Pascoe Vale, Victoria
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Pascoe Vale Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°43′37″S 144°56′31″E / 37.727°S 144.942°ECoordinates: 37°43′37″S 144°56′31″E / 37.727°S 144.942°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 14,885 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,038/km2 (7,870/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3044 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km (6 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Moreland | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pascoe Vale | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wills | ||||||||||||
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Pascoe Vale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Moreland. At the 2011 Census, Pascoe Vale had a population of 14,885.
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.
Pascoe Vale Road in the mid-19th century 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.
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 residents 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.
According to 2011 Census Data 65.3% of people in Pascoe Vale were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 6.1%, India 2.7%, Greece 1.5%, England 1.5% and Lebanon 1.4%.
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