Bangholme vs Patterson Lakes

Patterson Lakes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 71 in Bangholme. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Bangholme, the large majority of households are people living alone. In Patterson Lakes, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Patterson Lakes: a median of $1.34 million, against $560,000 in Bangholme, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bangholme tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Patterson Lakes suits couples.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Patterson Lakes

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 2)
  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 20%)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Bangholme has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 60%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bangholme has cheaper houses ($560,000 vs $1,338,000)
  • Patterson Lakes leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 103%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bangholme has cheaper rent ($176/wk vs $430/wk)
  • Patterson Lakes leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 27%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Patterson Lakes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (42 min vs 62 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Patterson Lakes

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (40% vs 2%)
  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Bangholme has more residents already 65 and over (66% vs 22%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Patterson Lakes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.0% vs -4.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bangholme and Patterson Lakes drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Walkability 0 / 74
Bangholme — Walkability: 0/100 Patterson Lakes — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 17 / 40
Bangholme — Safety: 17/100 Patterson Lakes — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 72 / 100
Bangholme — Low fire risk: 72/100 Patterson Lakes — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 39 / 14
Bangholme — Low flood risk: 39/100 Patterson Lakes — Low flood risk: 14/100

Demographics

Patterson Lakes has more residents (7,793 vs 749); Patterson Lakes has higher household incomes ($100,464 vs $33,488).

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Population 749 7,793
+940% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.5% +3.0%
Median age 71 46
Median household income $33,488/yr $100,464/yr
+200% vs other
Median weekly rent $176/wk $430/wk
+144% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
0-4 1.6% / 4.9%
Bangholme — 0-4: 1.6% Patterson Lakes — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 2.3% / 11.0%
Bangholme — 5-14: 2.3% Patterson Lakes — 5-14: 11.0%
15-19 1.5% / 5.8%
Bangholme — 15-19: 1.5% Patterson Lakes — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 2.8% / 4.9%
Bangholme — 20-24: 2.8% Patterson Lakes — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 3.2% / 9.0%
Bangholme — 25-34: 3.2% Patterson Lakes — 25-34: 9.0%
35-44 4.1% / 11.7%
Bangholme — 35-44: 4.1% Patterson Lakes — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 7.3% / 16.1%
Bangholme — 45-54: 7.3% Patterson Lakes — 45-54: 16.1%
55-64 10.8% / 15.1%
Bangholme — 55-64: 10.8% Patterson Lakes — 55-64: 15.1%
65-74 27.6% / 12.7%
Bangholme — 65-74: 27.6% Patterson Lakes — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 28.6% / 6.4%
Bangholme — 75-84: 28.6% Patterson Lakes — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 9.5% / 2.4%
Bangholme — 85+: 9.5% Patterson Lakes — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bangholme 75.1% lone person
Bangholme — Lone Person: 75.1% Bangholme — Couple Families: 11.1% Bangholme — One Parent Families: 9.2% Bangholme — Group Household: 3.7% Bangholme — Other Families: 0.9%
Patterson Lakes 36.2% lone person
Patterson Lakes — Lone Person: 36.2% Patterson Lakes — Couple Families: 45.4% Patterson Lakes — One Parent Families: 15.8% Patterson Lakes — Group Household: 2.1% Patterson Lakes — Other Families: 0.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bangholme 9.1% renting
Bangholme — Owned Outright: 83.0% Bangholme — Mortgage: 7.9% Bangholme — Renting: 9.1%
Patterson Lakes 16.0% renting
Patterson Lakes — Owned Outright: 40.8% Patterson Lakes — Mortgage: 43.3% Patterson Lakes — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Certificate III & IV 14.8% / 15.7%
Bangholme — Certificate III & IV: 14.8% Patterson Lakes — Certificate III & IV: 15.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 13.2%
Bangholme — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Patterson Lakes — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 9.3%
Bangholme — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Patterson Lakes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 3.9%
Bangholme — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Patterson Lakes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Bangholme — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Patterson Lakes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
England 10.4% / 4.9%
Bangholme — England: 10.4% Patterson Lakes — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 3.2% / 1.7%
Bangholme — New Zealand: 3.2% Patterson Lakes — New Zealand: 1.7%
Scotland 2.5% / 0.8%
Bangholme — Scotland: 2.5% Patterson Lakes — Scotland: 0.8%
India 1.5% / 1.3%
Bangholme — India: 1.5% Patterson Lakes — India: 1.3%
China — / 2.5%
Bangholme — China: not among its largest Patterson Lakes — China: 2.5%
Italy 1.6% / 0.8%
Bangholme — Italy: 1.6% Patterson Lakes — Italy: 0.8%
Netherlands 1.9% / —
Bangholme — Netherlands: 1.9% Patterson Lakes — Netherlands: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.9%
Bangholme — South Africa: not among its largest Patterson Lakes — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bangholme 98.4% houses
Bangholme — Houses: 98.4% Bangholme — Townhouses: 0.0% Bangholme — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Patterson Lakes 59.9% houses
Patterson Lakes — Houses: 59.9% Patterson Lakes — Townhouses: 24.7% Patterson Lakes — Flats / Apartments: 15.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Median house price $560,000 $1,338,000
Median unit price — $675,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) — 24 days
from 65 sales

Zoning mix

Bangholme has more rural and farming land (53% vs 0%).

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Residential 0% 61%
Rural and farming 53% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 44% 24%
Parks and recreation 0% 9%
Other and special use 2% 5%
Industrial 2% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
New dwellings approved 594
across Greater Dandenong
 465
across Kingston (Vic.)
Approvals change year on year -34% -36%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Houses — 3.9%
$1,200/wk on $1.6M
Units — 4.7%
$620/wk on $679K

Ranking within VIC

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
House price — Higher than 75% of VIC
Income Higher than 1% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 29% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 61% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 48% of VIC

Liveability

Patterson Lakes is more walkable (74 vs 0); Patterson Lakes scores higher overall (58 vs 18).

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Grade D B
Score 18/100 58/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Bangholme carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Patterson Lakes carries more flood risk (86 vs 61).

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Bushfire Low
28/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
60/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 High
86/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bangholme

  • Cornish College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Patterson Lakes

  • Patterson Lakes Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 2 8
Childcare 2 3
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 4
same for both

Mobility

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Walkability score 0/100 74/100
Distance to Melbourne 46.3 km 46.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 62 min 42 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 43.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3175
 1.1%
postcode 3197
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 3175
 29
postcode 3197

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Car (driver) 69.9% / 64.0%
Bangholme — Car (driver): 69.9% Patterson Lakes — Car (driver): 64.0%
Worked from Home 20.6% / 28.7%
Bangholme — Worked from Home: 20.6% Patterson Lakes — Worked from Home: 28.7%
Walked Only 7.4% / 1.0%
Bangholme — Walked Only: 7.4% Patterson Lakes — Walked Only: 1.0%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 3.5%
Bangholme — Car (passenger): 2.2% Patterson Lakes — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Train — / 1.7%
Bangholme — Train: not among its largest Patterson Lakes — Train: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.9%).

Setting

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 2.0 km
2.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Connectivity score 59/100 87/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 24%
589 premises
 39%
3,612 premises

Climate

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Annual rainfall 781 mm —
Summer max (Jan) — 24.5°C
Winter min (Jul) — 8.3°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Average residential rate $2,123/yr $1,940/yr
Council Greater Dandenong Kingston (Vic.)

Federal electorate

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Division Isaacs Dunkley
Member Mark Dreyfus Jodie Belyea
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bangholme Patterson Lakes
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bangholme

Acreage Affordable Outer Retirees River

Patterson Lakes

Coastal Outer Parks Premium River Townhouses

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