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In Ascot Vale, 28.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 42.7% in Aberfeldie.

Ascot Vale's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Ascot Vale's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Ascot Vale - Total households (Enumerated)20211991Change
Households by typeNumber%Aberfeldie %Number%Aberfeldie %1991 to 2021
Couples with children1,80128.542.71,35527.835.9+445
Couples without children1,42622.522.31,01220.725.7+414
One parent families5458.610.558712.07.9-42
Other families1001.60.91342.71.8-34
Group household3765.92.13467.14.4+29
Lone person1,71627.118.91,30026.623.3+416
Other not classifiable household3145.02.41172.40.4+197
Visitor only households520.80.3270.60.6+25
Total households6,330100.0100.04,881100.0100.0+1,449
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 1991 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Ascot Vale in 2021 compared to Aberfeldie shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a lower proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 28.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 8.6% were one-parent families, compared with 42.7% and 10.5% respectively for Aberfeldie.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a similar proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.1% compared to 18.9% in Aberfeldie while the proportion of couples without children was 22.5% compared to 22.3% in Aberfeldie.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ascot Vale increased by 1,449 between 1991 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ascot Vale between 1991 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+445 households)
  • Lone person (+416 households)
  • Couples without children (+414 households)

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