Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 3,560
2 persons: 1,605
Here:

45.1%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 795
Here:

22.3%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 775
Here:

21.8%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 385
Here:

10.8%
State:

9.7%

Sylvan Lake Family Size

Married couples: 2,350
Here:

78.1%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 660
Here:

21.9%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 425
Here:

77.3%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 120
Here:

21.8%
State:

23.3%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 4,155
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.2
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 1,220
Here:

29.4%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 1,735
Here:

41.8%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 540
Here:

13.0%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 520
Here:

12.5%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 140
Here:

3.4%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in this city

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: 12,615
Male:

6,410
Female:

6,210
Living with relatives
Total: 210
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 115
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 95
Here:

1.5%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 705
Here:

5.6%
Alberta:

5.3%
Male: 460
This city:

7.2%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 245
Here:

3.9%
Province:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 990
Here:

7.8%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 525
Here:

8.2%
Province:

9.4%
Female: 460
This city:

7.4%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 10,720
This city:

85.0%
Province:

82.7%
Male: 5,305
Here:

82.8%
Alberta:

81.9%
Female: 5,415
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: 750
Male:

350
Female:

410
Living with relatives
Total: 25
Here:

3.3%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 5
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 15
Here:

3.7%
Alberta:

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

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 10
This city:

2.9%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 10
Here:

2.4%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 180
This city:

24.0%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 45
Here:

12.9%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 135
Here:

32.9%
Alberta:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 535
Here:

71.3%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 285
Here:

81.4%
Alberta:

79.8%
Female: 245
Here:

59.8%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,200
Here:

25.2%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 1,605
Here:

33.6%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 425
Here:

8.9%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 85
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 85
Here:

1.8%
State:

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

1.0%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 985
Here:

20.6%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 280
Here:

5.9%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.6
1 person: 990
Here:

20.8%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 1,640
Here:

34.4%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 855
Here:

17.9%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 820
Here:

17.2%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 330
Here:

6.9%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 135
Here:

2.8%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Sylvan Lake


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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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