Ouyen vs Patchewollock
Patchewollock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Ouyen. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Ouyen, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Ouyen tends to suit people living alone and older residents.
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
- Ouyen has more parks and reserves (54 vs 21)
- Patchewollock carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Patchewollock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (2% vs 16%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Ouyen has a shorter drive in (303 min vs 311 min)
- Patchewollock sits closer to the CBD (432.3 km vs 445.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Ouyen
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 22%)
- But Patchewollock carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 53/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Patchewollock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.0% vs -1.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Ouyen and Patchewollock 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
Ouyen has more residents (1,170 vs 149); Ouyen skews older (52 vs 47).
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,170 +87% vs other | 149 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -1.8% | +12.0% |
| Median age | 52 | 47 |
| Median household income | $56,784/yr +7% vs other | $52,936/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $165/wk | $173/wk +5% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $265,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $75,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 20 days from 16 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Ouyen has more rural and farming land (86% vs 49%).
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 86% | 49% |
| Parks and recreation | 13% | 50% |
| 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
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 446 across Mildura same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 3% of VIC | — |
| Income | Higher than 15% of VIC | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 66% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Affordability | Higher than 98% of VIC | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 90% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
Liveability
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 34/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Ouyen carries more crime risk (53 vs 34); Patchewollock carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 56).
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 56/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 53/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Ouyen
- Ouyen P-12 College Government · Combined above peers
Schools in Patchewollock
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 3 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 54 | 21 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Hospitals | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 5 | 0 |
| EV chargers | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 10 |
Mobility
Ouyen sits further from the CBD (445.1 km vs 432.3 km).
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 445.1 km +3% vs other | 432.3 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 303 min | 311 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3490 | 0.0% postcode 3491 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3490 | — |
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 (75.5%).
Setting
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 54 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 80/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 54% 812 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 323 mm | 310 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C | 32.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.9°C | 5.3°C |
Council rates
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,340/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mildura same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Ouyen | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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