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 St Oliver Plunkett Catholic Church in Pascoe Vale | |||||||||||||
  Pascoe Vale Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:37°43′37″S144°56′31″E / 37.727°S 144.942°E /-37.727; 144.942 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 18,171 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,710/km2 (9,600/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3044 | ||||||||||||
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Pascoe Vale is a suburb inMelbourne,Victoria, Australia, 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Melbourne'scentral business district, located within theCity of Merri-beklocal government area. Pascoe Vale recorded a population of 18,171 at the2021 census.[2]
Pascoe Vale was named afterJohn Fawkner's property "Pascoeville", which was originally a holding of 709 acres (2.87 km2).[3] The property, established in 1839, was bounded by theMoonee 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 ofOak Park.
Pascoe Vale Post Office opened on 25 September 1911. A Pascoe Vale West Post Office opened in 1927 and closed in 1976.[4]
Pascoe Vale Road in the mid-19th century was originally calledSydney Road. For much of the 19th century, where afast food chicken outlet in Pascoe Vale Road now exists, was once aCobb & Co waystation. Ironically, during much of the 20th century, the same location was a chicken farm.
In 1841, Dr Farquhar McCrae, a wealthy surgeon, bought land inPascoe Vale South, where he built his house in 1842–1843. This house 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.[5]
Several locally significant historic buildings and precincts exist within the suburb, including the Turner Street Precinct and Gavin Park and the Westbreen Creek Precinct, which contain collections of substantially intact inter-War and post-war houses constructed in the 19th century.[6]
According to data from the2021 census, Pascoe Vale recorded a population of 18,171 people. This is slightly more than the recorded number of residents in the2001 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 inMerri-bek. A lower proportion of Pascoe Vale residents were born overseas and Pascoe Vale has the highest proportion of Australian-born citizens. 62.3% of people living in Pascoe Vale speak English only at home, which is lower than the metropolitan average, but higher than the average in Merri-bek. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 6.4%, Arabic 3.7%, Greek 3.7%, Mandarin 2.0%, and Turkish 1.9%.
According to the 2021 census, 65.1% of people in Pascoe Vale were born in Australia. Other countries of birth included Italy, which accounted for 3.9% of the population, followed by India 2.9%, England 1.8%, New Zealand 1.5%, and Greece 1.3%.[7]
The most common responses for religion in Pascoe Vale were Catholic 34.1%, no religion, so described 25.4%, not stated 9.6%, Islam 7.7%, and Eastern Orthodox 6.0%. In Pascoe Vale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).
Public transport services within Pascoe Vale include access toheavy rail,light rail and buses.
Six bus routes service Pascoe Vale:[8]
Arterial cycling access is provided via theMoonee Ponds Creek Trail, Sussex Street, and Gaffney Street. In 2020,VicRoads announced a project to provide safercycling infrastructure in Pascoe Vale, including upgrades to bicycle lanes and six intersections between Boundary Road and O'Hea Street.[15]
Pascoe Vale railway station, which is located on theCraigieburn line. This provides northbound access to major activity centres inBroadmeadows andCraigieburn, and southbound access to major activity centres inEssendon,North Melbourne (including rail interchange options along theSunbury,Upfield,Werribee andWilliamstown lines) and theMelbourne CBD.
Light rail service is provided bytram route 58, which terminates atBell Street,Pascoe Vale South. This provides access toBrunswick West,Melbourne CBD and terminates inToorak.
Pascoe Vale is located in the federal electorate ofWills, and is historically a safeAustralian Labor Party seat. The electorate has been held byPeter Khalil since 2016.
The seat was held between 1980 and 1992 by formerPrime Minister,Bob Hawke. From 1992 to 1996, the seat was held by independentPhil Cleary, the only non-Labor candidate to hold the electorate.
The state electorate ofPascoe Vale is currently held by the ALP'sAnthony Cianflone, who won the seat at the2022 Victorian state election. From 2014 to 2022, the seat was held by the ALP'sLizzie Blandthorn, who is the goddaughter of her predecessor and former Community Services ministerChristine Campbell.
Pascoe Vale is known for its many parks and gardens, including Cole Reserve, Austin Reserve, Kelvin Thomson Reserve and Gavin Park.
TheMoonee Ponds Creek is the major stormwater canal in the area and flows through several of its parks and gardens.
Managed by the City of Merri-bek, the Pascoe Vale Swimming Pool, on Prospect Street, is a popular venue during summer.
Pascoe Vale accommodates several cafés, restaurants, bakeries and takeaway shops, which are largely located in neighbourhood centres atPascoe Vale railway station, along Gaffney Street, Kent Road, Cumberland Road,Bell Street and Sussex Street.
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