Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 44,035
2 persons: 28,235
Here:

64.1%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 7,755
Here:

17.6%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 5,970
Here:

13.6%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 2,075
Here:

4.7%
State:

7.3%

Nanaimo Family Size

Married couples: 31,070
Here:

82.8%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 6,465
Here:

17.2%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 5,085
Here:

78.2%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 1,420
Here:

21.8%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this division

Children in Families

Total children in families: 33,040
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 7,195
Here:

21.8%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 11,670
Here:

35.3%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 4,555
Here:

13.8%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 6,430
Here:

19.5%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 3,190
Here:

9.7%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Nanaimo

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: 142,950
Male:

69,465
Female:

73,485
Living with relatives
Total: 2,520
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 1,045
This division:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 1,475
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 7,350
Here:

5.1%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 4,135
Here:

6.0%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 3,215
This division:

4.4%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 18,475
Here:

12.9%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 7,845
This division:

11.3%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 10,630
Here:

14.5%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 114,605
Here:

80.2%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 56,440
Here:

81.2%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 58,165
Here:

79.2%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 31,710
Male:

15,295
Female:

16,420
Living with relatives
Total: 755
Here:

2.4%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 165
Here:

1.1%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 595
This division:

3.6%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 690
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 340
Here:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 350
This division:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 7,875
Here:

24.8%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 2,405
Here:

15.7%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 5,470
Here:

33.3%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 22,390
This division:

70.6%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 12,390
Here:

81.0%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 10,005
This division:

60.9%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 22,430
Here:

34.8%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 12,070
Here:

18.7%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 5,025
Here:

7.8%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 910
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 845
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,020
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 855
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 18,480
Here:

28.7%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,830
Here:

4.4%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 18,475
Here:

28.7%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 27,835
Here:

43.2%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 8,440
Here:

13.1%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 6,565
Here:

10.2%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 2,185
Here:

3.4%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 960
Here:

1.5%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in this division


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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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