Ottawa - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 239,475
2 persons: 114,235
Here:

47.7%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 52,585
Here:

22.0%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 51,090
Here:

21.3%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 21,560
Here:

9.0%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 169,675
Here:

84.4%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 31,255
Here:

15.6%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 30,790
Here:

79.9%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 7,750
Here:

20.1%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 265,830
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 58,365
Here:

22.0%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 89,325
Here:

33.6%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 32,695
Here:

12.3%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 57,570
Here:

21.7%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 27,885
Here:

10.5%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Ottawa

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:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 867,090
Male:

421,800
Female:

445,290
Living with relatives
Total: 18,625
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 7,520
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 11,105
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 42,325
Here:

4.9%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 23,700
Here:

5.6%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 18,625
This city:

4.2%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 99,905
This city:

11.5%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 42,895
Here:

10.2%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 57,005
This city:

12.8%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 706,235
Here:

81.4%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 347,685
This city:

82.4%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 358,550
This city:

80.5%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 105,830
Male:

47,610
Female:

58,220
Living with relatives
Total: 5,390
Here:

5.1%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 1,055
This city:

2.2%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 4,335
Here:

7.4%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,915
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 860
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 1,055
This city:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 27,515
Here:

26.0%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 7,360
Here:

15.5%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 20,155
Here:

34.6%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 71,010
Here:

67.1%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 38,335
This city:

80.5%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 32,675
This city:

56.1%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 83,795
Here:

23.7%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 100,260
Here:

28.4%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 31,275
Here:

8.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 3,560
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 5,930
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 4,500
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 4,985
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 99,905
Here:

28.3%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 19,030
Here:

5.4%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 99,905
Here:

28.3%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 116,385
Here:

32.9%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 55,635
Here:

15.7%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 52,880
Here:

15.0%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 19,185
Here:

5.4%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 9,250
Here:

2.6%
State:

3.6%

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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