Ascot Park · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Ascot Park

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.

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📍 Ascot Park, Suburb / Locality

Where Ascot Park sits — Average household size

2.2 ▲ +10.0%
  • 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 Park — lower than 76% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Ascot Park2.2
5043, SA 2.2
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

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.

  • 2011: 2.0
  • 2016: 2.1
  • 2021: 2.2

Average number of people usually resident per household.

37.3% ▼ -8.8%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 40.9%
  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 37.3%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Ascot Park splits fairly evenly between 1 person (37%) and 2 people (32%), with 3 people at 14%.

Families

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.

  • 2011: 15.2%
  • 2016: 17.0%
  • 2021: 17.6%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Ascot Park, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (32%) and One-parent families (18%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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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