2.2 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0
- 2016: 2.1
- 2021: 2.2
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ascot Park · Suburb / Locality
How families and households are made up across the area.
Almost 40% of homes in Ascot Park are occupied by just one person, making it a place with a very high number of single-person households. This trend is reflected in a typical home size that is smaller than the national figure, with fewer people sharing each dwelling.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ascot Park — lower than 76% of areas.
| Ascot Park | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| 5043, SA | 2.2 |
| South Australia | 2.4 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Average household size.
Single-person households are far more common here than across Australia, making up 37.3% of the area. Because so many people live alone, the typical home has 2.2 people, which is a little below the South Australian figure of 2.4.
2.2 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of people usually resident per household.
37.3% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Ascot Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 14%.
Family types and one-parent families.
About 48% of families are couples with children, though one-parent families make up 17.6% of the total. This proportion of single-parent homes is much higher than in most similar areas and well above the national figure.
17.6% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
In Ascot Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Ascot Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40044/ascot-park/topic/family-households