Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,615
2 persons: 660
Here:

40.9%
State:

30.7%
3 persons: 415
Here:

25.7%
State:

23.6%
4 persons: 305
Here:

18.9%
State:

19.5%
5 or more persons: 230
Here:

14.2%
State:

26.2%

Iqaluit Family Size

Married couples: 635
Here:

51.8%
State:

54.4%
Common-law couples: 590
Here:

48.2%
State:

45.6%
Female lone parent: 285
Here:

73.1%
State:

71.1%
Male lone parent: 105
Here:

26.9%
State:

28.9%

Family types in Iqaluit

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,205
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.4
State:

1.9
Under six years of age: 655
Here:

29.7%
State:

30.5%
6 to 14 years: 810
Here:

36.7%
State:

38.1%
15 to 17 years: 270
Here:

12.2%
State:

11.1%
18 to 24 years: 330
Here:

15.0%
State:

14.3%
25 years and over: 150
Here:

6.8%
State:

6.0%

Age of children in families in Iqaluit

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:

3.1
State:

3.6

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 6,190
Male:

3,110
Female:

3,080
Living with relatives
Total: 260
This centre:

4.2%
Nunavut:

4.2%
Male: 140
This centre:

4.5%
Nunavut:

4.5%
Female: 115
Here:

3.7%
Nunavut:

3.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 300
Here:

4.8%
Nunavut:

1.9%
Male: 165
This centre:

5.3%
Nunavut:

1.9%
Female: 135
Here:

4.4%
Territory:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 585
Here:

9.5%
Territory:

5.0%
Male: 285
This centre:

9.2%
Nunavut:

6.0%
Female: 295
Here:

9.6%
Nunavut:

3.9%
Living with census family
Total: 5,045
Here:

81.5%
Territory:

88.9%
Male: 2,515
This centre:

80.9%
Territory:

87.5%
Female: 2,535
Here:

82.3%
Nunavut:

90.2%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 150
Male:

95
Female:

60
Living with relatives
Total: 20
Here:

13.3%
Nunavut:

10.6%
Male: 5
This centre:

5.3%
Territory:

5.4%
Female: 15
Here:

25.0%
Nunavut:

16.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5
This centre:

3.3%
Territory:

1.4%
Male: 5
This centre:

5.3%
Territory:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 25
Here:

16.7%
Territory:

13.0%
Male: 20
Here:

21.1%
Nunavut:

13.4%
Female: 10
This centre:

16.7%
Nunavut:

12.5%
Living with census family
Total: 105
This centre:

70.0%
Nunavut:

74.5%
Male: 65
Here:

68.4%
Territory:

78.6%
Female: 40
Here:

66.7%
Nunavut:

69.8%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 360
Here:

16.3%
State:

10.0%
One-family households with children: 640
Here:

28.9%
State:

37.2%
Lone-parent-family households: 240
Here:

10.8%
State:

12.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 30
Here:

1.4%
State:

0.9%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 85
Here:

3.8%
State:

4.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

2.3%
State:

3.1%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 100
Here:

4.5%
State:

10.6%
One-person households: 580
Here:

26.2%
State:

18.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 130
Here:

5.9%
State:

3.8%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.8
State:

3.7
1 person: 585
Here:

26.4%
State:

18.2%
2 persons: 580
Here:

26.2%
State:

18.3%
3 persons: 395
Here:

17.8%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 330
Here:

14.9%
State:

15.7%
5 persons: 180
Here:

8.1%
State:

12.7%
6 or more persons: 150
Here:

6.8%
State:

19.1%

Households sizes in Iqaluit


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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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