Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Family & Households in Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan)

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 60% of families in Pascoe Vale are couples with children. This creates a family-focused community where most homes house more than one person. The area's household patterns closely mirror both state and national figures.

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📍 Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Where Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) sits — Average household size

2.5
  • 1.5: 1 area
  • 1.6: 0 areas
  • 1.7: 1 area
  • 1.8: 2 areas
  • 1.9: 3 areas
  • 2.0: 4 areas
  • 2.1: 7 areas
  • 2.2: 23 areas
  • 2.3: 65 areas
  • 2.4: 66 areas
  • 2.5: 72 areas
  • 2.6: 51 areas
  • 2.7: 44 areas
  • 2.8: 32 areas
  • 2.9: 28 areas
  • 3.0: 11 areas
  • 3.1: 10 areas
  • 3.2: 10 areas
  • 3.3: 2 areas
  • 3.4: 0 areas
  • 3.5: 1 area
  • 3.6: 0 areas
  • 3.7: 0 areas
  • 3.8: 0 areas
  • 3.9: 1 area
  • 4.0: 1 area
  • 4.1: 1 area

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan) — lower than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan)2.5
Greater Melbourne 2.6
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Pascoe Vale has 2.5 people, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia. This has edged down since 2016, with two-person homes being the most common at 31.9%.

2.5

Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

26.2%

Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 26.2%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan), the largest group is 2 people at 32%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (18%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up 59.8% of families here. One-parent families account for 12.9%, a figure that is a little below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.

12.9%

Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 12.9%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Pascoe Vale (Northern Metropolitan), 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 (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED26603/pascoe-vale/topic/family-households