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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 38,225
2 persons: 23,060
Here:

60.3%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 7,200
Here:

18.8%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 5,725
Here:

15.0%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 2,235
Here:

5.8%
State:

7.3%

Nanaimo Family Size

Married couples: 25,395
Here:

79.8%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 6,420
Here:

20.2%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 4,835
Here:

75.4%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 1,575
Here:

24.6%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this district

Children in Families

Total children in families: 32,595
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 7,405
Here:

22.7%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 11,720
Here:

36.0%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 4,515
Here:

13.9%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 5,985
Here:

18.4%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 2,965
Here:

9.1%
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:

2.7
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 128,165
Male:

62,915
Female:

65,255
Living with relatives
Total: 2,805
This district:

2.2%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 1,280
Here:

2.0%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 1,525
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 6,475
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 3,690
This district:

5.9%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 2,790
This district:

4.3%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 16,245
Here:

12.7%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 7,420
Here:

11.8%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 8,830
This district:

13.5%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 102,640
Here:

80.1%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 50,530
Here:

80.3%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 52,110
Here:

79.9%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 23,015
Male:

11,155
Female:

11,860
Living with relatives
Total: 755
Here:

3.3%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 185
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 570
This district:

4.8%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 610
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 325
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 285
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 6,135
This district:

26.7%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 2,025
This district:

18.2%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 4,115
This district:

34.7%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 15,510
This district:

67.4%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 8,625
Here:

77.3%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 6,890
This district:

58.1%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 17,415
Here:

31.2%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 11,165
Here:

20.0%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,735
Here:

8.5%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 890
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 920
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,000
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,020
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 16,245
Here:

29.1%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,480
Here:

4.4%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.5
1 person: 16,245
Here:

29.1%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 22,235
Here:

39.8%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 7,745
Here:

13.9%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 6,200
Here:

11.1%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 2,270
Here:

4.1%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 1,175
Here:

2.1%
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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