Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 159,385
2 persons: 86,350
Here:

54.2%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 38,165
Here:

23.9%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 27,805
Here:

17.4%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 7,060
Here:

4.4%
State:

8.4%

This province Family Size

Married couples: 114,335
Here:

84.7%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 20,630
Here:

15.3%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 19,725
Here:

80.8%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 4,700
Here:

19.2%
State:

21.4%

Family types in Newfoundland and Labrador

Children in Families

Total children in families: 140,940
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 29,120
Here:

20.7%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 46,815
Here:

33.2%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 17,015
Here:

12.1%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 28,545
Here:

20.3%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 19,455
Here:

13.8%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in this province

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:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 507,270
Male:

247,725
Female:

259,545
Living with relatives
Total: 10,735
This province:

2.1%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 4,405
Here:

1.8%
Country:

1.9%
Female: 6,330
This province:

2.4%
Canada:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 14,910
Here:

2.9%
Country:

3.7%
Male: 8,225
This province:

3.3%
Canada:

4.3%
Female: 6,685
Here:

2.6%
Country:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 46,325
Here:

9.1%
Canada:

11.2%
Male: 19,500
Here:

7.9%
Country:

10.4%
Female: 26,830
Here:

10.3%
Canada:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 435,295
This province:

85.8%
Canada:

82.9%
Male: 215,595
This province:

87.0%
Country:

83.4%
Female: 219,700
Here:

84.6%
Country:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 76,630
Male:

35,830
Female:

40,800
Living with relatives
Total: 4,100
Here:

5.4%
Canada:

4.9%
Male: 1,065
This province:

3.0%
Canada:

2.5%
Female: 3,030
Here:

7.4%
Country:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,150
This province:

1.5%
Canada:

1.9%
Male: 580
This province:

1.6%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 570
Here:

1.4%
Country:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 17,540
Here:

22.9%
Canada:

26.7%
Male: 4,795
This province:

13.4%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 12,745
This province:

31.2%
Canada:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 53,845
Here:

70.3%
Canada:

66.4%
Male: 29,395
Here:

82.0%
Canada:

78.6%
Female: 24,450
Here:

59.9%
Country:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 64,765
Here:

31.0%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 59,655
Here:

28.6%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 19,095
Here:

9.1%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 2,670
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 2,900
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 2,645
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 3,785
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 46,325
Here:

22.2%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 6,995
Here:

3.3%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.5
1 person: 46,325
Here:

22.2%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 82,260
Here:

39.4%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 39,400
Here:

18.9%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 29,880
Here:

14.3%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 8,200
Here:

3.9%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 2,765
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in Newfoundland and Labrador


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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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