Sylvan Lake - Town, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 3,420
2 persons: 1,520
Here:

44.4%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 775
Here:

22.7%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 745
Here:

21.8%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 375
Here:

11.0%
State:

9.7%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 2,235
Here:

77.7%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 645
Here:

22.4%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 420
Here:

77.8%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 125
Here:

23.1%
State:

23.3%

Family types in Sylvan Lake

Children in Families

Total children in families: 4,030
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.2
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 1,200
Here:

29.8%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 1,680
Here:

41.7%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 520
Here:

12.9%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 500
Here:

12.4%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 130
Here:

3.2%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in Sylvan Lake

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:

3.0
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 12,180
Male:

6,205
Female:

5,980
Living with relatives
Total: 205
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 115
This town:

1.9%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 90
This town:

1.5%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 690
Here:

5.7%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 455
Here:

7.3%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 230
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 960
This town:

7.9%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 520
This town:

8.4%
Province:

9.4%
Female: 445
This town:

7.4%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 10,325
Here:

84.8%
Province:

82.7%
Male: 5,110
This town:

82.4%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 5,215
Here:

87.2%
Alberta:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 690
Male:

320
Female:

375
Living with relatives
Total: 20
This town:

2.9%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 5
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 10
Here:

2.7%
Province:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 15
Here:

2.2%
Alberta:

2.0%
Male: 5
This town:

1.6%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 5
This town:

1.3%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 175
Here:

25.4%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 45
This town:

14.1%
Alberta:

15.8%
Female: 135
Here:

36.0%
Alberta:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 485
Here:

70.3%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 265
Here:

82.8%
Province:

79.8%
Female: 225
This town:

60.0%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,125
Here:

24.5%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 1,555
Here:

33.8%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 420
Here:

9.1%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 80
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 80
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 965
Here:

21.0%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 275
Here:

6.0%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.6
1 person: 960
Here:

20.9%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 1,560
Here:

33.9%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 835
Here:

18.2%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 790
Here:

17.2%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 320
Here:

7.0%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 130
Here:

2.8%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in this town


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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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