Patterson Lakes is located in outer south-east
Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The canal suburb
of Patterson Lakes is located 35 km south-east of
Melbourne's central business district. The local
government area for Patterson Lakes is the City of
Kingston. In the 2011 Census Patterson Lakes had a
population of 7,582 people.

Patterson Lakes consists predominantly of new
houses, and is home to the most popular boat
launching facilities in Victoria. The Patterson River
is a popular portal for Port Phillip. It includes four
public launching ramps; joins the Tidal Canal
system to Port Phillip; and includes the Patterson
Lakes Marina and its facilities in Middle Harbour
and Inner Harbour.