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The Patch VIC 3792

450 addresses · 25 streets

Casey Electorate › Yarra Ranges LGA › The Patch · 39 km from Melbourne

Living Here

The Patch is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,046 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $2,092 a week, with median rent near $415 a week. Most homes are houses. About 92% of households own their home and 7% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

1,046Population
46Median age
$2,092Median household income / wk
$415Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Mount Dandenong - Olinda statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: The Patch itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Belgrave, 4.2 km south-west · Railway halt: Selby, 3.6 km south-west · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 27.8 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 48.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in The Patch

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, The Patch VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202048.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202189.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 3% · Labour-force participation 66.3%

Population by age in The Patch
Population by age, The Patch VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-455
5-14149
15-1959
20-2433
25-3481
35-44122
45-54162
55-64159
65-74154
75-8450
85+17
Dwelling types in The Patch
Dwelling types, The Patch VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House373
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in The Patch
Households by weekly income, The Patch VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65036
$650-1,49995
$1,500-2,999113
$3,000+107
Top ancestries in The Patch
Top ancestries, The Patch VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English477
Australian376
Scottish180
Irish141
Other71
German61
Housing tenure in The Patch
Housing tenure, The Patch VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned150
Mortgage193
Rented25
Other4
Cars per household in The Patch
Cars per household, The Patch VIC (ABS Census 2021)
06
184
2177
370
4+28
Commute to work in The Patch
Commute to work, The Patch VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car246
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked11
Bicycle0
Home195
Top countries of birth in The Patch
Top countries of birth, The Patch VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England51
New Zealand21
Germany13
Netherlands9
South Africa9
Scotland8
Languages used at home in The Patch
Languages used at home, The Patch VIC (ABS Census 2021)
German14
Vietnamese8
Italian6
Mandarin4
Greek4
Polish3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

91,235 bird observations recorded near The Patch — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near The Patch

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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Streets

Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.