Pascoe Vale · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pascoe Vale

How families and households are made up across the area.

A slightly higher rate of solo living marks Pascoe Vale, where 28% of people live alone. This is more than the state or national figures, though the typical household size of 2.4 people remains about the same as the rest of the country.

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📍 Pascoe Vale, Suburb / Locality

Where Pascoe Vale sits — Average household size

2.4 → 0.0%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pascoe Vale — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pascoe Vale2.4
3044, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 28% of residents live alone, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Victorian figure of 25.9%. Two-person households are the most common, making up 32.9% of all homes.

2.4 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.4

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.0% ▼ -6.4%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 30.0%
  • 2016: 28.6%
  • 2021: 28.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Pascoe Vale splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (28%), with 3 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 60.1% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.4% of the total, a figure that is about the same as the Victorian average.

12.4% ▼ -8.0%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.4%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 12.4%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pascoe Vale, Couples with children is the majority at 60%; Couples without children is next at 26%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Pascoe Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22041/pascoe-vale/topic/family-households