15,197 ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,475
- 2016: 14,750
- 2021: 15,197
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ascot Vale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ascot Vale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors than most similar areas live in Ascot Vale, where the typical resident is 37. This makes the suburb a little younger than the Victorian and national figures, supporting a large population of over 15,000 people.
15,197
▲ +12.8%
- 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 Vale — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 15,197 residents, Ascot Vale is among the largest areas of its kind. The typical person living here is 37, which is slightly younger than the figures for Victoria and Australia.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest group at 33.9%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is 12.5%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 16.8%.
12.5% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ascot Vale, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationships here differ from the state average, as 14.5% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the 11.2% seen across Victoria. About 0.6% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
0.6% ▲ +69.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Ascot Vale splits fairly evenly between Never married (44%) and Married (42%), with Divorced at 8%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ascot Vale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Ascot Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20075/ascot-vale/topic/demographics-identity