Cowichan Valley B - Regional district electoral area, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,490
2 persons: 1,310
Here:

52.6%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 530
Here:

21.3%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 500
Here:

20.1%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 150
Here:

6.0%
State:

7.3%

Cowichan Valley B Family Size

Married couples: 1,765
Here:

81.3%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 410
Here:

18.9%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 220
Here:

68.8%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 100
Here:

31.3%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,365
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 520
Here:

22.0%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 865
Here:

36.6%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 365
Here:

15.4%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 475
Here:

20.1%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 140
Here:

5.9%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Cowichan Valley B

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:

2.8
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 7,990
Male:

4,095
Female:

3,895
Living with relatives
Total: 140
This region:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 65
This region:

1.6%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 70
This region:

1.8%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 295
Here:

3.7%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 180
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 115
This region:

3.0%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 535
Here:

6.7%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 280
This region:

6.8%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 255
Here:

6.5%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 7,025
Here:

87.9%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 3,570
This region:

87.2%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 3,450
Here:

88.6%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 840
Male:

440
Female:

395
Living with relatives
Total: 40
This region:

4.8%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 10
This region:

2.3%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 35
This region:

8.9%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 20
This region:

2.4%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 15
Here:

3.4%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 10
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 150
Here:

17.9%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 65
Here:

14.8%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 90
Here:

22.8%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 625
Here:

74.4%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 355
This region:

80.7%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 265
This region:

67.1%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 995
Here:

32.4%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 965
Here:

31.4%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 250
Here:

8.1%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 70
Here:

2.3%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 535
Here:

17.4%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 105
Here:

3.4%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.5
1 person: 535
Here:

17.4%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 1,225
Here:

39.9%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 550
Here:

17.9%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 535
Here:

17.4%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 140
Here:

4.6%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 75
Here:

2.4%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Cowichan Valley B


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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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