Ascot Vale Demographics (VIC) Local Stats

Ascot Vale (3032) is a suburb of Melbourne, North, Victoria. It is about 6 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Ascot Vale is in the federal electorate of Melbourne.

In the 2011 census the population of Ascot Vale was 13,475 and is comprised of approximately 51.0% females and 49.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ascot Vale is 35 years of age.

65.0% of people living in the suburb of Ascot Vale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 2.9% Italy, 2.5% Vietnam, 2.2% England, 1.8% China , 1.8% New Zealand, 1.7% India, 1.4% Ethiopia, 1.3% Greece, 0.7% Somalia, 0.6% Sudan, 0.6% Malaysia, 0.5% Eritrea, 0.5% Malta, 0.5% Scotland.

66.0% of people living in Ascot Vale speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.5% Language spoken at home not stated, 4.9% Italian, 4.6% Other, 3.1% Vietnamese, 2.7% Greek, 1.8% Cantonese, 1.6% Arabic, 1.5% Mandarin, 1.3% Spanish.

The religious makeup of Ascot Vale is 32.9% Catholic, 25.8% No religion, 9.0% Religious affiliation not stated, 7.5% Anglican, 5.0% Eastern Orthodox, 4.6% Islam, 3.3% Buddhism, 3.1% Uniting Church, 1.4% Hinduism, 1.4% Presbyterian and Reformed.

41.8% of people are married, 42.7% have never married and 8.0% are divorced and 2.9% are separated. There are 519 widowed people living in Ascot Vale.

61.9% of the people living in Ascot Vale over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 27.1% are working on a part time basis. Ascot Vale has an unemployment rate of 5.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Ascot Vale are 32.5% Professionals, 16.0% Clerical & administrative workers, 14.4% Managers, 9.5% Community & personal service workers, 8.9% Technicians & trades workers, 7.9% Sales workers, 5.5% Labourers, 3.1% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ascot Vale work in are 12.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.4% Health care and social assistance, 10.0% Education and training, 7.7% Retail trade, 7.2% Public administration and safety, 6.9% Manufacturing, 6.4% Construction, 6.2% Financial and insurance services, 5.6% Accommodation and food services.

26.2% of homes are fully owned, and 30.5% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 39.8% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $710 per week and the median household income is $1447 per week.

The median rent in Ascot Vale is $268 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2167 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Ascot Vale postcode 3032