Big Pats Creek vs Warburton

Warburton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 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 $690,000 in Warburton, though rent is higher in Warburton. On these figures, Big Pats Creek tends to suit 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

Warburton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • But Big Pats Creek carries lower crime risk (20/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Warburton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($690,000 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 $290/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Big Pats Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (84.8 km vs 88.4 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 62/100)

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

Investors

Warburton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.4% vs -17.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Big Pats Creek and 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.

Big Pats Creek Warburton
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.

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Walkability 0 / 0
Big Pats Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Warburton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 38
Big Pats Creek — Safety: 80/100 Warburton — Safety: 38/100
Low fire risk 0 / 4
Big Pats Creek — Low fire risk: 0/100 Warburton — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 100 / 78
Big Pats Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Warburton — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Warburton has more residents (2,020 vs 60); Warburton rents higher ($290/wk vs $185/wk).

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Population 60 2,020
+3267% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -17.8% +0.4%
Median age 55 50
Median household income $71,500/yr
+17% vs other
 $59,644/yr
Median weekly rent $185/wk $290/wk
+57% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Big Pats Creek Warburton
0-4 5.0% / 3.0%
Big Pats Creek — 0-4: 5.0% Warburton — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 5.0% / 11.5%
Big Pats Creek — 5-14: 5.0% Warburton — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 — / 5.9%
Big Pats Creek — 15-19: not among its largest Warburton — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.7% / 3.6%
Big Pats Creek — 20-24: 6.7% Warburton — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 13.3% / 6.6%
Big Pats Creek — 25-34: 13.3% Warburton — 25-34: 6.6%
35-44 6.7% / 9.8%
Big Pats Creek — 35-44: 6.7% Warburton — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 5.0% / 18.1%
Big Pats Creek — 45-54: 5.0% Warburton — 45-54: 18.1%
55-64 30.0% / 17.5%
Big Pats Creek — 55-64: 30.0% Warburton — 55-64: 17.5%
65-74 11.7% / 14.4%
Big Pats Creek — 65-74: 11.7% Warburton — 65-74: 14.4%
75-84 6.7% / 7.1%
Big Pats Creek — 75-84: 6.7% Warburton — 75-84: 7.1%
85+ 6.7% / 2.9%
Big Pats Creek — 85+: 6.7% Warburton — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Big Pats Creek 52.6% lone person
Big Pats Creek — Lone Person: 52.6% Big Pats Creek — Couple Families: 47.4% Big Pats Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Big Pats Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Big Pats Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Warburton 50.7% lone person
Warburton — Lone Person: 50.7% Warburton — Couple Families: 25.7% Warburton — One Parent Families: 18.4% Warburton — Group Household: 3.8% Warburton — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Big Pats Creek 0.0% renting
Big Pats Creek — Owned Outright: 39.1% Big Pats Creek — Mortgage: 60.9% Big Pats Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Warburton 17.4% renting
Warburton — Owned Outright: 41.3% Warburton — Mortgage: 41.3% Warburton — Renting: 17.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Big Pats Creek 100.0% houses
Big Pats Creek — Houses: 100.0% Big Pats Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Big Pats Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Warburton 94.6% houses
Warburton — Houses: 94.6% Warburton — Flats / Apartments: 5.1% Warburton — Townhouses: 0.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Certificate III & IV 23.3% / 14.6%
Big Pats Creek — Certificate III & IV: 23.3% Warburton — Certificate III & IV: 14.6%
Bachelor Degree 8.3% / 10.2%
Big Pats Creek — Bachelor Degree: 8.3% Warburton — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.7% / 9.9%
Big Pats Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7% Warburton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.8%
Big Pats Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Warburton — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.1%
Big Pats Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Warburton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Property market

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Median house price $800,000 $690,000
Median unit price — $575,000
Median land price — $220,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 63 days
from 43 sales

Zoning mix

Big Pats Creek has more rural and farming land (20% vs 2%).

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Parks and recreation 63% 55%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 34%
Rural and farming 20% 2%
Environmental 16% 6%
Residential 0% 2%
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 Warburton
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

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.

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Houses — 4.4%
$620/wk on $725K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Big Pats Creek Warburton
House price — Higher than 35% of VIC
Income Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 31% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 90% of VIC

Liveability

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Grade — D
Score — 20/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Warburton carries more flood risk (22 vs 0); Warburton carries more crime risk (62 vs 20).

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Bushfire High
100/100
 High
96/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Moderate
62/100
Flood None
0/100
 Low
22/100
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 Warburton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
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 Warburton

  • Warburton Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 16
Parks & reserves 0 5
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 72 237

Mobility

Warburton sits further from the CBD (88.4 km vs 84.8 km).

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 84.8 km 88.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 97 min 99 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.

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Car (driver) 85.7% / 64.8%
Big Pats Creek — Car (driver): 85.7% Warburton — Car (driver): 64.8%
Worked from Home 14.3% / 28.3%
Big Pats Creek — Worked from Home: 14.3% Warburton — Worked from Home: 28.3%
Car (passenger) — / 2.7%
Big Pats Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Warburton — Car (passenger): 2.7%
Walked Only — / 2.4%
Big Pats Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Warburton — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train — / 0.6%
Big Pats Creek — Train: not among its largest Warburton — Train: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.7%).

Setting

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Elevation 250 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 885 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Connectivity score 15/100 49/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
9 premises
 8%
1,438 premises

Climate

Big Pats Creek 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 Warburton
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Big Pats Creek Warburton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Big Pats Creek

Retirees River Rural

Warburton

Rural

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