Docker, Victoria
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Docker
| state = vic
| coordinates = {{coord|36|31|S|146|23|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = right
| use_lga_map = yes
| lga = Rural City of Wangaratta
| postcode = 3678
| est =
| pop = 120
| pop_year = 2016
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS |id=SSC20758|name=Docker (State Suburb)|accessdate=2 June 2019| quick = on}}
| 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 {{CensusAU|2016}}, Docker recorded a population of 120.
History
In 1838, the Docker family settled in nearby Bontharambo Plains.{{cite web|title=Heritage Citation Report |url=https://www.wangaratta.vic.gov.au/Portals/0/Wangaratta/Documents/Planning%20and%20Development/Strategic%20Planning/Heritage%20Study%20Review%20P1%20and%20Urban%20Precincts%20Vol2.%202013.pdf|accessdate=2 June 2019}} It is likely the town of Docker is named after this family.
Traditional ownership
The formally recognised traditional owners for the northern area in which Docker sits are the Yorta Yorta people,{{cite web|title=Map of formally recognised traditional owners|url=https://achris.vic.gov.au/weave/wca.html|publisher=Aboriginal Victoria|accessdate=2 June 2019}} who are represented by the Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation.{{cite web|title= Gulpa gaka to Yorta Yorta Woka |url= http://www.yynac.com.au/ |publisher= Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation |accessdate=2 June 2019}}
The formally recognised traditional owners for the southern area in which Docker sits are the Taungurung people. The Taungurung People are represented by the Taungurung Land and waters Council Aboriginal Corporation.{{cite web|title= Taungurung Land and waters Council Aboriginal Corporation |url= http://taungurung.com.au/ |publisher= Taungurung Land and waters Council Aboriginal Corporation |accessdate=2 June 2019}}
Demographics
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%.
Industry
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%).
Reference List
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{{Towns in the Rural City of Wangaratta}}
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