Nanaimo - Alberni, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 39,055
2 persons: 25,055
Here:

64.2%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 6,785
Here:

17.4%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 5,270
Here:

13.5%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 1,945
Here:

5.0%
State:

7.3%

Nanaimo Family Size

Married couples: 28,335
Here:

84.3%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 5,280
Here:

15.7%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 4,225
Here:

77.6%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 1,225
Here:

22.5%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this district

Children in Families

Total children in families: 29,240
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.7
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 6,215
Here:

21.3%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 10,345
Here:

35.4%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 4,120
Here:

14.1%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 5,645
Here:

19.3%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 2,910
Here:

10.0%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this district

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:

2.6
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 124,250
Male:

60,495
Female:

63,755
Living with relatives
Total: 2,125
This district:

1.7%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 845
This district:

1.4%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 1,285
This district:

2.0%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,115
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 2,845
Here:

4.7%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 2,270
Here:

3.6%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 15,105
This district:

12.2%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 6,490
This district:

10.7%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 8,615
This district:

13.5%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 101,905
Here:

82.0%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 50,315
This district:

83.2%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 51,585
Here:

80.9%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 29,020
Male:

14,080
Female:

14,940
Living with relatives
Total: 650
This district:

2.2%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 145
This district:

1.0%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 510
This district:

3.4%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 525
This district:

1.8%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 245
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 280
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 6,830
This district:

23.5%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 2,105
This district:

15.0%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 4,730
This district:

31.7%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 21,010
Here:

72.4%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 11,585
This district:

82.3%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 9,425
This district:

63.1%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 20,275
Here:

36.6%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 10,860
Here:

19.6%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,200
Here:

7.6%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 730
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 710
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 800
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 725
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 15,105
Here:

27.3%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,985
Here:

3.6%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 15,105
Here:

27.3%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 24,515
Here:

44.3%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 7,255
Here:

13.1%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 5,670
Here:

10.2%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 1,935
Here:

3.5%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 905
Here:

1.6%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Nanaimo


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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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