Pascoe Vale South, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Pascoe Vale South
city = Melbourne
state = vic


caption = Katherine lives here
lga = City of Moreland
postcode = 3044
pop = 8702 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21539 | name = Pascoe Vale South (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-29 | quick = on]
area = 3
est =
propval = $375,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Pascoe%20Vale%20South&postcode=3044 Pascoe Vale South] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Pascoe Vale, Brunswick
fedgov = Wills
dist1 = 9
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = Strathmore
near-n = Pascoe Vale
near-ne = Coburg North
near-w = Essendon
near-e = Coburg
near-sw = Essendon
near-s = Brunswick West
near-se = 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.

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.

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. There is also a bus route 513 which goes form Glenroy to Eltham. There is also route 527 to Northland Shopping Centre which is very popular with shoppers, because it goes to Coburg, which has Sydney Road and surrounding Streets Preston, High Street and preston market which serves food and many retail outlets and Northland Shopping Centre of course. This route was recently upgraded to the new bus time standards for Melbourne, which allows it to travel from around 6am weekdays till 9pm and on weekends 7am till 9pm.

Educational facilities

Pascoe Vale South has a government primary school and two catholic schools.

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.

Landmarks and notable places

The following places in Pascoe Vale are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register:
* [http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/page_239.asp?submit_action=detailed_result&ID=239&KW1=pascoe&KW2=vale&query=e82db8dc6517362a4a25678b00095532/a1248cb07543b722ca2572e6001bb48e?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,pascoe,vale H0138 Wentworth House, 22 Le Cateau Street Pascoe Vale South]
* [http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/page_239.asp?submit_action=detailed_result&ID=239&KW1=pascoe&KW2=vale&query=e82db8dc6517362a4a25678b00095532/e5c3248110a8396aca2572e6001bd85c?OpenDocument&Highlight=0,pascoe,vale H0964 Lyndhurst Hall, 44 Walhalla Street, Pascoe Vale South]

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