Dookie vs Waggarandall

Dookie is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Waggarandall. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Dookie 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Dookie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Waggarandall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $210/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Dookie

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (157 min vs 170 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (222.3 km vs 235.7 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

Waggarandall

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (30.0% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dookie Waggarandall
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.

Dookie Waggarandall
Walkability 0 / 0
Dookie — Walkability: 0/100 Waggarandall — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 47
Dookie — Safety: 53/100 Waggarandall — Safety: 47/100
Low fire risk 76 / 81
Dookie — Low fire risk: 76/100 Waggarandall — Low fire risk: 81/100
Low flood risk 39 / 16
Dookie — Low flood risk: 39/100 Waggarandall — Low flood risk: 16/100

Demographics

Dookie rents higher ($210/wk vs $0/wk); Dookie has more residents (333 vs 52).

Dookie Waggarandall
Population 333
+84% vs other
 52
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +30.0%
Median age 48 55
Median household income $68,484/yr $93,184/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dookie Waggarandall
0-4 2.7% / 5.8%
Dookie — 0-4: 2.7% Waggarandall — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 16.2% / —
Dookie — 5-14: 16.2% Waggarandall — 5-14: not among its largest
15-19 8.1% / 5.8%
Dookie — 15-19: 8.1% Waggarandall — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.3% / 5.8%
Dookie — 20-24: 3.3% Waggarandall — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 6.0% / 11.5%
Dookie — 25-34: 6.0% Waggarandall — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 10.5% / —
Dookie — 35-44: 10.5% Waggarandall — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 15.3% / 13.5%
Dookie — 45-54: 15.3% Waggarandall — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 18.3% / 28.8%
Dookie — 55-64: 18.3% Waggarandall — 55-64: 28.8%
65-74 11.7% / 17.3%
Dookie — 65-74: 11.7% Waggarandall — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 6.6% / —
Dookie — 75-84: 6.6% Waggarandall — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ 0.9% / 5.8%
Dookie — 85+: 0.9% Waggarandall — 85+: 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dookie 35.3% couple families
Dookie — Couple Families: 35.3% Dookie — Lone Person: 41.2% Dookie — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Waggarandall 44.4% couple families
Waggarandall — Couple Families: 44.4% Waggarandall — Lone Person: 33.3% Waggarandall — One Parent Families: 22.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dookie 11.6% renting
Dookie — Owned Outright: 47.1% Dookie — Mortgage: 41.3% Dookie — Renting: 11.6%
Waggarandall 0.0% renting
Waggarandall — Owned Outright: 65.4% Waggarandall — Mortgage: 34.6% Waggarandall — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dookie 100.0% houses
Dookie — Houses: 100.0%
Waggarandall 100.0% houses
Waggarandall — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Dookie Waggarandall
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 13.5%
Dookie — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Waggarandall — Certificate III & IV: 13.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 5.8%
Dookie — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Waggarandall — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.8%
Dookie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Waggarandall — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.0% / —
Dookie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0% Waggarandall — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Dookie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Waggarandall — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Property market

Dookie Waggarandall
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

Dookie Waggarandall
Rural and farming 98% 95%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
Residential 1% 0%
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 Waggarandall
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
 332
across Moira
Approvals change year on year -23% -70%

Ranking within VIC

Dookie Waggarandall
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 63% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 45% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of VIC Higher than 28% of VIC

Liveability

Dookie Waggarandall
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Waggarandall carries more flood risk (84 vs 61).

Dookie Waggarandall
Bushfire Low
24/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
53/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 High
84/100
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

Dookie Waggarandall
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Dookie

  • Dookie Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Waggarandall

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

Amenities in the suburb

Dookie Waggarandall
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0

Mobility

Waggarandall sits further from the CBD (235.7 km vs 222.3 km).

Dookie Waggarandall
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 222.3 km 235.7 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 157 min 170 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3646
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3646
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.

Dookie Waggarandall
Car (driver) 72.4% / 34.6%
Dookie — Car (driver): 72.4% Waggarandall — Car (driver): 34.6%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 65.4%
Dookie — Worked from Home: 23.1% Waggarandall — Worked from Home: 65.4%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / —
Dookie — Car (passenger): 2.2% Waggarandall — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 2.2% / —
Dookie — Walked Only: 2.2% Waggarandall — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.4%).

Setting

Dookie Waggarandall
Elevation 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 128 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dookie Waggarandall
Connectivity score 30/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
166 premises
 0%
27 premises

Climate

Dookie Waggarandall
Annual rainfall 484 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Dookie Waggarandall
Average residential rate $2,449/yr $1,908/yr
Council Greater Shepparton Moira

Federal electorate

Dookie Waggarandall
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dookie Waggarandall
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dookie

Affordable Rural

Waggarandall

Rural

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