Tempy vs Patchewollock
Tempy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 47 in Patchewollock. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tempy, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Tempy tends to suit people living alone and 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
Patchewollock
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (21 vs 7)
- is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 38%)
- But Tempy carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 34/100)
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 8%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Tempy
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $173/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Tempy
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (421.9 km vs 432.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Tempy
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (23/100 vs 34/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% 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
Tempy 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
Patchewollock rents higher ($173/wk vs $0/wk); Patchewollock has more residents (149 vs 62).
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 62 | 149 +140% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.8% | +12.0% |
| Median age | 41 | 47 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr +10% vs other | $52,936/yr |
| Median weekly rent | — | $173/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).
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 (19.5%).
Zoning mix
Tempy has more rural and farming land (85% vs 49%).
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 49% |
| Parks and recreation | 15% | 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
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 446 across Mildura same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +29% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 72% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 10% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
Liveability
Tempy is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Tempy | 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 crime risk (34 vs 23); Patchewollock carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 53).
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 53/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | 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
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Tempy
- Tempy Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Schools in Patchewollock
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 7 | 21 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 0 | 10 |
Mobility
Patchewollock sits further from the CBD (432.3 km vs 421.9 km).
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 421.9 km | 432.3 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 314 min | 311 min |
| Electric vehicle share | — | 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.5%).
Setting
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 49 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 9 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Tempy | 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
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,340/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mildura same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Tempy | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Tempy | 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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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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