The Patch is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia, 39 km east from Melbourne's central
business district. Its local government area is the
Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 census, The
Patch had a population of 793.
The Patch is a very small suburb and consists only
of houses, a community hall, a primary school,
several commercial nurseries a general store and
a tennis court. Most of The Patch is classified
"Rural Residential".