lone person
Docker — Lone Person: 37.1% Docker — Couple Families: 40.0% Docker — One Parent Families: 8.6% Docker — Group Household: 14.3%
Meadow Creek 50.0% lone person
Meadow Creek — Lone Person: 50.0% Meadow Creek — Couple Families: 38.5% Meadow Creek — One Parent Families: 11.5% Meadow Creek — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
Meadow Creek 8.3% renting
Meadow Creek — Owned Outright: 61.1% Meadow Creek — Mortgage: 30.6% Meadow Creek — Renting: 8.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Meadow Creek
Italy 9.4% / —
Docker — Italy: 9.4% Meadow Creek — Italy: not among its largest
Thailand 7.5% / —
Docker — Thailand: 7.5% Meadow Creek — Thailand: not among its largest
England 4.7% / 2.7%
Docker — England: 4.7% Meadow Creek — England: 2.7%
Malaysia 5.7% / —
Docker — Malaysia: 5.7% Meadow Creek — Malaysia: not among its largest

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

Qualifications

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

Docker Meadow Creek
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 13.4%
Docker — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Meadow Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 12.5%
Docker — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Meadow Creek — Certificate III & IV: 12.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 7.1%
Docker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Meadow Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 2.7%
Docker — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Meadow Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Docker 115.8% houses
Docker — Houses: 115.8%
Meadow Creek 100.0% houses
Meadow Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Zoning mix

Docker has more rural and farming land (99% vs 72%).

Docker Meadow Creek
Rural and farming 99% 72%
Parks and recreation 0% 28%
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 Meadow Creek
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Docker Meadow Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 30% 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 26% of VIC

Liveability

Docker Meadow Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Docker carries more crime risk (39 vs 16); Docker carries more flood risk (86 vs 59).

Docker Meadow Creek
Bushfire High
82/100
 High
77/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
16/100
Flood High
86/100
 Moderate
59/100
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 Meadow Creek
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 Meadow Creek
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 2 9

Mobility

Meadow Creek sits further from the CBD (273.2 km vs 258.6 km).

Docker Meadow Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 258.6 km 273.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 168 min 180 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 Meadow Creek
Car (driver) 68.7% / 75.7%
Docker — Car (driver): 68.7% Meadow Creek — Car (driver): 75.7%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 24.3%
Docker — Worked from Home: 23.9% Meadow Creek — Worked from Home: 24.3%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / —
Docker — Car (passenger): 7.5% Meadow Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.7%).

Setting

Docker Meadow Creek
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 237 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Docker Meadow Creek
Connectivity score 30/100 25/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
51 premises
 0%
32 premises

Climate

Docker Meadow Creek
Annual rainfall 565 mm 964 mm
Summer max (Jan) 31.4°C 30.4°C
Winter min (Jul) 2.7°C 3.7°C

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Docker Meadow Creek
Division Indi
same for both
Member Helen Haines
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Docker

Rural

Meadow Creek

Family Rural

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