Speed vs Patchewollock

Patchewollock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 54 in Speed. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Speed, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Speed tends to suit 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

Patchewollock

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 5)
  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 52/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.

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

Speed

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($53/wk vs $173/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Speed

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 311 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (403.2 km vs 432.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Patchewollock

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 52/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 17%)

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 -32.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Speed 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.

Speed Patchewollock
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.

Speed Patchewollock
Walkability 5 / 0
Speed — Walkability: 5/100 Patchewollock — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 66
Speed — Safety: 48/100 Patchewollock — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 89 / 24
Speed — Low fire risk: 89/100 Patchewollock — Low fire risk: 24/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Speed — Low flood risk: 100/100 Patchewollock — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Patchewollock rents higher ($173/wk vs $53/wk); Patchewollock has more residents (149 vs 53).

Speed Patchewollock
Population 53 149
+181% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -32.1% +12.0%
Median age 54 47
Median household income $94,224/yr
+44% vs other
 $52,936/yr
Median weekly rent $53/wk $173/wk
+226% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Speed Patchewollock
0-4 — / 4.7%
Speed — 0-4: not among its largest Patchewollock — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.3% / 10.7%
Speed — 5-14: 11.3% Patchewollock — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 7.5% / 8.7%
Speed — 15-19: 7.5% Patchewollock — 15-19: 8.7%
20-24 — / 6.7%
Speed — 20-24: not among its largest Patchewollock — 20-24: 6.7%
25-34 18.9% / 6.7%
Speed — 25-34: 18.9% Patchewollock — 25-34: 6.7%
35-44 5.7% / 8.1%
Speed — 35-44: 5.7% Patchewollock — 35-44: 8.1%
45-54 15.1% / 11.4%
Speed — 45-54: 15.1% Patchewollock — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 24.5% / 16.8%
Speed — 55-64: 24.5% Patchewollock — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 11.3% / 12.1%
Speed — 65-74: 11.3% Patchewollock — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 5.7% / 7.4%
Speed — 75-84: 5.7% Patchewollock — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ — / 2.7%
Speed — 85+: not among its largest Patchewollock — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.5%).

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.

Speed Patchewollock
New Zealand 7.5% / 2.0%
Speed — New Zealand: 7.5% Patchewollock — New Zealand: 2.0%
England — / 2.7%
Speed — England: not among its largest Patchewollock — England: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Speed 100.0% lone person
Speed — Lone Person: 100.0% Speed — Couple Families: 0.0% Speed — One Parent Families: 0.0% Speed — Group Household: 0.0%
Patchewollock 42.6% lone person
Patchewollock — Lone Person: 42.6% Patchewollock — Couple Families: 40.4% Patchewollock — One Parent Families: 8.5% Patchewollock — Group Household: 8.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Speed 100.0% houses
Speed — Houses: 100.0%
Patchewollock 100.0% houses
Patchewollock — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Speed Patchewollock
Certificate III & IV 13.2% / 19.5%
Speed — Certificate III & IV: 13.2% Patchewollock — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 8.1%
Speed — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Patchewollock — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.4%
Speed — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Patchewollock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Speed 0.0% renting
Speed — Owned Outright: 80.0% Speed — Mortgage: 20.0% Speed — Renting: 0.0%
Patchewollock 15.7% renting
Patchewollock — Owned Outright: 70.6% Patchewollock — Mortgage: 13.7% Patchewollock — Renting: 15.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Speed Patchewollock
Median house price $105,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Speed has more rural and farming land (96% vs 49%).

Speed Patchewollock
Rural and farming 96% 49%
Parks and recreation 3% 50%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 0%
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

Speed Patchewollock
New dwellings approved 17
across Yarriambiack
 446
across Mildura
Approvals change year on year +300% +29%

Ranking within VIC

Speed Patchewollock
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 4% of VIC

Liveability

Speed Patchewollock
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Patchewollock carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 11); Speed carries more crime risk (52 vs 34).

Speed Patchewollock
Bushfire Low
11/100
 High
76/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 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

Speed Patchewollock
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

Speed Patchewollock
Parks & reserves 5 21
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 0 10

Mobility

Patchewollock sits further from the CBD (432.3 km vs 403.2 km).

Speed Patchewollock
Walkability score 5/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 403.2 km 432.3 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 311 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3488
 0.0%
postcode 3491

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.

Speed Patchewollock
Car (driver) 66.7% / 75.5%
Speed — Car (driver): 66.7% Patchewollock — Car (driver): 75.5%
Worked from Home 16.7% / 18.4%
Speed — Worked from Home: 16.7% Patchewollock — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Walked Only 16.7% / —
Speed — Walked Only: 16.7% Patchewollock — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 6.1%
Speed — Car (passenger): not among its largest Patchewollock — Car (passenger): 6.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).

Setting

Speed Patchewollock
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Speed Patchewollock
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Speed 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

Speed Patchewollock
Average residential rate $1,795/yr $2,340/yr
Council Yarriambiack Mildura

Federal electorate

Speed Patchewollock
Division Mallee
same for both
Member Anne Webster
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Speed Patchewollock
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Speed

Rural

Patchewollock

Rural

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