Patho vs Pyramid Hill
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Pyramid Hill, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Pyramid Hill tends to suit families with children.
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
Pyramid Hill
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (11 vs 1)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Pyramid Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($170/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Pyramid Hill
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 189 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (236.2 km vs 254.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Pyramid Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Patho
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (27.8% vs 7.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Patho and Pyramid Hill 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
Pyramid Hill has more residents (598 vs 138); Patho has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $50,128).
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 138 | 598 +333% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +27.8% | +7.2% |
| Median age | 46 same for both | |
| Median household income | $74,724/yr +33% vs other | $50,128/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +32% vs other | $170/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
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 (12.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 92% | 97% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 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
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 264 across Campaspe | 27 across Loddon |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% | +150% |
Ranking within VIC
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 41% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 52% of VIC | Higher than 55% of VIC |
Liveability
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | D |
| Score | — | 17/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Patho carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 0); Patho carries more crime risk (90 vs 57).
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 22/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 90/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Flood | High 88/100 | High 90/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 3 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 2 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Patho
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Pyramid Hill
- Pyramid Hill College Government · Combined below peers
- St Patrick's School Catholic · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 11 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 5 | 29 |
Mobility
Patho sits further from the CBD (254.6 km vs 236.2 km).
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 254.6 km +7% vs other | 236.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 189 min | 170 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 3564 | 0.0% postcode 3575 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 3564 | 46 postcode 3575 |
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 (64.6%).
Setting
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 87 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 91 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 63 premises | 0% 341 premises |
Climate
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 406 mm | 411 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.6°C | — |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C | — |
Council rates
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,035/yr | $1,353/yr |
| Council | Campaspe | Loddon |
Federal electorate
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Nicholls | Mallee |
| Member | Sam Birrell | Anne Webster |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Patho | Pyramid Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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