Dockers Plains

20.3% of Dockers Plains's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

16 family households lived in Dockers Plains; 68.8% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

18.8% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Dockers Plains had 59 residents at the 2021 Census.

11.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

23.7% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Separate houses made up 104.8% of occupied private dwellings in Dockers Plains.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

40.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..

40.9% were buying their home with a mortgage.

18.2% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

The average household in Dockers Plains had 2.6 people.

One-person households made up 22.7% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 22.7%, while 13.6% had four or more usual residents.

18.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

63.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

One-car households formed 22.7% of the total.

100.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

76.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 24.0% reported a different address.

5.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

94.9% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

5.1% of Dockers Plains's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 94.9% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 94.9%.

English ancestry accounted for 54.2% of ancestry responses in Dockers Plains.

Australian ancestry made up 47.5% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

9.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Managers accounted for 15.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.1%.

Health care and social assistance employed 9.1% of workers, and education and training employed 15.2%.

The labour-force participation rate was 63.3%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

31.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 25.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 3.2%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

52.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.

0.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

10.2% reported asthma, 15.3% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

35.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.6%.

Median household income was $1,624 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,300.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $195 per week.

Working from home was 18.2% in Dockers Plains, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 40.9% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..

Renting accounted for 18.2% in Dockers Plains, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..