2.3 ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4
- 2016: 2.4
- 2021: 2.3
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Ascot
How families and households are made up across the area.
A typical home in Ascot houses just 2.3 people, which is lower than most similar areas. This small household size is driven by a high number of couples without children and people living alone. These figures mean Ascot's households are generally smaller than the national average.
2.3
▼ -4.2%
- 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.
| Ascot | 2.3 |
|---|---|
| 6104, WA | 2.3 |
| Western Australia | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Two-person households are the most common at 43.1%, while 25.9% of people live alone. This is about the same as the national figure and results in a typical home size that is a little below the Western Australian average.
25.9% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Ascot, the largest group is 2 people at 43%, followed by 1 person (26%) and 3 people (15%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up 48.1% of families, but one-parent families are much lower than the state and national figures, accounting for only 9.6% of the local total.
9.6% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Ascot, the largest group is Couples with children at 48%, followed by Couples without children (39%) and One-parent families (10%).
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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50031/ascot/topic/family-households