| Type: | town |
| Docker | |
| State: | vic |
| Coordinates: | -36.5167°N 169°W |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Use Lga Map: | yes |
| Lga: | Rural City of Wangaratta |
| Postcode: | 3678 |
| Pop: | 120 |
| Pop Year: | 2016 |
| Stategov: | Electoral district of Ovens Valley District |
| Fedgov: | Division of Wangaratta Rural City Council |
Docker is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Wangaratta-Whitfield Road along the King River. At the, Docker recorded a population of 120.
In 1838, the Docker family settled in nearby Bontharambo Plains.[1] 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,[2] who are represented by the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.[3]
The formally recognised traditional owners for the southern area in which Docker sits are the Taungurung people.[2] The Taungurung People are represented by the Taungurung Land and waters Council Aboriginal Corporation.[4]
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. 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%.
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%).