Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 26,220
2 persons: 14,115
Here:

53.8%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 4,930
Here:

18.8%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 4,625
Here:

17.6%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 2,540
Here:

9.7%
State:

7.3%

Chilliwack Family Size

Married couples: 18,815
Here:

85.2%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 3,260
Here:

14.8%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 3,285
Here:

79.3%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 865
Here:

20.9%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Chilliwack

Children in Families

Total children in families: 27,240
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 6,735
Here:

24.7%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 10,090
Here:

37.0%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 3,645
Here:

13.4%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 4,755
Here:

17.5%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 2,020
Here:

7.4%
State:

12.1%

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:

2.9
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 90,180
Male:

44,215
Female:

45,965
Living with relatives
Total: 1,940
This city:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 870
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 1,070
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 3,250
Here:

3.6%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 1,840
Here:

4.2%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 1,405
Here:

3.1%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 9,455
Here:

10.5%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 4,160
Here:

9.4%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 5,295
Here:

11.5%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 75,535
This city:

83.8%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 37,345
This city:

84.5%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 38,190
Here:

83.1%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 15,105
Male:

7,085
Female:

8,020
Living with relatives
Total: 510
This city:

3.4%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 135
This city:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 380
Here:

4.7%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 345
This city:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 170
This city:

2.4%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 170
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 3,895
This city:

25.8%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 1,180
This city:

16.7%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 2,715
Here:

33.9%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 10,355
This city:

68.6%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 5,600
This city:

79.0%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 4,755
This city:

59.3%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 10,600
Here:

29.3%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 9,255
Here:

25.5%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,170
Here:

8.7%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 505
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 725
Here:

2.0%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 620
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 665
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 9,455
Here:

26.1%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,245
Here:

3.4%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.5
1 person: 9,460
Here:

26.1%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 13,430
Here:

37.1%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 5,145
Here:

14.2%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 4,810
Here:

13.3%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 2,105
Here:

5.8%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 1,290
Here:

3.6%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Chilliwack


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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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