Ascot

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,543 people were counted in Ascot: of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot there were 778 children aged 0-14 years and 1,030 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, 4,002 people were Australian citizens, 778 were born overseas and 57 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, 43.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.2% were separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 37.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, 77.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Ascot were New Zealand 4.4%, England 3.9%, Italy 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and United States of America 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Ascot on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.8%, Anglican 30.7%, No Religion 11.1%, Uniting Church 5.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.2%, Greek 1.0%, Mandarin 0.4%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.3% and Cantonese 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,529 people aged 15 years and over in Ascot were in the labour force. Of these 64.1% worked full-time, 28.0% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 1,067 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 17.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.6%, Associate Professionals 9.6%, Managers and Administrators 6.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.3%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.2% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Ascot, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 9.2%, Health Services 6.7%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.1% and Education 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, 1,102 families were counted: of these, 42.2% were couple families without children, 40.2% were couple families with children, 14.3% were one parent families and 3.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, 2,061 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Ascot, 50.3% were separate houses, 3.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 44.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, 34.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.7% were being purchased and 41.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 55.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 10.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 34.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Ascot, 52.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 34.7% were single (or lone) person households and 6.5% were group households.