2,571 ▲ +91.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,343
- 2016: 1,968
- 2021: 2,571
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ascot
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Ascot is just 35, making the area noticeably younger than the state and national figures. With 2,571 people, it is larger than about 83% of similar areas and has a strong family feel. This is reflected in the high number of children and young adults living here.
2,571
▲ +91.4%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ascot — higher than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown to 2,571 people, which is larger than about 83% of similar areas. The typical resident is 35, which is noticeably younger than the typical age in Victoria and Australia.
35 yrs ▼ -5.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain the youthfulness of the area, while the 14.9% of people aged 65 and over is a little below the state and national figures.
14.9% ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.5% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Ascot splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than a quarter of the population are not married, with 14.2% in de facto relationships, which is well above the Victorian figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.6% of the community, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.6% ▲ +786.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.2% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ascot, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 33%.
Age & sex structure
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). Demographics & Identity in Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20074/ascot/topic/demographics-identity