Chester - Municipal district, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 3,425
2 persons: 2,155
Here:

62.9%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 705
Here:

20.6%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 445
Here:

13.0%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 115
Here:

3.4%
State:

6.1%

This district Family Size

Married couples: 2,400
Here:

81.1%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 560
Here:

18.9%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 355
Here:

76.3%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 110
Here:

23.7%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Chester

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,440
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.7
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 450
Here:

18.4%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 855
Here:

35.0%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 320
Here:

13.1%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 500
Here:

20.5%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 315
Here:

12.9%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Chester

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:

2.6
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 10,465
Male:

5,190
Female:

5,275
Living with relatives
Total: 130
Here:

1.2%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 50
This district:

1.0%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 80
Here:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 235
Here:

2.2%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 125
This district:

2.4%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 110
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,275
This district:

12.2%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 605
Here:

11.7%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 665
This district:

12.6%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 8,830
Here:

84.4%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 4,410
Here:

85.0%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 4,420
Here:

83.8%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,240
Male:

1,095
Female:

1,140
Living with relatives
Total: 50
Here:

2.2%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 20
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 35
This district:

3.1%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 40
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 25
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 20
This district:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 590
This district:

26.3%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 190
This district:

17.4%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 400
This district:

35.1%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,555
This district:

69.4%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 865
This district:

79.0%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 695
This district:

61.0%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,790
Here:

37.6%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 1,040
Here:

21.8%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 375
Here:

7.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 45
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 1,275
Here:

26.8%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 110
Here:

2.3%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.3
1 person: 1,275
Here:

26.8%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 2,125
Here:

44.6%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 720
Here:

15.1%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 475
Here:

10.0%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 120
Here:

2.5%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 40
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Chester


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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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