Patterson Lakes flood map & planning overlays
Patterson Lakes is Kingston's oldest (46) and 37.9% flood-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Patterson Lakes
(Kingston, VIC) - 4.27 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
4.27 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Patterson Lakes's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Patterson Lakes
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 3 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Patterson Lakes at a glance
How Patterson Lakes is zoned
Selling in Patterson Lakes? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 4.27 km², Patterson Lakes is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 38% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 17% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ4). The median lot measures about 600 m² across 4,306 parcels.
Who lives in Patterson Lakes
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Patterson Lakes suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1042, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Patterson Lakes's 7,793 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Carrum - Patterson Lakes, the wider ABS statistical area containing Patterson Lakes. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Patterson Lakes itself.
10,278 in 2001 to 12,478 in 2025, up 21%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Patterson Lakes data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Patterson Lakes address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Patterson Lakes. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Patterson Lakes lot.
Patterson Lakes planning - frequently asked
Is Patterson Lakes flood-prone?
About 38% of Patterson Lakes falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 19%.
Is Patterson Lakes bushfire-prone?
Around 17% of Patterson Lakes is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingston average of 6%.
Is Patterson Lakes under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Patterson Lakes, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 8 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Patterson Lakes?
The dominant planning zone in Patterson Lakes is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ4), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ7) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Patterson Lakes have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Patterson Lakes.
What is the typical lot size in Patterson Lakes?
Across 4,306 surveyed parcels in Patterson Lakes, the median lot size is about 600 m². There are also 2,183 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Patterson Lakes have a train station?
There is no train station inside Patterson Lakes itself. The suburb is served by 29 bus stops.
What is the population of Patterson Lakes?
At the 2021 Census Patterson Lakes had 7,793 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Carrum - Patterson Lakes statistical area, which contains Patterson Lakes, went from 10,278 people in 2001 to 12,478 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Patterson Lakes an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Patterson Lakes scores 1042 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Patterson Lakes?
Median household income in Patterson Lakes was $1,932 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,932 for the typical suburb in Kingston. Median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,100 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonbeach | 1.7 km | 31% | 11% |
| Carrum | 1.9 km | 21% | <1% |
| Chelsea | 2.9 km | 18% | 7% |
| Chelsea Heights | 3.3 km | 27% | 32% |
| Bangholme Greater Dandenong |
3.5 km | 11% | 60% |
| Carrum Downs Frankston |
4.2 km | 20% | 40% |
| Edithvale | 4.3 km | 25% | 3% |
| Seaford Frankston |
4.3 km | 30% | 42% |
| Aspendale Gardens | 5.3 km | 41% | 18% |
| Sandhurst Frankston |
5.9 km | Not mapped | 10% |