Suburb profile · ABS Census 2021
Dockers Plains suburb profile
Dockers Plains, VIC · Postcode 3678
This Dockers Plains suburb profile summarises official Australian Bureau of Statistics Census 2021 data for Dockers Plains, VIC (postcode 3678). Use it as a free suburb report covering population, median rent, household income, age, housing tenure and employment, plus how those figures changed since Census 2016— then compare Dockers Plains with nearby suburbs.
Dockers Plains at a glance
Population
59
Median rent
$195/wk
Household income
$1,624/wk
Median age
50
Dockers Plains trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+22.9% over 10 years
Population
59
was 54 in 2016
+5 · +9.3%
Median rent
$195/wk
was $65/wk in 2016
+$130 · +200%
Household income
$1,624/wk
was $949/wk in 2016
+$675 · +71.1%
Median age
50
was 57 in 2016
-7 · -12.3%
Dig deeper: Dockers Plains population growth · Dockers Plains then and now
Dockers Plains people
- Population
- 59
- Median age
- 50
- Born overseas
- 5.1%
- Average household size
- 2.6
Total usual residents (Census 2021)
Median age of residents in years
Percentage born outside Australia
Average number of people per household
Dockers Plains income
- Median household income
- $1,624/wk
- Median personal income
- $593/wk
Median total weekly household income
Median total weekly personal income
Dockers Plains housing
- Median rent
- $195/wk
- Median mortgage repayment
- $1,300/mo
- Separate houses
- 88%
- Flats & apartments
- 0%
- Owned outright
- 36%
- Mortgaged
- 36%
- Rented
- 16%
- Unoccupied dwellings
- 16%
Median weekly rent for rented dwellings
Median monthly mortgage repayment
Percentage of dwellings that are separate houses
Percentage of dwellings that are flats or apartments
Percentage of dwellings owned without a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings with a mortgage
Percentage of dwellings rented
Percentage of private dwellings unoccupied on Census night
Dockers Plains work
- Employment to population
- 61.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 0%
- Year 12 or above
- 53.7%
Employed persons as a percentage of population aged 15+
Unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force
Percentage with Year 12 or equivalent as highest school level
Nearby suburb profiles (near 3678)
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About this Dockers Plains suburb profile
Figures are from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) for the Suburbs and Localities boundary matching Dockers Plains. Where shown, 2016 values come from the 2016 State Suburbs (SSC) profile, linked via ABS geographic correspondence — boundaries are not always identical. Medians may be suppressed for very small areas. This is not financial or relocation advice — use it alongside current market data.
Source: ABS Census 2021. Methodology