Pascoe Vale South · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Pascoe Vale South

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households are more common in Pascoe Vale South than in most similar areas. This is a family-heavy neighbourhood where the typical home holds 2.7 people, which is slightly higher than the Victorian and national figures of 2.5.

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📍 Pascoe Vale South, Suburb / Locality

Where Pascoe Vale South sits — Average household size

2.7 → 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 South — higher than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pascoe Vale South2.7
3044, VIC 2.5
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Few people live alone here compared to the rest of the state, with only 21.6% of households consisting of one person. The most common household size is two people (29.7%), followed by four people (22.8%).

2.7 → 0.0%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.8
  • 2021: 2.7

Average number of people usually resident per household.

21.6% ▼ -3.1%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 22.3%
  • 2016: 20.9%
  • 2021: 21.6%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pascoe Vale South, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 4 people (23%) and 1 person (22%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Most families here are couples with children, making up 67.8% of all families. One-parent families represent 10.6% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 14.1%.

10.6% ▲ +0.7%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.5%
  • 2016: 10.6%
  • 2021: 10.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pascoe Vale South, Couples with children is the majority at 68%; Couples without children is next at 20%.

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 South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22042/pascoe-vale-south/topic/family-households