Katandra vs Dookie

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Katandra, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Katandra tends to suit couples, while Dookie suits people living alone.

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

Katandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 59%)

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 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Katandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $210/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Katandra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (219.5 km vs 222.3 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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Katandra Dookie
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.

Katandra Dookie
Walkability 0 / 0
Katandra — Walkability: 0/100 Dookie — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 44 / 53
Katandra — Safety: 44/100 Dookie — Safety: 53/100
Low fire risk 67 / 76
Katandra — Low fire risk: 67/100 Dookie — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 29 / 39
Katandra — Low flood risk: 29/100 Dookie — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Dookie has more residents (333 vs 120); Dookie rents higher ($210/wk vs $170/wk).

Katandra Dookie
Population 120 333
+178% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.2% +1.5%
Median age 48
same for both
Median household income $58,500/yr $68,484/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $170/wk $210/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Katandra Dookie
0-4 5.0% / 2.7%
Katandra — 0-4: 5.0% Dookie — 0-4: 2.7%
5-14 13.3% / 16.2%
Katandra — 5-14: 13.3% Dookie — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 5.0% / 8.1%
Katandra — 15-19: 5.0% Dookie — 15-19: 8.1%
20-24 3.3% / 3.3%
Katandra — 20-24: 3.3% Dookie — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 6.7% / 6.0%
Katandra — 25-34: 6.7% Dookie — 25-34: 6.0%
35-44 14.2% / 10.5%
Katandra — 35-44: 14.2% Dookie — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 20.8% / 15.3%
Katandra — 45-54: 20.8% Dookie — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 24.2% / 18.3%
Katandra — 55-64: 24.2% Dookie — 55-64: 18.3%
65-74 9.2% / 11.7%
Katandra — 65-74: 9.2% Dookie — 65-74: 11.7%
75-84 5.0% / 6.6%
Katandra — 75-84: 5.0% Dookie — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.5% / 0.9%
Katandra — 85+: 2.5% Dookie — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Katandra 50.0% couple families
Katandra — Couple Families: 50.0% Katandra — Lone Person: 30.0% Katandra — One Parent Families: 20.0%
Dookie 35.3% couple families
Dookie — Couple Families: 35.3% Dookie — Lone Person: 41.2% Dookie — One Parent Families: 23.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Katandra 11.6% renting
Katandra — Owned Outright: 39.5% Katandra — Mortgage: 48.8% Katandra — Renting: 11.6%
Dookie 11.6% renting
Dookie — Owned Outright: 47.1% Dookie — Mortgage: 41.3% Dookie — Renting: 11.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Katandra 100.0% houses
Katandra — Houses: 100.0%
Dookie 100.0% houses
Dookie — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Katandra Dookie
Certificate III & IV 20.0% / 18.3%
Katandra — Certificate III & IV: 20.0% Dookie — Certificate III & IV: 18.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.5% / 9.3%
Katandra — Bachelor Degree: 7.5% Dookie — Bachelor Degree: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.5%
Katandra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Dookie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 3.0%
Katandra — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Dookie — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.5%
Katandra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Dookie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Property market

Katandra Dookie
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

Katandra Dookie
Rural and farming 100% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
Residential 0% 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

Katandra Dookie
New dwellings approved 649
across Greater Shepparton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -23%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Katandra Dookie
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 59% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Katandra Dookie
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Katandra carries more flood risk (71 vs 61).

Katandra Dookie
Bushfire Low
33/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
47/100
Flood High
71/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

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

Schools in Katandra

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

Schools in Dookie

  • Dookie Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Dookie sits further from the CBD (222.3 km vs 219.5 km).

Katandra Dookie
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 219.5 km 222.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 157 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3634
 0.5%
postcode 3646
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 3634
 64
postcode 3646

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.

Katandra Dookie
Car (driver) 73.2% / 72.4%
Katandra — Car (driver): 73.2% Dookie — Car (driver): 72.4%
Worked from Home 19.6% / 23.1%
Katandra — Worked from Home: 19.6% Dookie — Worked from Home: 23.1%
Bus 7.1% / —
Katandra — Bus: 7.1% Dookie — Bus: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 2.2%
Katandra — Car (passenger): not among its largest Dookie — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Walked Only — / 2.2%
Katandra — Walked Only: not among its largest Dookie — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.2%).

Setting

Katandra Dookie
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 142 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Council rates

Katandra Dookie
Average residential rate $2,449/yr
same for both
Council Greater Shepparton
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Katandra

Rural

Dookie

Affordable Rural

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