Edenhope vs Patyah
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edenhope, most households are people living alone. In Patyah, most households are couple families. On these figures, Edenhope tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Patyah suits families with children and 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
Edenhope
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (26 vs 14)
- carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 58/100)
- But Patyah is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 33%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Patyah
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (9% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $165/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Edenhope
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (274 min vs 289 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (394.7 km vs 401.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Edenhope
ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Edenhope
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (-1.0% vs -6.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Edenhope and Patyah 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
Edenhope has more residents (937 vs 58); Patyah has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $50,076).
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 937 +94% vs other | 58 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.0% | -6.5% |
| Median age | 54 | 55 |
| Median household income | $50,076/yr | $87,724/yr +75% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $165/wk +9% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.8%).
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 (20.7%).
Property market
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $315,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $89,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 63 days from 15 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 88% |
| Parks and recreation | 13% | 12% |
| 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
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across West Wimmera same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 58% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 77% of VIC | Higher than 51% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 98% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of VIC | Higher than 18% of VIC |
Liveability
Edenhope is more walkable (15 vs 0).
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 35/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | very advantaged area decile 9/10 |
Risk profile
Edenhope carries more bushfire risk (66 vs 54); Patyah carries more crime risk (58 vs 48).
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 66/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 48/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| 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
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Edenhope
- St Malachy's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Edenhope College Government · Combined at peers
Schools in Patyah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 26 | 14 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 4 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 2 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 15 | 8 |
Mobility
Patyah sits further from the CBD (401.2 km vs 394.7 km).
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 15/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 394.7 km | 401.2 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 274 min | 289 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3318 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3318 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 (67.8%).
Setting
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 166 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 144 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 81/100 | 20/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 56% 587 premises | 0% 10 premises |
Council rates
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,709/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Wimmera same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Edenhope | Patyah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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