Families characteristics
Number of census families: 144,125
5 or more persons: 13,525
Common-law couples: 16,270
Female lone parent: 21,925
Children in Families
Total children in families: 165,200
Average number of children at home
Under six years of age: 32,620
25 years and over: 23,030
Age of children in families in this city
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
Persons in private households
Number of persons in private households: 509,640
Male: | 249,220 |
Female: | 260,415 |
Living with relativesTotal: 11,270This city: | 2.2% |
Ontario: | 2.3% |
Female: 6,740This city: | 2.6% |
Ontario: | 2.8% |
Living with non-relatives onlyTotal: 15,215This city: | 3.0% |
Ontario: | 3.4% |
Male: 8,590This city: | 3.4% |
Province: | 3.8% |
Female: 6,625This city: | 2.5% |
Ontario: | 3.0% |
Living alone
Female: 31,265This city: | 12.0% |
Ontario: | 10.6% |
Living with census family
Male: 210,435This city: | 84.4% |
Ontario: | 85.6% |
Persons in private households
Persons over 65 years in private households
Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 75,760
Living with relatives
Male: 935This city: | 2.8% |
Province: | 2.8% |
Living with non-relatives onlyTotal: 1,255This city: | 1.7% |
Ontario: | 1.8% |
Living aloneTotal: 20,525This city: | 27.1% |
Ontario: | 24.4% |
Male: 5,675This city: | 16.8% |
Ontario: | 14.9% |
Female: 14,845This city: | 35.4% |
Ontario: | 32.3% |
Living with census familyTotal: 49,930This city: | 65.9% |
Ontario: | 67.8% |
Persons over 65 years in private households
Households types
One-family households without children: 46,845
One-family households with children: 58,260
Lone-parent-family households: 21,730
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,970
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 3,930
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 3,040
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 4,090
One-person households: 56,930
Two-or-more-person households: 7,010
Households size
Average number of persons in private households
Households sizes in Hamilton
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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.
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