Docker, Victoria

Docker is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Wangaratta-Whitfield Road along the King River. At the 2016 census, Docker recorded a population of 120.¹

In 1838, the Docker family settled in nearby Bontharambo Plains.² It is likely the town of Docker is named after this family.

The formally recognised traditional owners for the northern area in which Docker sits are the Yorta Yorta people,³ who are represented by the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.⁴

The formally recognised traditional owners for the southern area in which Docker sits are the Taungurung people.³ The Taungurung People are represented by the Taungurung Land and waters Council Aboriginal Corporation.⁵

As of the 2016 Australian census, 120 people resided in Docker. The median age of persons in Docker was 46 years. There were more males than females, with 51.3% of the population male and 48.7% female. The average household size was 2.7 people per household.¹

78.4% of people in Docker were born in Australia. Nobody in Docker identified themselves as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the 2016 census. The most common ancestries in Docker were English 31.6%, Australian 27.1%, Scottish 11.6%, Irish 11.0% and Italian 7.1%.¹

The industry that employs the most people in Docker is the beef cattle farming industry (13.0% of people employed aged over 15 years are in this industry), followed by dairy cattle farming (10.9%).¹