Pascoe Vale South, Victoria

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Pascoe Vale South
Melbourne, Victoria

Population:

8336 (2001 census)

Postcode:

3044

Area:

3 km²

Property Value:

AUD $375,000 ^[1]

Location:

9 km from Melbourne

LGA:

City of Moreland

State District:

Pascoe Vale, Brunswick

Federal Division:

Wills

Suburbs around Pascoe Vale South
Strathmore	Pascoe Vale	Coburg North
Essendon	Pascoe Vale South	Coburg
Essendon	Brunswick West	Brunswick West

Pascoe Vale South is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland.

Pascoe Vale South lies 9 km north of Melbourne. Adjoining Brunswick West to the south, Strathmore at the Moonee Ponds Creek to the west, Coburg to the east, and Pascoe Vale to the north. It borders the Tullamarine Freeway.

Major features of the suburb include the Bell Street/Melville Road Shopping area.

1 People
2 Transport
3 History
4 External links

[edit] People

According to 2001 Census data, Pascoe Vale South is primarily a family residential suburb with average income, education and relatively low unemployment. The census revealed that 8336 people live in Pascoe Vale, and the trend is that this is likely to increase slightly with some new residential development. House ownership is relatively stable at 54 per cent.

Pascoe Vale South is less culturally diverse than other suburbs of Moreland and even lower than the Melbourne average. About 62 per cent of people spoke English at home.

[edit] Transport

The number 55 tram provides public transport through the suburb along Melville Road from the Bell Street terminus to the city. For cyclists, the suburb adjoins the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail to the west.

[edit] History

The Pascoe Vale area was part of the original John Pascoe Fawkner estate. In 1841 Dr Farquhar McCrae, a wealthy surgeon, purchased land called 'La Rose' in what is now known as Pascoe Vale South. The house he built in 1842 or 1843 is now known as Wentworth House, and is the oldest known private dwelling in Victoria still standing on its original site and the fifth oldest building in Victoria. It is located at 22 Le Cateau Street, Pascoe Vale South.

Significant development of Pascoe Vale South took place after the tram was extended to Bell street in 1927.