Ascot · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ascot

How families and households are made up across the area.

Couples with children make up the largest group in Ascot, representing 57.2% of all families. However, this is also a place where a very high number of people live on their own compared to other areas. This mix results in a typical home having only 2.3 people, which is a little below the national figure.

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📍 Ascot, Suburb / Locality

Where Ascot sits — Average household size

2.3 → 0.0%
  • 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 — lower than 71% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ascot2.3
4007, QLD 2.1
Queensland 2.5
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

About 34.1% of residents live alone, a figure well above the Queensland average of 24.7%. This high number of single-person homes helps explain why the typical household size is lower than most areas.

2.3 → 0.0%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.3
  • 2021: 2.3

Average number of people usually resident per household.

34.1% ▼ -1.4%

Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 34.6%
  • 2016: 32.9%
  • 2021: 34.1%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Ascot splits fairly evenly between 2 people (34%) and 1 person (34%), with 3 people at 13%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

One-parent families make up 10.5% of the total, which is well below the Australian average of 14.1%. Most families here are couples, with 30.3% having no children.

10.5% ▼ -4.9%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 10.5%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ascot, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 30%.

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/SAL30089/ascot/topic/family-households