| Pascoe Vale Melbourne, Victoria |
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Pascoe Vale
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| Population: | 13,558 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3044 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 10 km (6 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Moreland | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Pascoe Vale | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wills | ||||||||||||
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Pascoe Vale is a western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2006 Census, Pascoe Vale had a population of 13,558.
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Pascoe Vale was named after the John Pascoe Fawkner Estate which was originally a holding of 709 acres (2.87 km2). The estate, established in 1839, was bounded by the Moonee Ponds Creek to the west, Gaffney Street to the south, Northumberland Road to the east and Rhodes Parade to the north. John Pascoe Fawkner built a timber house overlooking the creek, in the Marie Street area of Oak Park.
Pascoe Vale Post Office opened on 25 September 1911. A Pascoe Vale West Post Office opened in 1927 and closed in 1976.[2]
According to 2006 Census Data, 13,558 people currently reside in Pascoe Vale. This slightly more than the recorded number of residents in the 2001 Census Data, where 13,210 people were recorded as living in Pascoe Vale. The suburb has historically been less culturally diverse compared to other suburbs in Moreland. A lower proportion of Pascoe Vale people were born overseas and Pascoe Vale has the highest proportion of Australian born citizens. 61% of people living in Pascoe Vale speak English at home, which is lower than the metropolitan average but higher than the average in Moreland.
Public transport is provided by Pascoe Vale station on the Craigieburn railway line and by tram route 55.
The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is used by cyclists for recreation and commuting.
Pascoe Vale is located in the federal electorate of Wills. Although historically a safe Australian Labor Party electorate, the seat was held between 1980 and 1992 by former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, the seat was held by notable independent Phil Cleary between 1992 and 1996, becoming the only non-Labor candidate to win the seat. Wills is currently held by the ALP's Kelvin Thomson.
The state electorate of Pascoe Vale is held for the ALP by former Community Services minister Christine Campbell.
Pascoe Vale is known for its many parks and gardens, including Cole Reserve, Austin Reserve, Kelvin Thomson Reserve and Gavin Park.
The Moonee Ponds Creek is the major stormwater canal in the area and flows through several of its parks and gardens. Managed by the local council, the Pascoe Vale Swimming Pool on Prospect St, is a popular venue during Summer.
There are many take-away stores scattered throughout the suburb. There are many take away shops including pizza, fish and chips, chinese, noodles and bakeries.
There are a few pubs open til late; the RSL on Cumberland rd, and the Pascoe Vale Hotel on the corner of Railway Parade and Fawkner Road.
Pascoe Vale SC represents the local area for association football or soccer and plays in the Victorian State League Division 1, the third tier of football in Association football in Australia.[3]
Pascoe Vale Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League.[4]
The Pascoe Vale Veterinary Clinic on the corner of Kent Road and Derby Street is owned by Australian celebrity vet, Dr Harry Cooper. The infotainment series Harry's Practice was filmed at the clinic. Pascoe Vale Road in the mid 1800s was originally called Sydney Road. For much of the 19th century, where a fast food chicken outlet in Pascoe Vale Road now exists, was once a Cobb & Co waystation. Ironically during much of the 20th century the same location was a chicken farm.
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