Patyah vs Apsley
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Patyah, most households are couple families. In Apsley, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Patyah tends to suit families with children and couples, while Apsley suits people living alone.
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
Patyah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (60% vs 34%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
Apsley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($113/wk vs $150/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Patyah sits closer to the CBD (401.2 km vs 414.2 km)
- Apsley is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Apsley
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (34/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 21%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Apsley
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (18.8% vs -6.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Patyah and Apsley 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
Apsley has more residents (329 vs 58); Patyah has higher household incomes ($87,724 vs $64,012).
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 58 | 329 +467% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -6.5% | +18.8% |
| Median age | 55 same for both | |
| Median household income | $87,724/yr +27% vs other | $64,012/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $150/wk +25% vs other | $113/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
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $300,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 88% | 95% |
| Parks and recreation | 12% | 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
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 6 across West Wimmera same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 58% of VIC | Higher than 25% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 51% of VIC | Higher than 83% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 18% of VIC | Higher than 39% of VIC |
Liveability
Apsley is more walkable (34 vs 0).
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Patyah carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 33).
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 54/100 | Low 33/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| Flood | 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
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Patyah
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Apsley
- Apsley Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 14 | 12 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 8 | 5 |
Mobility
Apsley sits further from the CBD (414.2 km vs 401.2 km).
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 34/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 401.2 km | 414.2 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 289 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3318 | 0.0% postcode 3319 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 38 postcode 3318 | 29 postcode 3319 |
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 (69.4%).
Setting
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 144 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 109 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 20/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 10 premises | 0% 149 premises |
Council rates
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,709/yr same for both | |
| Council | West Wimmera same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Patyah | Apsley | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.