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In Ascot Vale, 28.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 43.9% in Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields.

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)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields %Number%Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,80128.543.91,63826.943.8+163
Couples without children1,42622.523.11,33221.922.5+94
One parent families5458.69.45639.28.8-18
Other families1001.60.81151.91.5-15
Group household3765.91.84407.21.9-64
Lone person1,71627.118.61,61826.517.8+98
Other not classifiable household3145.01.93415.63.0-27
Visitor only households520.80.5490.80.5+3
Total households6,330100.0100.06,096100.0100.0+234
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 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 Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields 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 43.9% and 9.4% respectively for Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields.

There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 27.1% compared to 18.6% in Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields while the proportion of couples without children was 22.5% compared to 23.1% in Strathmore - Strathmore Heights - Essendon Fields.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Ascot Vale increased by 234 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Ascot Vale between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+163 households)
  • Lone person (+98 households)
  • Couples without children (+94 households)
  • Group household (-64 households)

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