Oakville - Town, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 51,665
2 persons: 19,645
Here:

38.0%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 11,315
Here:

21.9%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 14,970
Here:

29.0%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 5,730
Here:

11.1%
State:

9.1%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 41,725
Here:

92.7%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 3,290
Here:

7.3%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 5,355
Here:

80.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,290
Here:

19.4%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Oakville

Children in Families

Total children in families: 66,305
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.3
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 12,655
Here:

19.1%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 22,945
Here:

34.6%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 8,385
Here:

12.6%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 15,170
Here:

22.9%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 7,150
Here:

10.8%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Oakville

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:

3.2
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 180,430
Male:

87,515
Female:

92,915
Living with relatives
Total: 2,985
This town:

1.7%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 970
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 2,015
This town:

2.2%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 3,580
This town:

2.0%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 1,765
This town:

2.0%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 1,810
This town:

1.9%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 10,885
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 4,130
Here:

4.7%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 6,750
This town:

7.3%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 162,980
This town:

90.3%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 80,645
Here:

92.1%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 82,335
Here:

88.6%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 21,860
Male:

10,025
Female:

11,835
Living with relatives
Total: 1,430
Here:

6.5%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 270
This town:

2.7%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 1,155
This town:

9.8%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 250
Here:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 110
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 135
This town:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 4,400
Here:

20.1%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 985
This town:

9.8%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 3,415
Here:

28.9%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 15,785
Here:

72.2%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 8,655
This town:

86.3%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 7,130
This town:

60.2%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 14,050
Here:

22.5%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 26,335
Here:

42.2%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 5,395
Here:

8.6%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 560
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,695
Here:

2.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 635
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,460
Here:

2.3%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 10,885
Here:

17.4%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,395
Here:

2.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.9
State:

2.6
1 person: 10,885
Here:

17.4%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 18,070
Here:

29.0%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 11,170
Here:

17.9%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 14,625
Here:

23.4%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 5,525
Here:

8.9%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 2,135
Here:

3.4%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Oakville


Discuss Oakville - Town, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics on our hugely popular Canada forum.



  1. All Cities
  2. Canada
  3. Ontario
  4. Oakville - Town
  5. Families and households characteristics


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.
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.