Big Pats Creek vs East Warburton
East Warburton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 55 in Big Pats Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Big Pats Creek: a median of $800,000, against $660,000 in East Warburton, though rent is higher in East Warburton. On these figures, Big Pats Creek tends to suit couples, while East Warburton suits buyers on a tighter budget.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Big Pats Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 52/100)
- East Warburton has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
East Warburton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($660,000 vs $800,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Big Pats Creek
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($185/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Big Pats Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (97 min vs 108 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (84.8 km vs 89.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Big Pats Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
East Warburton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (4.9% vs -17.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Big Pats Creek and East Warburton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
East Warburton has more residents (906 vs 60); East Warburton rents higher ($300/wk vs $185/wk).
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 60 | 906 +1410% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.8% | +4.9% |
| Median age | 55 | 48 |
| Median household income | $71,500/yr +13% vs other | $62,452/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $185/wk | $300/wk +62% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
Property market
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $800,000 | $660,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $300,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 29 days from 7 sales |
Zoning mix
Big Pats Creek has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 1%); Big Pats Creek has more rural and farming land (20% vs 7%).
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks and recreation | 63% | 62% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 0% | 30% |
| Rural and farming | 20% | 7% |
| Environmental | 16% | 1% |
| 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
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 416 across Yarra Ranges same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -57% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 31% of VIC |
| Income | Higher than 37% of VIC | Higher than 23% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 40% of VIC |
| EV adoption | Higher than 47% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 78% of VIC |
Liveability
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 22/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
East Warburton carries more flood risk (28 vs 0); East Warburton carries more crime risk (52 vs 20).
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 100/100 | High 95/100 |
| Crime | Low 20/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Big Pats Creek
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in East Warburton
- Millwarra Primary School-Warburton East Campus Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Waterways | 72 | 357 |
Mobility
East Warburton sits further from the CBD (89.9 km vs 84.8 km).
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 84.8 km | 89.9 km +6% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 97 min | 108 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 3799 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 35 postcode 3799 same for both | |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).
Setting
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 250 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 312 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 68/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 9 premises | 46% 440 premises |
Climate
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,350 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,161/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yarra Ranges same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Casey same for both | |
| Member | Aaron Violi same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Big Pats Creek | East Warburton | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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