Dookie College vs Stewarton
Dookie College is the younger of the two, with a median age of 20 against 37 in Stewarton. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Dookie College, the large majority of households rent. In Stewarton, the large majority of households own their home and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Dookie College tends to suit renters and young adults.
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 5 things we measure here
- Dookie College has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- Stewarton carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
Renters
Dookie College
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (100% vs 9%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (6% vs 14%)
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $265/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Dookie College
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (215.9 km vs 219.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Dookie College is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- Stewarton carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dookie College
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (15.9% vs 1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dookie College and Stewarton 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
Stewarton has more residents (118 vs 51); Stewarton skews older (37 vs 20).
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 51 | 118 +131% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +15.9% | +1.7% |
| Median age | 20 | 37 |
| Median household income | $175,448/yr +44% vs other | $97,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk | $265/wk +43% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (41.2%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
Zoning mix
Stewarton has more rural and farming land (99% vs 3%).
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 3% | 99% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 97% | 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
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 649 across Greater Shepparton | 235 across Benalla |
| Approvals change year on year | -23% | +65% |
Ranking within VIC
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 99% of VIC | Higher than 69% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 78% of VIC | Higher than 29% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 35% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 60% of VIC | Higher than 23% of VIC |
Liveability
Dookie College is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 College carries more crime risk (53 vs 24); Stewarton carries more flood risk (93 vs 54).
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 54/100 | High 93/100 |
| 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
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dookie College
- Currawa Primary School Government · Primary
- Mansfield Autism Statewide Services - Dookie Campus Secondary School Independent · Combined · Special school
Schools in Stewarton
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 same for both | |
| Waterways | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Stewarton sits further from the CBD (219.9 km vs 215.9 km).
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 17/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 215.9 km | 219.9 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 152 min | 151 min |
| Electric vehicle share | — | 0.4% postcode 3725 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | — | 66 postcode 3725 |
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 (68.8%).
Setting
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 178 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 149 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 23/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 16 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 484 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,449/yr | $2,119/yr |
| Council | Greater Shepparton | Benalla |
Federal electorate
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls | Indi |
| Member | Sam Birrell | Helen Haines |
| Party | The Nationals | Independent |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dookie College | Stewarton | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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