Ascot Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Ascot (6104) is a suburb of Perth, Eastern Suburbs, Western Australia. It is about 6 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Ascot is in the federal electorate of Swan.

In the 2011 census the population of Ascot was 2,268 and is comprised of approximately 48.9% females and 51.1% males.

The median/average age of the population of Ascot is 40 years of age.

60.9% of people living in the suburb of Ascot were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.6% England, 3.0% New Zealand, 1.6% China , 1.6% South Africa, 1.5% Vietnam, 1.4% Singapore, 1.1% India, 1.0% Scotland, 1.0% Malaysia, 1.0% Ireland, 0.8% Indonesia, 0.8% Philippines, 0.7% Italy, 0.5% Hong Kong .

78.7% of people living in Ascot speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 6.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 2.2% Other, 1.9% Vietnamese, 1.9% Mandarin, 1.2% Cantonese, 1.1% Italian, 0.7% Indonesian, 0.7% Tagalog, 0.6% Thai.

The religious makeup of Ascot is 29.0% Catholic, 22.4% No religion, 18.5% Anglican, 10.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.9% Buddhism, 2.5% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Christian, nfd, 2.2% Uniting Church, 1.9% Islam, 1.2% Other religious affiliation .

52.0% of people are married, 32.3% have never married and 9.6% are divorced and 3.2% are separated. There are 58 widowed people living in Ascot.

65.6% of the people living in Ascot over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 24.7% are working on a part time basis. Ascot has an unemployment rate of 3.8%.

The main occupations of people living in Ascot are 19.9% Professionals, 18.4% Clerical & administrative workers, 15.9% Managers, 15.3% Technicians & trades workers, 7.7% Labourers, 7.6% Sales workers, 7.2% Community & personal service workers, 5.8% Machinery operators & drivers, 2.2% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Ascot work in are 8.5% Retail trade, 8.5% Professional, scientific and technical services, 7.8% Construction, 7.4% Health care and social assistance, 6.7% Manufacturing, 6.7% Public administration and safety, 6.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 6.2% Education and training, 6.1% Arts and recreation services.

34.5% of homes are fully owned, and 36.4% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 27.5% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $870 per week and the median household income is $1821 per week.

The median rent in Ascot is $400 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2200 per month.

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