Pascoe Vale vs Oak Park

In both, most households own their home. In Oak Park, most homes are detached houses. Pascoe Vale is closer to the city centre: 11.1 km, against 13.9 km.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Pascoe Vale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (14 vs 8)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 10)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Pascoe Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 75/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (11.1 km vs 13.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Pascoe Vale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 75/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Pascoe Vale and Oak Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Walkability 96 / 75
Pascoe Vale — Walkability: 96/100 Oak Park — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 39 / 48
Pascoe Vale — Safety: 39/100 Oak Park — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Pascoe Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100 Oak Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 54 / 50
Pascoe Vale — Low flood risk: 54/100 Oak Park — Low flood risk: 50/100

Demographics

Pascoe Vale has more residents (18,171 vs 6,714).

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Population 18,171
+63% vs other
 6,714
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.6% +8.2%
Median age 36
same for both
Median household income $105,300/yr $114,452/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $401/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
0-4 6.3% / 6.5%
Pascoe Vale — 0-4: 6.3% Oak Park — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 11.3% / 10.2%
Pascoe Vale — 5-14: 11.3% Oak Park — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 4.6% / 4.3%
Pascoe Vale — 15-19: 4.6% Oak Park — 15-19: 4.3%
20-24 5.7% / 7.3%
Pascoe Vale — 20-24: 5.7% Oak Park — 20-24: 7.3%
25-34 19.2% / 18.9%
Pascoe Vale — 25-34: 19.2% Oak Park — 25-34: 18.9%
35-44 17.2% / 18.2%
Pascoe Vale — 35-44: 17.2% Oak Park — 35-44: 18.2%
45-54 12.7% / 12.1%
Pascoe Vale — 45-54: 12.7% Oak Park — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 9.3% / 10.4%
Pascoe Vale — 55-64: 9.3% Oak Park — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 6.0% / 6.1%
Pascoe Vale — 65-74: 6.0% Oak Park — 65-74: 6.1%
75-84 4.2% / 3.9%
Pascoe Vale — 75-84: 4.2% Oak Park — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 3.6% / 2.3%
Pascoe Vale — 85+: 3.6% Oak Park — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Pascoe Vale 41.5% couple families
Pascoe Vale — Couple Families: 41.5% Pascoe Vale — Lone Person: 37.1% Pascoe Vale — One Parent Families: 13.3% Pascoe Vale — Group Household: 6.1% Pascoe Vale — Other Families: 1.9%
Oak Park 44.6% couple families
Oak Park — Couple Families: 44.6% Oak Park — Lone Person: 33.2% Oak Park — One Parent Families: 13.6% Oak Park — Group Household: 6.4% Oak Park — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Pascoe Vale 35.7% renting
Pascoe Vale — Owned Outright: 29.1% Pascoe Vale — Mortgage: 35.2% Pascoe Vale — Renting: 35.7%
Oak Park 31.7% renting
Oak Park — Owned Outright: 31.1% Oak Park — Mortgage: 37.2% Oak Park — Renting: 31.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Bachelor Degree 19.6% / 20.7%
Pascoe Vale — Bachelor Degree: 19.6% Oak Park — Bachelor Degree: 20.7%
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 9.3%
Pascoe Vale — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Oak Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 8.9%
Pascoe Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Oak Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 7.6% / 8.8%
Pascoe Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6% Oak Park — Postgraduate Degree: 8.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.1%
Pascoe Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Oak Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
India 2.9% / 4.2%
Pascoe Vale — India: 2.9% Oak Park — India: 4.2%
Italy 3.9% / 2.1%
Pascoe Vale — Italy: 3.9% Oak Park — Italy: 2.1%
Nepal 1.2% / 3.0%
Pascoe Vale — Nepal: 1.2% Oak Park — Nepal: 3.0%
China 1.3% / 2.2%
Pascoe Vale — China: 1.3% Oak Park — China: 2.2%
England 1.8% / 1.6%
Pascoe Vale — England: 1.8% Oak Park — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.4%
Pascoe Vale — New Zealand: 1.5% Oak Park — New Zealand: 1.4%
Greece 1.3% / —
Pascoe Vale — Greece: 1.3% Oak Park — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Pascoe Vale 47.9% houses
Pascoe Vale — Houses: 47.9% Pascoe Vale — Townhouses: 48.8% Pascoe Vale — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Oak Park 55.9% houses
Oak Park — Houses: 55.9% Oak Park — Townhouses: 39.7% Oak Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Median house price $1,150,000 $1,117,500
Median unit price $620,000 $630,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 146 sales
 24 days
from 53 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
2 bed $610K / $616K
Pascoe Vale — 2 bed: $610K (107 sales) Oak Park — 2 bed: $616K (40 sales)

107 vs 40 sales

3 bed $775K / $776K
Pascoe Vale — 3 bed: $775K (27 sales) Oak Park — 3 bed: $776K (14 sales)

27 vs 14 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
2 bed $790K / $740K
Pascoe Vale — 2 bed: $790K (41 sales) Oak Park — 2 bed: $740K (9 sales)

41 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1.08M / $1.02M
Pascoe Vale — 3 bed: $1.08M (141 sales) Oak Park — 3 bed: $1.02M (47 sales)

141 vs 47 sales

4 bed $1.37M / $1.27M
Pascoe Vale — 4 bed: $1.37M (77 sales) Oak Park — 4 bed: $1.27M (42 sales)

77 vs 42 sales

Zoning mix

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Residential 82% 81%
Parks and recreation 7% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 4%
Industrial 3% 0%
Commercial 1%
same for both
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
New dwellings approved 1,387
across Merri-bek
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Houses 3.8%
$680/wk on $920K
 3.7%
$650/wk on $918K
Units 4.6%
$550/wk on $626K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
House price Higher than 79% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Income Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Schools Higher than 89% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 91% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 81% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 37% of VIC —

Liveability

Pascoe Vale is more walkable (96 vs 75).

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Grade A
same for both
Score 81/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
50/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Inside the suburb 5 2
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Melbourne, 7.0 km
 2
The University of Melbourne, 8.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 2.8%

Schools in Pascoe Vale

  • Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Pascoe Vale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Westbreen Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Oliver Plunkett's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Pascoe Vale North Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Oak Park

  • St Francis de Sales School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Oak Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Supermarkets 4 0
Cafes & restaurants 26 3
Parks & reserves 16 10
Childcare 14 8
GPs 5 0
Pharmacies 5 1
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 6 0

Mobility

Oak Park sits further from the CBD (13.9 km vs 11.1 km).

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Walkability score 96/100 75/100
Distance to Melbourne 11.1 km 13.9 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 21 min 19 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 229.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 51.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3044
 0.8%
postcode 3046
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3044
 18
postcode 3046

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Car (driver) 49.7% / 45.7%
Pascoe Vale — Car (driver): 49.7% Oak Park — Car (driver): 45.7%
Worked from Home 38.7% / 41.1%
Pascoe Vale — Worked from Home: 38.7% Oak Park — Worked from Home: 41.1%
Train 5.9% / 8.5%
Pascoe Vale — Train: 5.9% Oak Park — Train: 8.5%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 2.8%
Pascoe Vale — Car (passenger): 3.0% Oak Park — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Walked Only 0.8% / 0.9%
Pascoe Vale — Walked Only: 0.8% Oak Park — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.7%).

Setting

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 12.8 km 13.6 km

NBN connectivity

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Connectivity score 88/100 90/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 42%
9,287 premises
 48%
3,182 premises

Climate

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³ —
PM10 — 18.9 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Average residential rate $1,914/yr
same for both
Council Merri-bek
same for both

Federal electorate

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Division Wills Maribyrnong
Member Peter Khalil Jo Briskey
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Pascoe Vale Oak Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Pascoe Vale

Easy Commute Gentrifying Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River Townhouses Transport Hub Urban

Oak Park

Easy Commute Gentrifying Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River Townhouses Trains Transport Hub Urban

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