Patchewollock vs Walpeup
Patchewollock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Walpeup. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Walpeup, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Walpeup 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
Patchewollock
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 86/100)
- has more parks and reserves (21 vs 14)
- is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 40%)
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 14%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Walpeup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($125/wk vs $173/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Patchewollock
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (432.3 km vs 471.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (311 min vs 324 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Patchewollock carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 86/100)
- Walpeup has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
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
Patchewollock and Walpeup 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
Patchewollock rents higher ($173/wk vs $125/wk); Patchewollock has higher household incomes ($52,936 vs $46,800).
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 149 | 171 +15% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.0% | +8.2% |
| Median age | 47 | 52 |
| Median household income | $52,936/yr +12% vs other | $46,800/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $173/wk +28% vs other | $125/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.6%).
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 (2.9%).
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
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $52,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Walpeup has more rural and farming land (93% vs 49%).
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 49% | 93% |
| Parks and recreation | 50% | 6% |
| 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
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 446 across Mildura same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 11% of VIC | Higher than 7% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 5% of VIC |
Liveability
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Walpeup carries more crime risk (86 vs 34); Patchewollock carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 54).
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 76/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Crime | Low 34/100 | High 86/100 |
| 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
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 21 | 14 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 10 | 0 |
Mobility
Walpeup sits further from the CBD (471.1 km vs 432.3 km).
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 432.3 km | 471.1 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 311 min | 324 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3491 | 0.0% postcode 3507 |
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 (100.0%).
Setting
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 73 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 310 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,340/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mildura same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Patchewollock | Walpeup | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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