Burlington - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 51,180
2 persons: 24,355
Here:

47.6%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 10,970
Here:

21.4%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 11,720
Here:

22.9%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 4,130
Here:

8.1%
State:

9.1%

Burlington Family Size

Married couples: 38,795
Here:

88.5%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 5,050
Here:

11.5%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 5,830
Here:

79.5%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,505
Here:

20.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Burlington

Children in Families

Total children in families: 55,135
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 11,465
Here:

20.8%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 18,380
Here:

33.3%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 6,645
Here:

12.1%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 12,370
Here:

22.4%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 6,275
Here:

11.4%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Burlington

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female lone parent

Number of children - Male lone parent

Households characteristics

Average number of persons per family
Here:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 173,490
Male:

83,820
Female:

89,670
Living with relatives
Total: 2,600
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 945
Here:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 1,655
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 3,800
This city:

2.2%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 2,035
This city:

2.4%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 1,765
This city:

2.0%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 16,940
Here:

9.8%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 6,495
This city:

7.7%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 10,445
This city:

11.6%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 150,155
Here:

86.5%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 74,340
This city:

88.7%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 75,805
Here:

84.5%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 27,835
Male:

12,350
Female:

15,485
Living with relatives
Total: 1,055
This city:

3.8%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 215
This city:

1.7%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 840
Here:

5.4%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 315
This city:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 125
This city:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 190
This city:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 7,045
This city:

25.3%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 1,645
Here:

13.3%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 5,395
This city:

34.8%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 19,415
Here:

69.8%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 10,360
Here:

83.9%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 9,055
This city:

58.5%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 18,530
Here:

26.9%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 22,175
Here:

32.2%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 6,040
Here:

8.8%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 490
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,110
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 765
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,015
Here:

1.5%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 16,940
Here:

24.6%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,720
Here:

2.5%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 16,940
Here:

24.6%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 23,610
Here:

34.3%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 11,025
Here:

16.0%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 11,825
Here:

17.2%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 3,880
Here:

5.6%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 1,500
Here:

2.2%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this city


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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