Kallista vs The Patch

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kallista, about half of households are couple families. In The Patch, most households are couple families. On these figures, Kallista tends to suit people living alone, while The Patch 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

The Patch

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 62%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Kallista

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($347/wk vs $415/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

The Patch

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kallista The Patch
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.

Kallista The Patch
Walkability 22 / 24
Kallista — Walkability: 22/100 The Patch — Walkability: 24/100
Safety 73 / 83
Kallista — Safety: 73/100 The Patch — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 28 / 100
Kallista — Low fire risk: 28/100 The Patch — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 77 / 100
Kallista — Low flood risk: 77/100 The Patch — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kallista has more residents (1,418 vs 1,046); The Patch rents higher ($415/wk vs $347/wk).

Kallista The Patch
Population 1,418
+26% vs other
 1,046
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.3% -1.8%
Median age 47 46
Median household income $104,156/yr $108,784/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $347/wk $415/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kallista The Patch
0-4 3.1% / 5.3%
Kallista — 0-4: 3.1% The Patch — 0-4: 5.3%
5-14 11.8% / 14.2%
Kallista — 5-14: 11.8% The Patch — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.6% / 5.6%
Kallista — 15-19: 5.6% The Patch — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 4.2% / 3.2%
Kallista — 20-24: 4.2% The Patch — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 7.4% / 7.7%
Kallista — 25-34: 7.4% The Patch — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 13.5% / 11.7%
Kallista — 35-44: 13.5% The Patch — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 15.7% / 15.5%
Kallista — 45-54: 15.7% The Patch — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 16.4% / 15.2%
Kallista — 55-64: 16.4% The Patch — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 15.7% / 14.7%
Kallista — 65-74: 15.7% The Patch — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 6.1% / 4.8%
Kallista — 75-84: 6.1% The Patch — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 0.8% / 1.6%
Kallista — 85+: 0.8% The Patch — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kallista 49.0% couple families
Kallista — Couple Families: 49.0% Kallista — Lone Person: 34.2% Kallista — One Parent Families: 13.4% Kallista — Group Household: 2.5% Kallista — Other Families: 0.8%
The Patch 59.7% couple families
The Patch — Couple Families: 59.7% The Patch — Lone Person: 21.4% The Patch — One Parent Families: 15.3% The Patch — Group Household: 2.0% The Patch — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kallista 9.0% renting
Kallista — Owned Outright: 41.5% Kallista — Mortgage: 49.5% Kallista — Renting: 9.0%
The Patch 6.8% renting
The Patch — Owned Outright: 40.8% The Patch — Mortgage: 52.4% The Patch — Renting: 6.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kallista The Patch
Bachelor Degree 18.5% / 16.3%
Kallista — Bachelor Degree: 18.5% The Patch — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 14.4%
Kallista — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% The Patch — Certificate III & IV: 14.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 11.5%
Kallista — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% The Patch — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.5%
Postgraduate Degree 7.6% / 6.3%
Kallista — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6% The Patch — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.4% / 4.2%
Kallista — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.4% The Patch — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Kallista The Patch
England 7.1% / 4.9%
Kallista — England: 7.1% The Patch — England: 4.9%
New Zealand 0.8% / 2.0%
Kallista — New Zealand: 0.8% The Patch — New Zealand: 2.0%
Germany 1.2% / 1.2%
Kallista — Germany: 1.2% The Patch — Germany: 1.2%
Netherlands 1.0% / 0.9%
Kallista — Netherlands: 1.0% The Patch — Netherlands: 0.9%
South Africa 0.4% / 0.9%
Kallista — South Africa: 0.4% The Patch — South Africa: 0.9%
India 0.6% / 0.7%
Kallista — India: 0.6% The Patch — India: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kallista 98.2% houses
Kallista — Houses: 98.2% Kallista — Townhouses: 1.6% Kallista — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
The Patch 100.8% houses
The Patch — Houses: 100.8% The Patch — Townhouses: 0.0% The Patch — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kallista The Patch
Median house price $1,000,000 $1,010,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $370,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 9 days
from 11 sales
 25 days
from 5 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Kallista The Patch
3 bed $892K / $860K
Kallista — 3 bed: $892K (20 sales) The Patch — 3 bed: $860K (7 sales)

20 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.05M / $1.06M
Kallista — 4 bed: $1.05M (15 sales) The Patch — 4 bed: $1.06M (5 sales)

15 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

The Patch has more rural and farming land (93% vs 71%).

Kallista The Patch
Rural and farming 71% 93%
Parks and recreation 27% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
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

Kallista The Patch
New dwellings approved 416
across Yarra Ranges
same for both
Approvals change year on year -57%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kallista The Patch
House price Higher than 46% of VIC —
Income Higher than 76% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 81% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 95% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC

Liveability

The Patch scores higher overall (75 vs 61).

Kallista The Patch
Grade B A
Score 61/100 75/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Kallista carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 0); Kallista carries more flood risk (23 vs 0).

Kallista The Patch
Bushfire High
72/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
17/100
Flood Low
23/100
 None
0/100
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

Kallista The Patch
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kallista

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in The Patch

  • The Patch Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kallista The Patch
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 9 5

Mobility

Kallista The Patch
Walkability score 22/100 24/100
Distance to Melbourne 53.5 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 61 min
Public transport score 36/100
Bus
 60/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 6.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 19.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 3791
 2.1%
postcode 3792
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3791
 35
postcode 3792

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.

Kallista The Patch
Car (driver) 56.3% / 51.3%
Kallista — Car (driver): 56.3% The Patch — Car (driver): 51.3%
Worked from Home 38.3% / 42.8%
Kallista — Worked from Home: 38.3% The Patch — Worked from Home: 42.8%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 2.6%
Kallista — Car (passenger): 2.3% The Patch — Car (passenger): 2.6%
Walked Only 1.8% / 2.4%
Kallista — Walked Only: 1.8% The Patch — Walked Only: 2.4%
Train 1.4% / 0.9%
Kallista — Train: 1.4% The Patch — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.3%).

Setting

Kallista The Patch
Elevation 402 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 30.2 km 30.4 km

NBN connectivity

Kallista The Patch
Connectivity score 62/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
666 premises
 5%
419 premises

Climate

Kallista The Patch
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kallista The Patch
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kallista The Patch
Average residential rate $2,161/yr
same for both
Council Yarra Ranges
same for both

Federal electorate

Kallista The Patch
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kallista The Patch
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kallista

Acreage Outer Professionals Quiet

The Patch

Acreage Outer Professionals Quiet

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