Strathmore vs Pascoe Vale

Pascoe Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Strathmore. In both, most households own their home. In Strathmore, the large majority of homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Strathmore: a median of $1.55 million, against $1.15 million in Pascoe Vale, and rent is higher there too. Pascoe Vale is closer to the city centre: 11.1 km, against 13.2 km. On these figures, Strathmore tends to suit couples, while Pascoe Vale suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Strathmore has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 48%)
  • Pascoe Vale has more childcare (14 vs 8)

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

First-home buyers

Pascoe Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,150,000 vs $1,555,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pascoe Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (36% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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 69/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (11.1 km vs 13.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Pascoe Vale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (52% vs 23%)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 69/100)
  • But Strathmore carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 61/100)

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

Investors

Pascoe Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.8% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
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.

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Walkability 69 / 96
Strathmore — Walkability: 69/100 Pascoe Vale — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 54 / 39
Strathmore — Safety: 54/100 Pascoe Vale — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Strathmore — Low fire risk: 100/100 Pascoe Vale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 52 / 54
Strathmore — Low flood risk: 52/100 Pascoe Vale — Low flood risk: 54/100

Demographics

Pascoe Vale has more residents (18,171 vs 8,980); Strathmore has higher household incomes ($130,312 vs $105,300).

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Population 8,980 18,171
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.7% +6.6%
Median age 41 36
Median household income $130,312/yr
+19% vs other
 $105,300/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+11% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
0-4 4.0% / 6.3%
Strathmore — 0-4: 4.0% Pascoe Vale — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 14.9% / 11.3%
Strathmore — 5-14: 14.9% Pascoe Vale — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 7.8% / 4.6%
Strathmore — 15-19: 7.8% Pascoe Vale — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 6.3% / 5.7%
Strathmore — 20-24: 6.3% Pascoe Vale — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 9.1% / 19.2%
Strathmore — 25-34: 9.1% Pascoe Vale — 25-34: 19.2%
35-44 12.8% / 17.2%
Strathmore — 35-44: 12.8% Pascoe Vale — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 15.8% / 12.7%
Strathmore — 45-54: 15.8% Pascoe Vale — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.3% / 9.3%
Strathmore — 55-64: 13.3% Pascoe Vale — 55-64: 9.3%
65-74 9.4% / 6.0%
Strathmore — 65-74: 9.4% Pascoe Vale — 65-74: 6.0%
75-84 4.3% / 4.2%
Strathmore — 75-84: 4.3% Pascoe Vale — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.1% / 3.6%
Strathmore — 85+: 2.1% Pascoe Vale — 85+: 3.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Strathmore 59.6% couple families
Strathmore — Couple Families: 59.6% Strathmore — Lone Person: 25.2% Strathmore — One Parent Families: 11.7% Strathmore — Group Household: 2.3% Strathmore — Other Families: 1.2%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Strathmore 17.2% renting
Strathmore — Owned Outright: 42.6% Strathmore — Mortgage: 40.2% Strathmore — Renting: 17.2%
Pascoe Vale 35.7% renting
Pascoe Vale — Owned Outright: 29.1% Pascoe Vale — Mortgage: 35.2% Pascoe Vale — Renting: 35.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Bachelor Degree 19.6% / 19.6%
Strathmore — Bachelor Degree: 19.6% Pascoe Vale — Bachelor Degree: 19.6%
Certificate III & IV 9.3% / 9.9%
Strathmore — Certificate III & IV: 9.3% Pascoe Vale — Certificate III & IV: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.2%
Strathmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Pascoe Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.2% / 7.6%
Strathmore — Postgraduate Degree: 6.2% Pascoe Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 2.9%
Strathmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% Pascoe Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

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.

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Italy 2.1% / 3.9%
Strathmore — Italy: 2.1% Pascoe Vale — Italy: 3.9%
India 1.8% / 2.9%
Strathmore — India: 1.8% Pascoe Vale — India: 2.9%
England 1.9% / 1.8%
Strathmore — England: 1.9% Pascoe Vale — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.5%
Strathmore — New Zealand: 1.0% Pascoe Vale — New Zealand: 1.5%
China 1.1% / 1.3%
Strathmore — China: 1.1% Pascoe Vale — China: 1.3%
Greece 0.7% / 1.3%
Strathmore — Greece: 0.7% Pascoe Vale — Greece: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Strathmore 76.6% houses
Strathmore — Houses: 76.6% Strathmore — Townhouses: 20.1% Strathmore — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Pascoe Vale 47.9% houses
Pascoe Vale — Houses: 47.9% Pascoe Vale — Townhouses: 48.8% Pascoe Vale — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Median house price $1,555,000 $1,150,000
Median unit price $570,000 $620,000
Median land price $1,407,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 92 sales
 24 days
from 146 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.

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
1 bed $395K / $409K
Strathmore — 1 bed: $395K (5 sales) Pascoe Vale — 1 bed: $409K (8 sales)

5 vs 8 sales

2 bed $566K / $610K
Strathmore — 2 bed: $566K (18 sales) Pascoe Vale — 2 bed: $610K (107 sales)

18 vs 107 sales

3 bed $908K / $775K
Strathmore — 3 bed: $908K (6 sales) Pascoe Vale — 3 bed: $775K (27 sales)

6 vs 27 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.

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
2 bed $1.12M / $790K
Strathmore — 2 bed: $1.12M (12 sales) Pascoe Vale — 2 bed: $790K (41 sales)

12 vs 41 sales

3 bed $1.28M / $1.08M
Strathmore — 3 bed: $1.28M (59 sales) Pascoe Vale — 3 bed: $1.08M (141 sales)

59 vs 141 sales

4 bed $1.61M / $1.37M
Strathmore — 4 bed: $1.61M (69 sales) Pascoe Vale — 4 bed: $1.37M (77 sales)

69 vs 77 sales

5 bed $2.1M / $1.6M
Strathmore — 5 bed: $2.1M (27 sales) Pascoe Vale — 5 bed: $1.6M (11 sales)

27 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Residential 74% 82%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 6%
Parks and recreation 12% 7%
Industrial 0% 3%
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

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
New dwellings approved 702
across Moonee Valley
 1,387
across Merri-bek
Approvals change year on year +82% +68%

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.

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Houses 3.1%
$950/wk on $1.57M
 3.8%
$680/wk on $920K
Units 4.3%
$642/wk on $770K
 4.6%
$550/wk on $626K

Ranking within VIC

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
House price Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 79% of VIC
Income — Higher than 77% of VIC
Schools Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 27% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC

Liveability

Pascoe Vale is more walkable (96 vs 69).

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Grade A+ A
Score 82/100 81/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Pascoe Vale carries more crime risk (61 vs 46).

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
46/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
46/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Inside the suburb 5
same for both
Rated above peers 2 3
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Melbourne, 6.7 km
 3
The University of Melbourne, 7.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 2.3%

Schools in Strathmore

  • Strathmore North Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Strathmore Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Vincent de Paul's School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Strathmore Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - AFL Victoria & Cricket Australia Sports Development Program - Strathmore Independent · Secondary

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

Amenities in the suburb

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Supermarkets 1 4
Cafes & restaurants 1 26
Parks & reserves 11 16
Childcare 8 14
GPs 1 5
Pharmacies 0 5
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1 6

Mobility

Strathmore sits further from the CBD (13.2 km vs 11.1 km).

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Walkability score 69/100 96/100
Distance to Melbourne 13.2 km
+16% vs other
 11.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 19 min 21 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 93/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 116.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 229.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 3041
 1.2%
postcode 3044
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 21
postcode 3041
 18
postcode 3044

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.

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Car (driver) 52.4% / 49.7%
Strathmore — Car (driver): 52.4% Pascoe Vale — Car (driver): 49.7%
Worked from Home 39.5% / 38.7%
Strathmore — Worked from Home: 39.5% Pascoe Vale — Worked from Home: 38.7%
Train 2.7% / 5.9%
Strathmore — Train: 2.7% Pascoe Vale — Train: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.0%
Strathmore — Car (passenger): 3.2% Pascoe Vale — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.8%
Strathmore — Walked Only: 1.2% Pascoe Vale — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.4%).

Setting

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Elevation 69 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.9 km 12.8 km

NBN connectivity

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Connectivity score 90/100 88/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 50%
3,799 premises
 42%
9,287 premises

Climate

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
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)

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

Council rates

Strathmore Pascoe Vale
Average residential rate $2,027/yr $1,914/yr
Council Moonee Valley Merri-bek

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Strathmore

Middle-Ring Parks Premium Townhouses

Pascoe Vale

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

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