Yaapeet vs Patchewollock
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yaapeet, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Yaapeet 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 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (21 vs 3)
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 91/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 30%)
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
Yaapeet
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $173/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Yaapeet
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (415.5 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 91/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
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 -10.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Yaapeet 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 $50/wk); Patchewollock has more residents (149 vs 75).
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 75 | 149 +99% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -10.7% | +12.0% |
| Median age | 46 | 47 |
| Median household income | $81,900/yr +35% vs other | $52,936/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $50/wk | $173/wk +246% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.0%).
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
Yaapeet has more rural and farming land (62% vs 49%).
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 62% | 49% |
| Parks and recreation | 38% | 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
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 17 across Yarriambiack | 446 across Mildura |
| Approvals change year on year | +300% | +29% |
Ranking within VIC
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 50% of VIC | Higher than 11% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 44% of VIC | Higher than 19% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 19% of VIC | Higher than 4% of VIC |
Liveability
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Yaapeet carries more flood risk (11 vs 0); Yaapeet carries more crime risk (91 vs 34).
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 84/100 | High 76/100 |
| Crime | High 91/100 | Low 34/100 |
| Flood | Low 11/100 | 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
| Yaapeet | 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
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 21 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 10 |
Mobility
Patchewollock sits further from the CBD (432.3 km vs 415.5 km).
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 415.5 km | 432.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 307 min | 311 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 3424 | 0.0% postcode 3491 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 3424 | — |
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
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 92 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 65 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 21/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 21 premises | 0% 24 premises |
Climate
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 347 mm | 310 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 32.6°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 5.3°C |
Council rates
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,795/yr | $2,340/yr |
| Council | Yarriambiack | Mildura |
Federal electorate
| Yaapeet | Patchewollock | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mallee same for both | |
| Member | Anne Webster same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Yaapeet | 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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