Dookie, Victoria — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Dookie, in the Greater Shepparton City local government area.
| Locality | Dookie |
| State | Victoria (VIC) |
| Local Government Area | Greater Shepparton City |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -36.33371 |
| Longitude | 145.71039 |
| Population | 305 |
| Density | 4.4 /km² |
| Area | 70.0 km² |
| Elevation | 148 m |
| Postcode | 3646 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 177 km north-northeast |
Dookie is a locality in the Greater Shepparton City local government area of Victoria, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 305. The locality covers an area of 70.0 km², giving a population density of about 4.4 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 148 m above sea level. It lies approximately 177 km north-northeast of Melbourne. Dookie is located at 36.3337°S, 145.7104°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 3646. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Dookie sprawls across a gently undulating landscape, where the rich, ochre-coloured earth yields generously to the Australian sun. It lies 27.9 km east of Shepparton, VIC (from Shepparton, VIC: bearing 81°T), and is situated 29.9 km east-north-east of Kialla. Here, the sky stretches in vast, unbroken expanses of cerulean, often streaked with the wispy brushstrokes of high clouds, and the air carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked paddocks and distant gum trees. The land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, tenacious spirit, a place where the horizon feels perpetually close, yet infinitely inviting, the scattered stands of ironbark and yellow box trees offering dappled shade that shifts with the slow passage of the day. The colour palette of Dookie is one of earthy browns, muted greens, and the startling gold of ripening wheat, a visual testament to the land's enduring fertility and the deep connection its inhabitants hold to the soil beneath their feet.
The history of Dookie is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heartbeat of Victoria, a story etched into the very patterns of its fields and the enduring presence of its grain silos. Established as a farming district, it has long been a centre for cereal crops, with the golden waves of wheat and barley a familiar sight in season, a bounty that has sustained generations and formed the backbone of the local economy. The land here has been worked and shaped, a continuous dialogue between human endeavour and the natural world, with the rich soils of the Goulburn Broken Catchment providing the foundation for its prosperity. Beyond the fields, the echoes of a past reliant on the railway are still felt, a reminder of the vital arteries that once connected this inland settlement to wider markets, and today, a subtle quietude pervades Dookie, a sense of settled purpose and a deep appreciation for the enduring rhythms of rural life.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Dookie, Victoria with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Dookie, in the Greater Shepparton City local government area.
Detailed location data for Dookie includes the postcode (3646), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Greater Shepparton City), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Dookie is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |