Ascot · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ascot

How families and households are made up across the area.

Larger households have become more common in Ascot, where the typical home now holds 2.8 people. This is a little above the same figure for Victoria and Australia, and reflects a local trend toward bigger living arrangements.

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Where Ascot sits — Average household size

2.8 ▲ +3.7%
  • 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 Ascot — higher than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ascot2.8
3364, VIC 2.4
Victoria 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Homes in Ascot are more crowded than in most areas, with only 20% of people living alone. This is well below the 25.9% figure for Victoria.

2.8 ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.7
  • 2016: 2.6
  • 2021: 2.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

20.0% ▲ +33.7%

Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 15.0%
  • 2016: 16.7%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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In Ascot, the largest group is 2 people at 31%, followed by 1 person (23%) and 3 people (12%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the vast majority of families at 68.9%. Notably, there are no one-parent families here, which is far below the 14.1% national figure.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 13.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ascot, Couples with children is the majority at 66%; 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20073/ascot/topic/family-households