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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 4,920
2 persons: 2,515
Here:

51.1%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 1,125
Here:

22.9%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 990
Here:

20.1%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 295
Here:

6.0%
State:

7.3%

Colwood Family Size

Married couples: 3,590
Here:

84.0%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 685
Here:

16.0%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 485
Here:

75.2%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 165
Here:

25.6%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 4,720
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 1,140
Here:

24.2%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 1,695
Here:

35.9%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 620
Here:

13.1%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 875
Here:

18.5%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 390
Here:

8.3%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Colwood

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:

2.8
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 16,005
Male:

7,885
Female:

8,120
Living with relatives
Total: 345
This city:

2.2%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 140
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 210
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 595
Here:

3.7%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 345
This city:

4.4%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 255
This city:

3.1%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 1,145
Here:

7.2%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 505
Here:

6.4%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 635
This city:

7.8%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 13,915
This city:

86.9%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 6,900
This city:

87.5%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 7,015
This city:

86.4%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,025
Male:

965
Female:

1,060
Living with relatives
Total: 125
This city:

6.2%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 30
This city:

3.1%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 95
Here:

9.0%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 35
This city:

1.7%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 15
This city:

1.6%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 20
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 400
This city:

19.8%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 115
Here:

11.9%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 285
Here:

26.9%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 1,460
This city:

72.1%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 805
Here:

83.4%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 660
This city:

62.3%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,805
Here:

29.6%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 1,915
Here:

31.4%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 485
Here:

8.0%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 130
Here:

2.1%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 160
Here:

2.6%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 85
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 170
Here:

2.8%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 1,140
Here:

18.7%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 205
Here:

3.4%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,145
Here:

18.8%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 2,270
Here:

37.2%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 1,130
Here:

18.5%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 1,050
Here:

17.2%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 345
Here:

5.7%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 160
Here:

2.6%
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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