North Shore / Côte-nord, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 46,420
2 persons: 26,505
Here:

57.1%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 9,710
Here:

20.9%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 7,245
Here:

15.6%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 2,955
Here:

6.4%
State:

6.1%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 32,155
Here:

83.5%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 6,350
Here:

16.5%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 6,270
Here:

79.2%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,650
Here:

20.8%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 41,895
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 8,665
Here:

20.7%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 14,585
Here:

34.8%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 5,555
Here:

13.3%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 8,350
Here:

19.9%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 4,745
Here:

11.3%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in North Shore / Côte-nord

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 152,500
Male:

73,995
Female:

78,505
Living with relatives
Total: 2,730
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 1,115
Here:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 1,615
This region:

2.1%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 4,090
Here:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 2,165
Here:

2.9%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 1,925
This region:

2.5%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 18,865
Here:

12.4%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 8,290
Here:

11.2%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 10,580
This region:

13.5%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 126,820
This region:

83.2%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 62,430
Here:

84.4%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 64,385
Here:

82.0%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 27,720
Male:

12,750
Female:

14,965
Living with relatives
Total: 990
Here:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 265
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 730
This region:

4.9%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 470
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 225
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 245
This region:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 8,025
Here:

29.0%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 2,390
This region:

18.7%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 5,635
This region:

37.7%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 18,235
Here:

65.8%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 9,875
This region:

77.5%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 8,360
This region:

55.9%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 20,335
Here:

30.6%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 15,865
Here:

23.9%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 6,350
Here:

9.6%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 640
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 675
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 930
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 810
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 18,865
Here:

28.4%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,905
Here:

2.9%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 18,865
Here:

28.4%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 25,800
Here:

38.9%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 10,110
Here:

15.2%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 7,760
Here:

11.7%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 2,725
Here:

4.1%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 1,105
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.7%

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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