Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 15,210
2 persons: 8,575
Here:

56.4%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 3,235
Here:

21.3%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 2,465
Here:

16.2%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 930
Here:

6.1%
State:

6.1%

Colchester Family Size

Married couples: 10,380
Here:

82.1%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 2,260
Here:

17.9%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 2,015
Here:

78.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 555
Here:

21.6%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this division

Children in Families

Total children in families: 13,795
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 2,995
Here:

21.7%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 4,930
Here:

35.7%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 1,915
Here:

13.9%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 2,705
Here:

19.6%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 1,255
Here:

9.1%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Colchester

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 50,035
Male:

24,300
Female:

25,730
Living with relatives
Total: 845
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 350
This division:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 495
Here:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,525
Here:

3.0%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 810
This division:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 705
Here:

2.7%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 6,025
Here:

12.0%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 2,640
Here:

10.9%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 3,385
This division:

13.2%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 41,645
Here:

83.2%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 20,500
Here:

84.4%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 21,145
This division:

82.2%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 8,535
Male:

3,915
Female:

4,625
Living with relatives
Total: 285
This division:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 70
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 215
Here:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 155
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 80
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 80
This division:

1.7%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 2,400
Here:

28.1%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 680
This division:

17.4%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 1,720
This division:

37.2%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 5,695
This division:

66.7%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 3,080
This division:

78.7%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 2,615
This division:

56.5%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 6,620
Here:

30.6%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 5,265
Here:

24.3%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 2,050
Here:

9.5%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 220
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 230
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 330
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 245
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 6,025
Here:

27.8%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 670
Here:

3.1%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 6,030
Here:

27.8%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 8,425
Here:

38.9%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 3,345
Here:

15.4%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 2,650
Here:

12.2%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 855
Here:

3.9%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 360
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in this division


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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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