Fernie - City, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,275
2 persons: 770
Here:

60.4%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 245
Here:

19.2%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 205
Here:

16.1%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 65
Here:

5.1%
State:

7.3%

Fernie Family Size

Married couples: 875
Here:

77.1%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 260
Here:

22.9%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 115
Here:

79.3%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 30
Here:

20.7%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Fernie

Children in Families

Total children in families: 995
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 290
Here:

29.1%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 350
Here:

35.2%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 135
Here:

13.6%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 175
Here:

17.6%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 50
Here:

5.0%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Fernie

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:

2.7
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 4,360
Male:

2,180
Female:

2,175
Living with relatives
Total: 65
This city:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 40
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 25
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 280
This city:

6.4%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 175
Here:

8.0%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 100
This city:

4.6%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 600
This city:

13.8%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 305
Here:

14.0%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 295
Here:

13.6%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 3,410
This city:

78.2%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 1,655
This city:

75.9%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 1,755
This city:

80.7%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 480
Male:

220
Female:

265
Living with relatives
Total: 10
This city:

2.1%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 5
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 5
This city:

1.9%
Province:

7.4%
Living alone
Total: 195
This city:

40.6%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 55
Here:

25.0%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 140
Here:

52.8%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 270
This city:

56.3%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 155
Here:

70.5%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 115
Here:

43.4%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 630
Here:

31.7%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 445
Here:

22.4%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 130
Here:

6.5%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

2.0%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

0.5%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

0.5%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 605
Here:

30.5%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 115
Here:

5.8%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 600
Here:

30.2%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 785
Here:

39.5%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 300
Here:

15.1%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 220
Here:

11.1%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 65
Here:

3.3%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 10
Here:

0.5%
State:

3.3%

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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