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Suburb profile ·Greater Shepparton LGA · VIC ·3646

Dookie VIC 3646

Dookie is in Greater Shepparton LGA, VIC, postcode 3646, with population 333.

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Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$470/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
69,865
70K via Greater Shepparton LGA · SAL undercount
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
163
9 added 12mo · 1MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,034
Median rent · wk$210

Affordability

36%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,034/mo, while renters pay about $2,037/mo — renting runs $1,003/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$68K
Median rent · wk
$470
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,034

Household income

$68K household · yr-16.8% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$37K
Family
$87K
Household
$68K

Growth outlook · Greater Shepparton LGA

Dwellings
+19.6%
28,890 → 34,560
+5,670 dwellings
Population
+14.9%
68,520 → 78,730
Households
+21.9%
27,060 → 32,980

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA1002
Students14
Government1
  • Dookie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1002
Crime Year ending Dec 2025
10,548
14,955 per 100k
D10 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k14,955
Total incidents10,548· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault94952%
  • Sexual Offences21011%
  • Robbery332%
  • Break And Enter64135%

Full data detail

Dookie VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Located in Victoria within the Greater Shepparton local government area, Dookie is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 3646). With a population of 333, the suburb has a settled, mature resident base with a median age of 48. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and agriculture. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.

The current median weekly rent is $470. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,034.

Dookie is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1002, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Greater Shepparton LGA is higher than average at 14,955 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+0.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,034
Rent · wk(Census)$210
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$470
Population growth · Greater Shepparton LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)69,865
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+0.6%
20012025
Development · Greater Shepparton LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)467
Houses363
Units104
YoY change+0%
Employment · Greater Shepparton LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change+0.8pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3646ATO
Negatively geared16 (4.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$5,336/yr
Landlords (rental income)42
Reported capital gains32
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population333
Median age48
Household size2.4
HH income · wk$1,317
Personal income · wk$713
Persons / bedroom0.7
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)4/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)5/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations0
Cafes & dining1
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Dookie carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Dookie FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Dookie in?

    Dookie is in the Greater Shepparton Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3646. Council-level context for Greater Shepparton LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Dookie?

    The median weekly rent in Dookie is $470/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Dookie?

    Rent context available: Dookie has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Dookie a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Dookie show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Dookie?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Dookie data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.