Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 730,430
2 persons: 344,550
Here:

47.2%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 167,700
Here:

23.0%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 159,110
Here:

21.8%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 59,075
Here:

8.1%
State:

7.3%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 537,180
Here:

87.0%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 80,180
Here:

13.0%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 90,435
Here:

80.0%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 22,635
Here:

20.0%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 793,300
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 161,200
Here:

20.3%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 251,590
Here:

31.7%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 96,160
Here:

12.1%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 174,795
Here:

22.0%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 109,565
Here:

13.8%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Lower Mainland--Southwest / Lower Mainland--Sud-ouest

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: 2,617,635
Male:

1,282,590
Female:

1,335,050
Living with relatives
Total: 71,780
This region:

2.7%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 27,500
This region:

2.1%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 44,280
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 120,315
This region:

4.6%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 65,300
Here:

5.1%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 55,015
This region:

4.1%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 284,445
Here:

10.9%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 130,965
Here:

10.2%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 153,485
This region:

11.5%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 2,141,095
This region:

81.8%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 1,058,830
Here:

82.6%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 1,082,260
Here:

81.1%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 342,900
Male:

158,200
Female:

184,705
Living with relatives
Total: 23,980
Here:

7.0%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 5,185
This region:

3.3%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 18,795
Here:

10.2%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 7,045
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 3,415
This region:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 3,630
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 84,555
Here:

24.7%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 25,495
Here:

16.1%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 59,065
Here:

32.0%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 227,320
Here:

66.3%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 124,110
Here:

78.5%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 103,210
Here:

55.9%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 226,660
Here:

22.2%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 278,520
Here:

27.3%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 84,540
Here:

8.3%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 13,435
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 30,985
Here:

3.0%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 14,005
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 39,040
Here:

3.8%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 284,450
Here:

27.9%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 49,315
Here:

4.8%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.5
1 person: 284,445
Here:

27.9%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 317,990
Here:

31.1%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 160,995
Here:

15.8%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 152,410
Here:

14.9%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 61,140
Here:

6.0%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 43,970
Here:

4.3%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in this region


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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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