Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Patterson Lakes

Patterson Lakes is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area.

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Patterson Lakes is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Patterson Lakes recorded a population of 7,793 at the 2021 census.

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Getting to Patterson Lakes

Airports: Melbourne (MEL), 52 km · Melbourne Avalon (AVV), 57 km
Stations: Carrum, 100 m

Melbourne → Patterson Lakes
32 km · quickest by road, 1h · A$5–7
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Geelong/Melbourne → Patterson Lakes
28 km · quickest by road, 51 min · A$4–5
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Hobart (Cambridge) → Patterson Lakes
567 km · quickest by air, 6h 12m · A$260–380
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Patterson Lakes. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around

Go nextStony Point - Take the train to Stony Point, where ferries leave for French Island and Phillip Island.

From Wikivoyage: Melbourne/Frankston, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

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9 ways of moving, 17 sources
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03
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04
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05
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12 ways of moving, 17 sources
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Next door to Patterson Lakes

Patterson Lakes is 32 km from Melbourne, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

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Seafordsuburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia3.3 km
Bonbeachsuburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia1.6 km
Chelseasuburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia2.8 km

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