North Cowichan - District municipality, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 8,670
2 persons: 5,175
Here:

59.7%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 1,645
Here:

19.0%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 1,320
Here:

15.2%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 535
Here:

6.2%
State:

7.3%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 6,115
Here:

83.9%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 1,175
Here:

16.1%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 1,095
Here:

79.3%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 285
Here:

20.7%
State:

21.5%

Family types in North Cowichan

Children in Families

Total children in families: 7,430
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 1,555
Here:

20.9%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 2,795
Here:

37.6%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 1,030
Here:

13.9%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 1,400
Here:

18.8%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 650
Here:

8.7%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this region

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: 28,240
Male:

13,610
Female:

14,630
Living with relatives
Total: 580
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 245
This region:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 335
This region:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,110
This region:

3.9%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 605
Here:

4.4%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 500
This region:

3.4%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 3,165
Here:

11.2%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 1,350
Here:

9.9%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 1,820
This region:

12.4%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 23,390
Here:

82.8%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 11,410
Here:

83.8%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 11,975
This region:

81.9%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 5,580
Male:

2,710
Female:

2,870
Living with relatives
Total: 185
Here:

3.3%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 45
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 145
This region:

5.1%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 150
This region:

2.7%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 75
This region:

2.8%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 75
This region:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 1,340
This region:

24.0%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 430
Here:

15.9%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 910
This region:

31.7%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 3,905
Here:

70.0%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 2,165
This region:

79.9%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 1,740
Here:

60.6%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 4,025
Here:

33.4%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 2,585
Here:

21.4%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,055
Here:

8.8%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 175
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 220
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 195
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 200
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 3,165
Here:

26.3%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 430
Here:

3.6%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.5
1 person: 3,170
Here:

26.3%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 4,955
Here:

41.1%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 1,725
Here:

14.3%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 1,390
Here:

11.5%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 585
Here:

4.9%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 230
Here:

1.9%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in this region


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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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