3.1 ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0
- 2016: 3.1
- 2021: 3.1
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ashcroft · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ashcroft
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than 61% of families in Ashcroft are couples with children. This is a place where homes are often crowded, with the typical household containing 3.1 people, which is a little above the national figure.
3.1
▲ +3.3%
- 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 Ashcroft — higher than 88% of areas.
| Ashcroft | 3.1 |
|---|---|
| 2168, NSW | 3.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Households in Ashcroft are among the largest for their kind, with 3.1 people per home. This is a little above the New South Wales figure of 2.6. About 24% of residents live alone, which is about the same as the state average.
24.0% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Ashcroft splits fairly evenly between 1 person (24%) and 2 people (22%), with 3 people at 17%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
One-parent families make up 26% of the total, a figure that is far above the national average of 14.1%. This is among the highest proportions for this type of family found in similar areas.
26.0% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ashcroft, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; One-parent families is next at 26%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ashcroft
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ashcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10098/ashcroft/topic/family-households