Docker vs Milawa

Milawa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Docker. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Milawa, most households are couple families. On these figures, Docker tends to suit share households, while Milawa suits families with children and couples.

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 96%)
  • Milawa is already more of a family suburb (66% 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 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 18%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $304/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Milawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (23% vs 18%)

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

Investors

Milawa

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.2% vs -11.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Docker and Milawa 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 Milawa
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 Milawa
Walkability 0 / 5
Docker — Walkability: 0/100 Milawa — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 61 / 70
Docker — Safety: 61/100 Milawa — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 18 / 56
Docker — Low fire risk: 18/100 Milawa — Low fire risk: 56/100
Low flood risk 14 / 12
Docker — Low flood risk: 14/100 Milawa — Low flood risk: 12/100

Demographics

Milawa has more residents (588 vs 106); Docker has higher household incomes ($111,800 vs $87,048).

Docker Milawa
Population 106 588
+455% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.7% +0.2%
Median age 50 47
Median household income $111,800/yr
+22% vs other
 $87,048/yr
Median weekly rent $250/wk $304/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Docker Milawa
0-4 — / 7.5%
Docker — 0-4: not among its largest Milawa — 0-4: 7.5%
5-14 8.5% / 13.4%
Docker — 5-14: 8.5% Milawa — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 2.8% / 5.3%
Docker — 15-19: 2.8% Milawa — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 8.5% / 3.9%
Docker — 20-24: 8.5% Milawa — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 10.4% / 5.1%
Docker — 25-34: 10.4% Milawa — 25-34: 5.1%
35-44 9.4% / 12.4%
Docker — 35-44: 9.4% Milawa — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 23.6% / 13.8%
Docker — 45-54: 23.6% Milawa — 45-54: 13.8%
55-64 26.4% / 16.2%
Docker — 55-64: 26.4% Milawa — 55-64: 16.2%
65-74 2.8% / 13.6%
Docker — 65-74: 2.8% Milawa — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 15.1% / 7.8%
Docker — 75-84: 15.1% Milawa — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ — / 2.0%
Docker — 85+: not among its largest Milawa — 85+: 2.0%

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%
Milawa 57.1% couple families
Milawa — Couple Families: 57.1% Milawa — Lone Person: 32.1% Milawa — One Parent Families: 8.6% Milawa — Group Household: 2.1%
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%
Milawa 9.8% renting
Milawa — Owned Outright: 52.1% Milawa — Mortgage: 38.1% Milawa — Renting: 9.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Docker Milawa
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 16.5%
Docker — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Milawa — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 14.2% / 12.2%
Docker — Bachelor Degree: 14.2% Milawa — Bachelor Degree: 12.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.4% / 9.2%
Docker — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4% Milawa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.8% / 3.1%
Docker — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8% Milawa — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.0%
Docker — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Milawa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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 Milawa
Italy 9.4% / —
Docker — Italy: 9.4% Milawa — Italy: not among its largest
England 4.7% / 3.9%
Docker — England: 4.7% Milawa — England: 3.9%
Thailand 7.5% / —
Docker — Thailand: 7.5% Milawa — Thailand: not among its largest
Malaysia 5.7% / —
Docker — Malaysia: 5.7% Milawa — Malaysia: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.0%
Docker — New Zealand: not among its largest Milawa — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.5%
Docker — Philippines: not among its largest Milawa — Philippines: 0.5%
South Africa — / 0.5%
Docker — South Africa: not among its largest Milawa — South Africa: 0.5%

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% Docker — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Milawa 96.3% houses
Milawa — Houses: 96.3% Milawa — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Docker Milawa
Median house price — $1,050,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Docker Milawa
Rural and farming 99% 96%
Residential 0% 2%
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 Milawa
New dwellings approved 238
across Wangaratta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +329%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Docker Milawa
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 57% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 44% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Docker Milawa
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Docker carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 44).

Docker Milawa
Bushfire High
82/100
 Moderate
44/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
30/100
Flood High
86/100
 High
88/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Docker Milawa
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Docker

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Milawa

  • Milawa Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Docker Milawa
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Docker Milawa
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Melbourne 258.6 km 256.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 168 min
same for both
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 Milawa
Car (driver) 68.7% / 72.1%
Docker — Car (driver): 68.7% Milawa — Car (driver): 72.1%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 17.8%
Docker — Worked from Home: 23.9% Milawa — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 7.5% / 3.1%
Docker — Car (passenger): 7.5% Milawa — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only — / 5.8%
Docker — Walked Only: not among its largest Milawa — Walked Only: 5.8%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Docker — Bicycle: not among its largest Milawa — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.1%).

Setting

Docker Milawa
Elevation 162 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Docker

Rural

Milawa

Rural

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