Pascoe Vale South
The Pascoe Vale South Profile covers social demographics from the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing.
The enumerated population count for Pascoe Vale South in the 2006 census was 8622.
Some key differences between Pascoe Vale South and the City of Moreland are:
Population and age
Pascoe Vale South has a larger percentage of people aged 35 to 49 years old (25.9%) and a smaller percentage of 18 to 24 year olds (6.9%) and 25 to 34 year olds (13.2%), compared to the City of Moreland (22.2%, 10.2% and 18.3% respectively).
Country of birth
71.5% of Pascoe Vale South residents stated they were born in Australia, compared to 60.3% in Moreland overall.
The Top 10 countries of birth for Pascoe Vale South (excluding Australia) were Italy, Greece, United Kingdom, Lebanon, China, New Zealand, India, Vietnam, Egypt and Malta.
Languages
64.1% of Pascoe Vale South of residents speak English only at home compared to 54.6% in the City of Moreland.
The Top 10 languages spoken at home in Pascoe Vale South (other than English) are Italian, Greek, Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Turkish, Macedonian, and Hindi.
Religion
A smaller proportion of Pascoe Vale South residents professed no religious affiliation (14%) compared to the City of Moreland (17.1%).
The main religions represented by Pascoe Vale South residents are Catholicism (42.5%), Orthodox (14%), Anglican (8%), Uniting Church (3.1%), Islam (1.8%), Presbyterian and Reformed (1.5%), and Other Christian (1.3%).
A larger percentage nominated Catholic (42.5%) than the average for the City of Moreland (37.2%).
Education
A larger percentage of Pascoe Vale South residents were attending primary school (8.8%) and secondary school (6.1%), compared with the City of Moreland (6.3% and 4.9% respectively).
Transport
Larger percentages of Pascoe Vale South residents (65.8%) used private cars (either as driver or passenger) to get to work than the City of Moreland average (56.7%).
A larger percentage of Pascoe Vale South residents have two or more vehicles (48.7%) compared to the City of Moreland (36.3%).
Household and family composition
The main family type in Pascoe Vale South is couples with children (50.8%).
A larger percentage of Pascoe Vale South residents live in family households (71.5%) compared to the City of Moreland (62.1%).
Links
- Full report on Pascoe Vale South: suburb profiles of Moreland
