Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 8,645
2 persons: 4,900
Here:

56.7%
State:

55.9%
3 persons: 1,900
Here:

22.0%
State:

21.9%
4 persons: 1,370
Here:

15.8%
State:

16.6%
5 or more persons: 475
Here:

5.5%
State:

5.5%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 6,180
Here:

87.2%
State:

80.9%
Common-law couples: 910
Here:

12.8%
State:

19.1%
Female lone parent: 1,265
Here:

81.1%
State:

79.4%
Male lone parent: 295
Here:

18.9%
State:

20.6%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 7,750
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 1,470
Here:

19.0%
State:

21.7%
6 to 14 years: 2,570
Here:

33.2%
State:

34.5%
15 to 17 years: 990
Here:

12.8%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 1,590
Here:

20.5%
State:

19.4%
25 years and over: 1,130
Here:

14.6%
State:

11.4%

Age of children in families in Miramichi

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:

2.7
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 27,645
Male:

13,400
Female:

14,250
Living with relatives
Total: 545
This city:

2.0%
New Brunswick:

1.9%
Male: 245
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 305
This city:

2.1%
New Brunswick:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 630
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.6%
Male: 345
Here:

2.6%
New Brunswick:

4.0%
Female: 280
This city:

2.0%
Province:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 2,985
Here:

10.8%
Province:

11.1%
Male: 1,215
Here:

9.1%
Province:

10.1%
Female: 1,765
This city:

12.4%
New Brunswick:

12.1%
Living with census family
Total: 23,485
This city:

85.0%
New Brunswick:

83.4%
Male: 11,590
This city:

86.5%
New Brunswick:

84.3%
Female: 11,895
This city:

83.5%
Province:

82.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 4,940
Male:

2,295
Female:

2,650
Living with relatives
Total: 205
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 65
Here:

2.8%
New Brunswick:

2.5%
Female: 140
Here:

5.3%
Province:

5.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 100
Here:

2.0%
New Brunswick:

2.2%
Male: 55
Here:

2.4%
New Brunswick:

2.3%
Female: 50
This city:

1.9%
Province:

2.2%
Living alone
Total: 1,350
Here:

27.3%
New Brunswick:

26.5%
Male: 385
This city:

16.8%
Province:

16.7%
Female: 965
This city:

36.4%
Province:

34.8%
Living with census family
Total: 3,285
Here:

66.5%
Province:

67.0%
Male: 1,790
Here:

78.0%
New Brunswick:

78.5%
Female: 1,495
Here:

56.4%
Province:

57.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 3,620
Here:

30.8%
State:

30.3%
One-family households with children: 3,035
Here:

25.8%
State:

25.7%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,225
Here:

10.4%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 110
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 120
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 165
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 185
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 2,985
Here:

25.4%
State:

26.0%
Two-or-more-person households: 325
Here:

2.8%
State:

3.9%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 2,980
Here:

25.3%
State:

26.0%
2 persons: 4,700
Here:

39.9%
State:

39.3%
3 persons: 1,950
Here:

16.6%
State:

16.5%
4 persons: 1,500
Here:

12.7%
State:

12.8%
5 persons: 470
Here:

4.0%
State:

3.9%
6 or more persons: 165
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.5%

Households sizes in this city


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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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